Pocatello, Idaho
city in Bannock and Power counties in Idaho, United States, that is the county seat of Bannock County From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
city in Bannock and Power counties in Idaho, United States, that is the county seat of Bannock County From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pocatello is a city in Idaho in the United States.
Pocatello, Idaho | |
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Nickname(s): "U.S. Smile Capital", "The Gate City" | |
Motto: "Gateway to the Northwest" | |
Coordinates: 42°52′31″N 112°26′50″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
Counties | Bannock, Power |
Established | 1889 |
Area | |
• City | 33.52 sq mi (86.82 km2) |
• Land | 33.36 sq mi (86.41 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
Elevation | 4,462 ft (1,360 m) |
Population | |
• City | 56,320 |
• Metro | 87,018 |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain Standard Time (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)) |
ZIP Code | 83201, 83204, 83205, 83206, 83209 |
Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
FIPS code | 16-64090 |
GNIS feature ID | 0397053 |
Website | pocatello |
Pocatello was created in 1889. People came here on the Oregon Trail.
Climate data for Pocatello Regional Airport, Idaho (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1939–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) |
65 (18) |
75 (24) |
86 (30) |
97 (36) |
103 (39) |
104 (40) |
104 (40) |
98 (37) |
91 (33) |
75 (24) |
64 (18) |
104 (40) |
Average high °F (°C) | 32.6 (0.3) |
37.5 (3.1) |
48.8 (9.3) |
58.3 (14.6) |
67.8 (19.9) |
77.8 (25.4) |
87.8 (31.0) |
87.1 (30.6) |
75.8 (24.3) |
61.0 (16.1) |
44.5 (6.9) |
32.8 (0.4) |
59.4 (15.2) |
Average low °F (°C) | 16.0 (−8.9) |
19.2 (−7.1) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
32.9 (0.5) |
39.7 (4.3) |
46.5 (8.1) |
52.0 (11.1) |
50.7 (10.4) |
42.1 (5.6) |
33.0 (0.6) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
33.3 (0.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) |
−33 (−36) |
−12 (−24) |
12 (−11) |
20 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
34 (1) |
30 (−1) |
19 (−7) |
7 (−14) |
−14 (−26) |
−29 (−34) |
−33 (−36) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.99 (25) |
0.97 (25) |
1.26 (32) |
1.15 (29) |
1.46 (37) |
0.99 (25) |
0.64 (16) |
0.61 (15) |
0.84 (21) |
0.87 (22) |
1.11 (28) |
1.24 (31) |
12.13 (308) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.8 (22) |
7.1 (18) |
5.4 (14) |
3.2 (8.1) |
0.8 (2.0) |
trace | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.6 (4.1) |
5.7 (14) |
10.7 (27) |
43.4 (110) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.4 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 96.6 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 9.9 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 42.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75.2 | 72.3 | 65.0 | 53.8 | 51.8 | 49.2 | 41.3 | 40.4 | 46.7 | 54.5 | 68.8 | 75.3 | 57.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 123.6 | 159.9 | 231.1 | 261.7 | 304.6 | 337.8 | 382.7 | 346.0 | 292.7 | 240.8 | 130.6 | 113.3 | 2,924.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 42 | 54 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 45 | 40 | 66 |
Source: NOAA (sun and relative humidity 1961–1990)[3][4][5] |
In 2020, there were 56,320 people living in Pocatello. These people made up 21,651 households. The people were 83.6% White, 1.2% African American, 2.2% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 3.7% from other races, and 7.3% from two or more races. 10.3% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.
24.9% of the people were under 18 years old; 12.5% of the people were between 18 and 24 years old; 27.8% of the people were between 25 and 44 years old; 20.4% of the people were between 45 and 64 years old; 14.4% were 65 years old or older. 50.5% of the people were women, and 49.5% of the people were men.[2]
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