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Idaho

NickName: The Gem State
Idaho is a coined or invented word, and is not a derivation of an Indian phrase "E Dah Hoe (How)" supposedly meaning "gem of the mountains."

Capital City: Boise
Location: 43.606N, 116.226W
Brief overview
Idaho has a low cost of living – owing to low taxes and lower population, almost 15% lower than the national average. Recently there is an influx of population due to the growth of high tech industries that primarily made metropolitan Boise area as home.

On the education front, ID has a more than national average performance in SAT tests, verbal and math. And a more proportion of people hold high school degrees than the United States average.

When it comes to culture, the people can be seen to maintain divisions according to their geographies. East Idahoans look to Salt Lake City, Utah, as their cultural and commercial capital; and North Idahoans have strong ties to Spokane, Washington. Meanwhile, residents of Central Idaho's Blaine County--home to the world-class Sun Valley/Ketchum resort area--pride themselves on being an island onto themselves; the area is more affluent, educated, and politically liberal than Idaho as a whole. Boise is an exception, because of the cosmopolitan culture it is imbibing from the new settlers.

If you are interested in winter sports, Idaho has lots to offer. Idaho's many streams and lakes provide fishing, camping, and boating sites. And in the weekends you can disappear with a gun to towards the nation's largest elk herds. Swimming, golfing and skiing at Sun valley resorts are additional attractions
15 Vital Statistics Affecting Your Relocation ID USA  
1. Belief: "Most People are Honest" (6-level agree/disagree) 3.92 4
2. Belief: "Most People Can be Trusted" 0 0
3. Attended Meetings in Town or School Affairs (percent) 0 0
4. Overall State Ranking - New Economy Index 20th
5. Cost of Living Index 86.94 100
6. Average Apartment Rent 739.0000 617
7. Average Home Price 228134.0000 223400
8. Average Total Energy Cost 112.2800 126.75
9. Average Phone Bill 26.4200 16.85
10. Gasoline/Gallon 1.6000 1.5
11. Hospital Room/Day 650.5000 334.33
12. Doctor Visit 74.5000 66.7
13. Average Auto Insurance Premium, 2000 629.68 792.91
14. % of Days That are Sunny 58 56.88
15. Crime Index 243.1 416
Contents
 Idaho Info For You  More Idaho
 Even More Idaho  State Information with Links
 Finances and Taxes  New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest)
 Crime  Pollution
 Demographics  From the 2000 Census Reports
 Education  Quality Of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998
 Financial & Governmental Comparisons  Map Of Idaho With Border States
Idaho Info for you
Driving licenses DMV
License Plates Idaho
State Official Website http://www.state.id.us/
Department of Education Department-Education
Current events Idaho News Headlines
Courts Judicial System
Constitution 43rd State
Libraries Idaho
Senators and Representatives US House
US Senate
Idaho House: Members
Idaho Senate: Members
Locating post office addresses http://www.mapsonus.com/db/USPS/
Golf courses http://www.golfcourse.com/search/simpleq.cfm
Banks http://www3.fdic.gov/idasp/main.asp
More Idaho ...
Area 83574 sq.mi, 14th Land 82751 sq. mi., 11th Water 823 sq.mi., 33rd
Admission to Statehood July 3, 1890
Motto Esto perpetua (Let it be perpetual)
Capital Boise
Largest cities and links Boise
Nampa
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Meridian
Coeur d'Alene
Twin Falls
Lewiston
Caldwell
Moscow
Climate Idaho
Weather Boise, Boise Air Terminal
Average Temperatures ID USA
Winter 36.65 42.79
Spring 60.74 64.36
Summer 82.07 83.95
Fall 60.38 65.89
Precipitation(Rain Fall) 17.08 39.41
% of Days That are Sunny 124 103.29
Even more Idaho
Titbits
