Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello, Idaho | |
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Nickname(s): "U.S. Smile Capital", "The Gate City" | |
Motto: "Gateway to the Northwest" | |
![]() Location of Pocatello in Bannock County and Power County, Idaho. | |
Coordinates: 42°52′31″N 112°26′50″W / 42.87528°N 112.44722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
Counties | Bannock, Power |
Established | 1889 |
Area | |
• City | 33.52 sq mi (86.82 km2) |
• Land | 33.36 sq mi (86.41 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
Elevation | 4,462 ft (1,360 m) |
Population | |
• City | 56,320 |
• Metro | 94,896 |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain Standard Time (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)) |
ZIP Code | 83201, 83204, 83205, 83206, 83209 |
Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
FIPS code | 16-64090 |
GNIS feature ID | 0397053 |
Website | pocatello |
Pocatello is a city in Idaho in the United States.
History
Pocatello was created in 1889. People came here on the Oregon Trail.
Geography
Climate
Climate data for Pocatello Regional Airport, Idaho (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1939–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) |
65 (18) |
75 (24) |
86 (30) |
97 (36) |
103 (39) |
104 (40) |
104 (40) |
98 (37) |
91 (33) |
75 (24) |
64 (18) |
104 (40) |
Average high °F (°C) | 32.6 (0.3) |
37.5 (3.1) |
48.8 (9.3) |
58.3 (14.6) |
67.8 (19.9) |
77.8 (25.4) |
87.8 (31.0) |
87.1 (30.6) |
75.8 (24.3) |
61.0 (16.1) |
44.5 (6.9) |
32.8 (0.4) |
59.4 (15.2) |
Average low °F (°C) | 16.0 (−8.9) |
19.2 (−7.1) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
32.9 (0.5) |
39.7 (4.3) |
46.5 (8.1) |
52.0 (11.1) |
50.7 (10.4) |
42.1 (5.6) |
33.0 (0.6) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
33.3 (0.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) |
−33 (−36) |
−12 (−24) |
12 (−11) |
20 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
34 (1) |
30 (−1) |
19 (−7) |
7 (−14) |
−14 (−26) |
−29 (−34) |
−33 (−36) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.99 (25) |
0.97 (25) |
1.26 (32) |
1.15 (29) |
1.46 (37) |
0.99 (25) |
0.64 (16) |
0.61 (15) |
0.84 (21) |
0.87 (22) |
1.11 (28) |
1.24 (31) |
12.13 (308) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.8 (22) |
7.1 (18) |
5.4 (14) |
3.2 (8.1) |
0.8 (2.0) |
trace | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.6 (4.1) |
5.7 (14) |
10.7 (27) |
43.4 (110) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.4 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 96.6 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 9.9 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 42.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75.2 | 72.3 | 65.0 | 53.8 | 51.8 | 49.2 | 41.3 | 40.4 | 46.7 | 54.5 | 68.8 | 75.3 | 57.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 123.6 | 159.9 | 231.1 | 261.7 | 304.6 | 337.8 | 382.7 | 346.0 | 292.7 | 240.8 | 130.6 | 113.3 | 2,924.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 42 | 54 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 45 | 40 | 66 |
Source: NOAA (sun and relative humidity 1961–1990)[3][4][5] |
People
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1900 | 4,046 | — | |
1910 | 9,110 | 125.2% | |
1920 | 15,001 | 64.7% | |
1930 | 16,471 | 9.8% | |
1940 | 18,133 | 10.1% | |
1950 | 26,131 | 44.1% | |
1960 | 26,534 | 1.5% | |
1970 | 40,036 | 50.9% | |
1980 | 46,340 | 15.7% | |
1990 | 46,080 | −0.6% | |
2000 | 51,466 | 11.7% | |
2010 | 54,255 | 5.4% | |
2020 | 56,320 | 3.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
2020 Census
In 2020, there were 56,320 people living in Pocatello. These people made up 21,651 households. The people were 83.6% White, 1.2% African American, 2.2% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 3.7% from other races, and 7.3% from two or more races. 10.3% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.
24.9% of the people were under 18 years old; 12.5% of the people were between 18 and 24 years old; 27.8% of the people were between 25 and 44 years old; 20.4% of the people were between 45 and 64 years old; 14.4% were 65 years old or older. 50.5% of the people were women, and 49.5% of the people were men.[2]
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ↑ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ↑ "ID Pocatello RGNL AP". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ↑ "WMO Climate Normals for Pocatello/Municipal ARPT, ID 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.