Elk_City,_Idaho

Elk City, Idaho

Elk City, Idaho

Census-designated place in Idaho, United States

Elk City is a census-designated place in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 170.[2][3]

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Geography

Elk City is located at 45°49′37″N 115°26′12″W,[6] at an elevation of 4,006 feet (1,221 m) above sea level. At the eastern end of State Highway 14, it is fifty miles (80 km) east of Grangeville, the nearest city. Elk City has a post office with ZIP code 83525.[7]

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Elk City has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[8]

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History

Elk City was the site of a gold strike in 1861, as prospectors rushed south from Pierce, two years before the formation of the Idaho Territory.[11] In the 1870s, Chinese miners leased the claims but were later driven out by mistreatment. Quartz lode operations began in 1902 and dredging in 1935.[12]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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    "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
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    Spokesman-Review Archived January 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine - 2010 census - Elk City, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-27
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    Moffatt, Riley. Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990. Lanham: Scarecrow, 1996, 97.
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    "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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    "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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    ZIP Code Lookup
  8. [8]
    Climate Summary for Elk City, Idaho
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    "Elk City 1NE, Idaho 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved September 7, 2023.
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    "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  11. [11]
    Johnson, Saralee (September 15, 1968). "Elk City – unincorporated and liking it". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (reprinted from Cascades magazine). p. 21.
  12. [12]
    "Idaho for the Curious", by Cort Conley, ©1982, ISBN 0-9603566-3-0, p.129
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