Nickname including its origin The Gem State ,Idaho is a coined or invented word, and is not a derivation of an Indian phrase "E Dah Hoe (How)" supposedly meaning "gem of the mountains.
Symbols flower: syringa (1931)
tree: white pine (1935)
bird: mountain bluebird (1931)
horse: Appaloosa (1975)
gem: star garnet (1967)
song: “Here We Have Idaho”
folk dance: square dance
fish: cutthroat trout (1990)
fossil: Hagerman horse fossil (1988)
Song Here We Have IdahoClick Here for Song
Demographics ID USA
Median Age 2000 35.73 37.8
% Change in Population 2000 to 2001 1.6 1
Poverty Rate, 2000 12.7 11.14
% Public Aid Recipients 2000 1.6 3.79
% Births to Unmarried Women in 2000 22 32.92
Health ID USA
Health Care Cost Relative to U.S. average, 2002 0.7 0.99
Infant Mortality /1000 Live Births, 1998 7.5 7.14
Nonfederal Physicians, 1999 179 266.54
Death Rate by Accident, 1998 518 1988.92
Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases, 2001 410.1 479.19
Obesity - % of Indiv. 30lbs over Weight or Greater (2001) 20 20.46
State Links
Capitol Tour Capitol-Tour
Area Code 208
Constitution 43rd State
County Profile 44 Counties
Agriculture Cattle, potatoes, dairy products, wheat, sugar beets, barley.
Industry Food processing, lumber and wood products, machinery, chemical products, paper products, silver and other mining, tourism.
Editorial Cartoons Cartoonists Index
Flower Syringa
Geographic Center Settlement of Custer on the Yankee Fork River, Custer County.
Governor Dirk Kempthorne (R)
Highest Point Borah Peak
Highway Markers Idaho
History Historical
Library Idaho
Lottery  
Lowest Point Snake River; 710 feet, 44th
Media Radio
Museums The Virtual Library
National Forest Idaho
Pen Pals Penpalworld.com
Permanent Residents Find A Grave
No. of State Legislators, 2003 105
Road Side America Idaho
Soil Idaho - Threebear
State Parks Idaho
Tree Western White Pine
Unclaimed Funds Idaho
Veteran Affairs Idaho IDVS
Fatalities Caused by Tornadoes:
1950 to 2001		 0
Finances and Taxes
 ID
 USA
Purchase Price of a building 181500 175806.29
Car Insurance 1369.94 1698.53
Corporate Income Tax % 7.6 6.64
Top Personal Income Tax 7.8 5.2
Sales Tax & Use Tax 5 4.66
Professional Services Tax N
Top Capital Gains Tax 3.12 4.75
Motor Fuel Tax, 02 0.25 0.23
Real Estate: % of income per $100
On Land & Buildings 2.78 N/A
On Inventory Y
On Personal Property N
State Tax Rate 0.4 7.13
Local Tax Rate 3.5 7.13
Unemployment Insurance Tax/ Per Employee 1.5 2.36
Internet Access Tax N
New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest) ID
Overall State Ranking 20th
Knowledge Jobs 28th
Globalization 32nd
Economic Dynamism 29th
Digital Economy 26th
Innovation Capacity 10th
High Tech Jobs 14th
Venture Capital 41st
Internet Access-1998 (%) 52.7
R & D Expenditures-1998 (Millions) 1127.0000
Number of New Patents (1998) 1737
Crime ID USA
Index Offences Total 1282.53 3326.73
Violent Crime Total 102.18 385.32
Murders 1.11 3.95
Forcible Rape 15.13 28.03
Assault 77.2 261.06
Property Crimes 1180.36 2941.4
Burglary 282.22 678.55
Larceny, Theft 816.53 1942.89
Motor Vehicle Thefts 81.6 320.72
Index Offences Rate 2642.66 2735.58
Murders Rate 2.85 3.02
Forcible Rape Rate 31.85 25.16
Robbery Rate 17.44 52.25
Aggravated Assault Rate 155.34 195.86
Property Crime Rate 2435.19 2459.29
Burglary Rate 575.76 585.46
Larceny, Thefts Rate 1691.57 1660.47
Motor Vehicle Thefts Rate 167.87 213.85
Pollution
 ID
 USA
Ozone in air (more Ozone = more Pollution) 58 82.19
Pollution Released, 1999 (Pounds) 25301075 45901994.34
Toxic Waste Received in State, 1999(Pounds) 162949 31524509.36
From the 2000 Census Reports ID USA
Population 819011 203400320
Average Family Size in 2000 3.17 3.1
% of Eligible Voters Reported Registered, 2000 0.791 0.81
Median age 35.73 37.8
Males per 100 Females 99.36 94.67
Percentage Unemployed 7.68 5.97
Use Public Transport 0.64 1.12
