Challis, Idaho
The Main Street of Challis, May 2007
Location in Custer County and the state of Idaho
Coordinates: 44°30′15″N 114°13′42″W / 44.50417, -114.22833
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Custer
Area
- Total	1.8 sq mi (4.7 km²)
- Land	1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	5,253 ft (1,601 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	909
- Density	510.8/sq mi (197.2/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	83226
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-13780
GNIS feature ID	0397543

Challis is a city in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The population was 909 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Custer County.^[1]

Geography

Challis is located at 44°30′15″N, 114°13′42″W (44.504260, -114.228279)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 909 people, 410 households, and 248 families residing in the city. The population density was 510.8 people per square mile (197.2/km²). There were 525 housing units at an average density of 295.0/sq mi (113.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.14% White, 0.88% Native American, 1.21% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.85% of the population.

There were 410 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,904, and the median income for a family was $39,444. Males had a median income of $38,250 versus $21,964 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,803. About 8.5% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.

History

Challis was founded in 1878 and named for A.P. Challis, who was a surveyor when the townsite was laid out.^[4] Challis post office was established in 1878.^[5]

References

• Challis, Idaho is at coordinates 44°30′15″N 114°13′42″W / 44.50426, -114.228279 (Challis, Idaho)Coordinates: 44°30′15″N 114°13′42″W / 44.50426, -114.228279 (Challis, Idaho)

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