Emida is a small unincorporated community in Benewah County, Idaho, United States, located on the east side of State Highway 6.
Emida, Idaho | |
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Town | |
  Emida, Idaho Emida in North Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 47°06′58″N 116°35′53″W / 47.116°N 116.598°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Benewah |
| Elevation | 2,850 ft (870 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 684 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 |
| ZIP code | 83830 |
| Area code | 208 |
History
editThe Coeur d’Alene people inhabited this area for thousands of years prior to the coming of white settlers. The native name of the area is Epschssups'n or “It has a little tail.” [2]
The name Emida is a composite of three settlers: East, Miller, and Dawson.[3]
Emida's population was 125 in 1960.[4]
Demographics
editThe 2000 census recorded a population of 684[5] with an average household income of $27,578. The median age in the tabulation area is 41.2 and the average household size is 2.51.[6]
Schools
editWithin the St. Maries School District #41, the town's children go to the K-6 Upriver school in Fernwood,[7] then St. Maries Middle School and St. Maries High School in St. Maries. Emida formerly operated its own school, built in 1939.[8]
Ski area
editSouthwest of Emida and just east of Highway 6 is the site of North–South Ski Bowl, a former alpine ski area in the Hoodoo Mountains. Once owned by Washington State University in Pullman, and later by its students, it was also known as the St. Joe Ski Bowl,[9] and the Emida Ski Bowl.[10] With an aging chairlift and inconsistent snowfall at a low elevation, alpine skiing was discontinued in the 1990s. The access from the highway is now a "Park 'n Ski" area for cross-country skiing (photo) and the ski area is home to the Palouse Divide Lodge, a private retreat.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: USGS Place names
- ^ "Coeur d'Alene Tribe GIS Program". Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ "Idaho for the Curious", by Cort Conley, ©1982, ISBN 0-9603566-3-0, p.51
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
- ^ The figure represents the entire area of Fernwood-Santa-Emida ZCTA and not the actual population of the city.
- ^ United States Census Bureau (2000), 2000 Census of Population, archived from the original on June 8, 2011, retrieved March 17, 2007
- ^ Upriver School District #41, District website, archived from the original on July 18, 2011, retrieved December 3, 2010
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Modern school building erected at Emida, Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. May 1, 1939. p. 3.
- ^ "St. Joe Ski Bowl". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (advertisement). December 29, 1951. p. 7.
- ^ Williams, Dick (December 18, 1951). "Ski Topics". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 13.
- ^ Barker, Erid (January 17, 2002). "Crossing the divide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1C.
- ^ "History". Palouse Divide Lodge. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
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