Travel Time 22.76 24.55
Median Value of a House 88119.79 92201.9
Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage 719.71 845.87
Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage 228.9 283.44
Contract Monthly Rent 353.85 390.93
Gross Rent 426.46 463.96
% of Household Total 70.61 69.46
% of Families Household Total 57.72 54.65
Avg Population per Household 2.67 2.55
Avg Population per Family 3.18 3.06
% of Non Families Household Total 29.39 30.54
Monthly Income-Household 32036.84 38521.16
Monthly Income Family 37071.28 45249.75
Per Capita Income 14898.58 18724.65
Earning per Male 30508.24 33331.99
Earning per Female 20377.59 23722.78
% Families Below Poverty Line 11.88 9.88
People speaking Less than fluent English 4.31 3.53
Persons Holding High School Certificate or More 79.66 78.68
Bachelor Degree Holders 14.44 17.11
Density 1283.47 1175.8
% of one Race 4173.06 8737.95
% of Black & Others 23.49 1231.39
% of American Indians 56.08 70.5
% of Asians 49.05 393.43
% of Hawaii 5.14 13.87
% of Others 194.16 600.04
% of Two or more Races 92.62 245.37
% of Hispanic or Latino 360.24 1345.63
Education ID USA
Verbal SAT Score, 2000 540 532.6
Math SAT Score, 2000 541 536.06
Public Elementary/Secondary Expenditures per pupil, 1999 (thousands) 5366 6623.8
% of Students Taking Exam, 2000 16 35.76
% of Population Over 25 with HS Diploma, 2000 85.6 83.32
% of Population Over 25 With Bachelor's Degree, 2000 22.4 24.62
Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2000 17.8 15.52
Average Teacher Salary, 1999 37482 41505.06
Books in Public Library Per Capita, 1997 3.2 3.12
College Degree - Graduating Institutions, 1997 15 82.12
Quality of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998 ID USA
% Low Birth-Weight Babies 6 7.51
Infant Mortality Rates (deaths per 1,000 live births) 7.5 7.14
Child Death Rates (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14) 29 24.84
Rate of Teen Deaths Rate by Accident, Homicide, and Suicide
(deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19)		 73 58.2
Teen Birth Rate (births per 1,000 females ages 15-17) 25 28.1
% of Teens Who Are High School Dropouts (ages 16-19) 10 9.16
% of Teens Not Attending School and Not Working (ages 16-19) 9 8.16
% of Children Living With Parents
Who Do Not Have Full-Time, Year- Round Employment		 26 24.02
% of Children in Poverty (date reflect poverty in pervious year) 17 17.29
% of Families with Children Headed by Single Parent 20 24.92
Financial & Government Comparison ID USA
State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 2558098000.0000 11195307960
Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 1937.0000 1949.8
State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 2279273000.0000 10937316480
Per Capita State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 1754.0000 2259.96
Gross State Product, 1998 (Millions) 30936.0000 173820.7
State Government Bond Rating (S&P, 1999) N/A
Cost of Living Index , Selected Metro, Second Quarter, 2000 0.897 1.06
Number of Bureaucrats per 100 Population, 2002 5.76 5.64
Song: Here We Have Idaho

Written by McKinley Helm & Albert J. Tompkins
Composed by Sallie Hume-Douglas

You&apove heard of the wonders our land does possess,
It' beautiful valleys and hills,
The majestic forests where nature abounds,
We love every nook and rill.

chorus

And here we have Idaho
Winning her way to fame.
Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze,
and romance lies in her name.
Singing, we&apore singing of you,
Ah, proudly too,
All our lives thru, we&apoll go
Singing, singing of you,
Singing of Idaho.

There' truly one state in this great land of ours
Where ideals can be realized.
The pioneers made it so for you and me,
A legacy we&apoll always prize.

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