Everything about Ada County Idaho totally explained
Ada County is a
county, located in the
U.S. state of
Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 300,904 (2005 estimate: 344,727)
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). The
county seat and largest city is
Boise. Other cities with over 10,000 residents as of 2006 include
Meridian,
Eagle,
Kuna and
Garden City. Ada County is the state's largest in terms of population.
Ada County is part of the Boise City–
Nampa, Idaho
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Ada County was created by the Idaho Territorial Legislature on
December 22,
1864. It is named for
Ada Riggs, the first pioneer child born in the area and the daughter of
H.C. Riggs, a cofounder of
Boise.
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Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which, of it's land and of it (.50%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 300,904 people, 113,408 households, and 77,344 families residing in the county. The
population density was 285 people per square mile. There were 118,516 housing units at an average density of 112 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 92.86%
White, .65%
Black or
African American, .69%
Native American, 1.74%
Asian, .15%
Pacific Islander, 1.67% from
other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. 4.48% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 18.1% were of
German, 15.0%
English, 9.8%
American and 9.1%
Irish ancestry according to
Census 2000.
There were 113,408 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were
married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $46,140, and the median income for a family was $54,416. Males had a median income of $37,867 versus $26,453 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $22,519. About 5.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Boise
Eagle
Garden City
Kuna
Meridian
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