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'New Plymouth' is a city in Payette County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,400 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on February 15, 1896. New Plymouth is the first planned community west of the Mississippi.
New Plymouth was a colony town, bought and planned before it was settled. It was the combined project of a group of people purportedly dissatisfied with city life in Chicago, who in 1895 formed what they called "The Plymouth Society of Chicago" and William E. Smythe, who was the chairman of the executive committee of the National Irrigation Congress and a famious irrigation promoter. Mr. Smythe was determined to found a colony to serve as a striking argument in favor of his project - irrigation. He spoke throughout the east, urging young and old men to go west in colonies and develop the country with the help of irrigation. He wanted the first colony to be called New Plymouth and wanted it located in southwestern Idaho in Payette Valley, which he had found apt for his purpose because of the extraordinary water supply via the nearby Payette River.
The Plymouth Society of Chicago selected a committee to investigate the irrigated Payette River Valley in the five-year-old state of Idaho, and another site in Colorado, to be purchased for the colony. The present city of New Plymouth was on the drawing boards in Chicago, designed as a town able to be self reliant through the use of irrigation, solidly built on an agricultural and railroad economy.
In February of 1896, each colonist purchased 20 shares of stock at $30 per share, which entitled him to 20 acres of land and a town lot. He was to clear the land of sagebrush and plant fruit trees, preferably apples.The town was platted with the horseshoe open to the north toward the railroad and the river. This area was planned as an industrial zone, and the acre tracts around the horseshoe were the residential lots.
The homes were to built on the street side and the balance of the acre for garden and pasture for the family cow and the driving team. Between the two streets on the horseshoe or "boulevard" as it is still called, the committee placed an 80-foot-wide park, approximately one mile in length. In it was planted grass and shade trees.Plymouth Avenue, the main street and principal business thoroughfare, was surveyed (16 feet off the section line) down the center of the horseshoe from the railroad on the north through the "Boulevard" on the south.
The community was at first called the New Plymouth Farm Village and was governed by a colony board of directors until it incorporated as a village in 1908, dropping the last two words in the name. It was designated a city in 1948.
New Plymouth is located at (43.970689, -116.820449).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,400 people, 524 households, and 372 families residing in the city. The population density was 783.4/km² (2,030.2/mi²). There were 566 housing units at an average density of 316.7/km² (820.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.36% White, 0.29% African American, 0.79% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 2.86% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.86% of the population.
There were 524 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,524, and the median income for a family was $33,224. Males had a median income of $28,529 versus $21,161 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,624. About 12.3% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
★ Tuttle Blacksmith Shop, the oldest building in town
★ The Waterwheels located on Southwest First Avenue
★ Payette County Fairgrounds
★ The Roady's Truck Stops World Headquarters
★ City of New Plymouth
★ Payette County Fair
★ New Plymouth High School Sports
Sign that welcomes you into New Plymouth coming from the south.
| 'Population' 1400 |
| 'Mayor' Scott Moscrip |
| 'County' Payette |
| 'Nickname' World's Largest Horseshoe |
| 'Mascot' Pilgrims |
| New Plymouth Website |
| Contents |
| History |
| Geography |
| Demographics |
| Points of Interest |
| External links |
History
New Plymouth was a colony town, bought and planned before it was settled. It was the combined project of a group of people purportedly dissatisfied with city life in Chicago, who in 1895 formed what they called "The Plymouth Society of Chicago" and William E. Smythe, who was the chairman of the executive committee of the National Irrigation Congress and a famious irrigation promoter. Mr. Smythe was determined to found a colony to serve as a striking argument in favor of his project - irrigation. He spoke throughout the east, urging young and old men to go west in colonies and develop the country with the help of irrigation. He wanted the first colony to be called New Plymouth and wanted it located in southwestern Idaho in Payette Valley, which he had found apt for his purpose because of the extraordinary water supply via the nearby Payette River.
The Plymouth Society of Chicago selected a committee to investigate the irrigated Payette River Valley in the five-year-old state of Idaho, and another site in Colorado, to be purchased for the colony. The present city of New Plymouth was on the drawing boards in Chicago, designed as a town able to be self reliant through the use of irrigation, solidly built on an agricultural and railroad economy.
In February of 1896, each colonist purchased 20 shares of stock at $30 per share, which entitled him to 20 acres of land and a town lot. He was to clear the land of sagebrush and plant fruit trees, preferably apples.The town was platted with the horseshoe open to the north toward the railroad and the river. This area was planned as an industrial zone, and the acre tracts around the horseshoe were the residential lots.
The homes were to built on the street side and the balance of the acre for garden and pasture for the family cow and the driving team. Between the two streets on the horseshoe or "boulevard" as it is still called, the committee placed an 80-foot-wide park, approximately one mile in length. In it was planted grass and shade trees.Plymouth Avenue, the main street and principal business thoroughfare, was surveyed (16 feet off the section line) down the center of the horseshoe from the railroad on the north through the "Boulevard" on the south.
The community was at first called the New Plymouth Farm Village and was governed by a colony board of directors until it incorporated as a village in 1908, dropping the last two words in the name. It was designated a city in 1948.
Geography
Location of New Plymouth, Idaho
New Plymouth is located at (43.970689, -116.820449).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,400 people, 524 households, and 372 families residing in the city. The population density was 783.4/km² (2,030.2/mi²). There were 566 housing units at an average density of 316.7/km² (820.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.36% White, 0.29% African American, 0.79% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 2.86% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.86% of the population.
There were 524 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,524, and the median income for a family was $33,224. Males had a median income of $28,529 versus $21,161 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,624. About 12.3% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
Points of Interest
★ Tuttle Blacksmith Shop, the oldest building in town
★ The Waterwheels located on Southwest First Avenue
★ Payette County Fairgrounds
★ The Roady's Truck Stops World Headquarters
External links
★ City of New Plymouth
★ Payette County Fair
★ New Plymouth High School Sports
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