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Sun Valley is located at 160km east of Boise.
Idaho's most famous ski resort, Sun Valley was built in the
1930s by statesman Averell Harriman and is one of the nation's
oldest and most elegant resorts. The original base lodge and
some of the on-mountain restaurants are beautifully finished
with etched glass and brass fittings. Skiing on magnificent Mt.
Baldy is outstanding: It has a vertical drop of 3,400 ft and
runs up to 5km in length.
Population (year 2000): 1,427. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,444 (+1.2% change)
Males: 729 (51.1%), Females: 698 (48.9%)
Blaine County
Zip codes:
83353,
83354.
Median resident age: 47.5 years
Median household income: $71,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $798,400 (year 2000)
Races in Sun Valley:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
- Hispanic (7.1%)
- Other race (4.2%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (20.9%), German (20.7%),
Irish (11.5%), French (6.2%), Italian (3.8%), Norwegian (3.4%).
Elevation: 5940 feet
Land area: 9.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sun Valley
- High school or higher: 96.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 24.4%
- Unemployed: 14.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sun Valley city
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 13.3%
14.0% Foreign born (7.6% Europe, 2.3% Latin
America, 2.2% Oceania).
Population change in the 1990s: +437 (+44.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sun Valley:
- ST LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER - WOOD RIVER (about 14
miles; KETCHUM, ID)
- GOODING COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 57 miles;
GOODING, ID)
- ST BENEDICT'S FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER (about 68 miles;
JEROME, ID)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sun
Valley:
- FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; HAILEY, ID; ID:
SUN)
- JOSLIN FIELD - MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 84 miles;
TWIN FALLS, ID; ID: TWF)
- BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 130 miles;
BOISE, ID; ID: BOI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sun Valley:
- TWIN BRIDGES (about 25 miles; KETCHUM, ID; ID: U61)
- MAGIC RESERVOIR (about 29 miles; HAILEY, ID; ID:
U93)
- SMILEY CREEK (about 34 miles; GALENA, ID; ID: U87)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sun Valley:
- COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 80 miles; TWIN
FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
- BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; BOISE, ID;
FT enrollment: 12,033)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; POCATELLO,
ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 184 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT
enrollment: 8,670)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 220 miles; LOGAN, UT;
FT enrollment: 16,384)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 237 miles;
MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 238 miles; OGDEN, UT;
FT enrollment: 12,112)
Private high school in Sun Valley:
- THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 298;
Location: PO BOX 2118; Grades: PK - 12)
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