Sandpoint, Idaho
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Sandpoint is a city located in Bonner County, Idaho. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,835. The city is the county seat of Bonner CountyTemplate:GR.
Sandpoint's major industry is tourism and recreation, thanks to its proximity to scenic Lake Pend Oreille and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort. It is also home to the headquarters for the mail-order clothing catalog Coldwater Creek.
In the 1990s, Sandpoint and its surrounding towns (including Coeur d'Alene and Hayden Lake) attracted nationwide publicity because some white supremacist, i.e. Neo-Nazi groups (most notably the Aryan Nations) set up headquarters there, and because former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman moved to Sandpoint following the O.J. Simpson trial. Many town residents reacted negatively to such groups; some formed the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force in opposition.
Writer Marilynne Robinson, winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was born and raised in Sandpoint.
Geography
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Location of Sandpoint, Idaho
Sandpoint is located at 48°16'32" North, 116°33'33" West (48.275603, -116.559151)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.3 km² (4.7 mi²). 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 17.72% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 6,835 people, 2,873 households, and 1,680 families residing in the city. The population density is 676.7/km² (1,750.9/mi²). There are 3,188 housing units at an average density of 315.6/km² (816.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.24% White, 0.12% African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. 2.46% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 2,873 households out of which 31.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% are married couples living together, 13.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% are non-families. 34.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.29 and the average family size is 2.94.
In the city the population is spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $32,461, and the median income for a family is $41,596. Males have a median income of $35,533 versus $20,795 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,643. 18.0% of the population and 14.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 27.9% of those under the age of 18 and 5.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.