Council, Idaho

Council, Idaho
City
People's Theater in Council, Idaho
Location in Adams County and the state of Idaho
Coordinates: 44°43′48″N 116°26′10″W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Adams
Area [1]
• Total	1.08 sq mi (2.80 km^2)
• Land	1.05 sq mi (2.73 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km^2)
Elevation	2,927 ft (892 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	867
• Density	822/sq mi (317/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	83612
Area code	208
FIPS code	16-18820
GNIS feature ID	0396336
Website	www.cityofcouncilidaho.org

Council is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Idaho, United States.^[3] The population was 867 at the 2020 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.08 square miles (2.80 km²), of which 1.05 square miles (2.73 km²) was land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 km²) (2.4%) was water.

Population history

• 2020 - 867
• 2010 - 839
• 2000 - 816
• 1990 - 831^[4]
• 1980 - 917
• 1970 - 899
• 1960 - 827
• 1950 - 748
• 1940 - 692
• 1930 - 355
• 1920 - 388
• 1910 - 312
• 1900 - 177
• 1890 - 77
• 1880 - 60

Notable people

• Harriet Miller, American politician

Transportation

U.S. Route 95 goes through the city, connecting it to New Meadows to the north and Cambridge and Weiser to the south.^[5]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
2. "Council city, Idaho". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. Moffatt, Riley. Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990. Lanham: Scarecrow, 1996, 91.
5. "Google Maps". Retrieved 2010-01-12.

Other websites

• City website
• The Adams County Record, local newspaper Archived 2013-02-03 at Archive.today