Inkom is a city in Bannock County,

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. It is part of the

Pocatello, Idaho Pocatello () is the county seat of and largest city in Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the ...

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. The population was 854 at the time of the 2010 census. It is the home of the smallest airport in the world, Simko Field Airport 1ID9, with a runway length of 122 meters (400 feet).

History

The

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Indians named the area around present day Inkom "Ingacom", a reference to the rock formation on the eastern side of town, where one can see the remnants of the "Red Hare". It was photographed in 1930 after the "ears" had been knocked off by vandals. The local creek was originally called "Rabbit River" but later changed to Rapid Creek as it is called today. The "Red Hare" is still there today.

Geography

Inkom is located at (42.796055, -112.249933). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 854 people, 288 households, and 222 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 305 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.2%

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, 0.6%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 1.3% from

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, and 1.9% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the population. There were 288 households, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were

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living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.9% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.41. The median age in the city was 32.4 years. 33% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 738 people, 253 households, and 201 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 263 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.12%

, 0.27%

, 1.36% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 1.22% from

, and 1.76% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population. There were 253 households, out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were

living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.31. In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $22,656 for females. The

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for the city was $13,501. About 8.0% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

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