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Population (year 2000): 909. Estimated
population in July 2005: 844 (-7.2% change)
Males: 450 (49.5%), Females: 459 (50.5%)
Custer County
Zip code:
83226
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $29,904 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,500 (year 2000)
Races in Challis:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
- Hispanic (3.9%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (16.9%), German (16.3%),
Irish (15.3%), United States (7.8%), Italian (4.3%), Norwegian
(4.2%).
Elevation: 5288 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Challis
- High school or higher: 80.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Challis city
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 14.7%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -170 (-15.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Challis:
- STEELE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; SALMON,
ID)
- ST LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER - WOOD RIVER (about 56
miles; KETCHUM, ID)
- LOST RIVERS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 87 miles; ARCO,
ID)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Challis:
- FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 70 miles; HAILEY, ID; ID:
SUN)
- JOSLIN FIELD - MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 142 miles;
TWIN FALLS, ID; ID: TWF)
- BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 153 miles;
BOISE, ID; ID: BOI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Challis:
- CHALLIS (about 2 miles; CHALLIS, ID; ID: LLJ)
- MAY (about 25 miles; MAY, ID; ID: 0U8)
- TWIN BRIDGES (about 41 miles; KETCHUM, ID; ID: U61)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Challis:
- COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 137 miles; TWIN
FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
- BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; BOISE, ID;
FT enrollment: 12,033)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 180 miles;
MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 183 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT
enrollment: 8,670)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 185 miles; POCATELLO,
ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 231 miles;
LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 234 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
Public high school in Challis:
- CHALLIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 266;
Location: 1110 BLUFF AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Challis:
- CHALLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 182;
Location: 950 BLUFF AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Challis:
- CHALLIS PUBLIC (Operating income: $25,058;
Location: SIXTH AND MAIN ST; 13,947 books; 140 audio
materials; 400 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)
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