Bovill, Idaho
Encyclopedia
Bovill is a city in Latah County
, Idaho
, United States
. The population was 305 at the 2000 census
.
The Bovill Opera House
, at 2nd and Pine, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2010.
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
As of the census
of 2000, there were 305 people, 116 households, and 82 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,701.6 people per square mile (654.2/km²). There were 128 housing units at an average density of 714.1 per square mile (274.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.07% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.33% from other races
, and 2.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population.
There were 116 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples
living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $41,827. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $12,471. About 14.1% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
, a handful of Midwestern
people relocate from Chicago
to a retreat
near Bovill due to hyperinflation
and subsequent economic collapse
of the United States.
Latah County, Idaho
Latah County is a county located in the north central region of the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 37,244 at the 2010 census. The county seat and largest city is Moscow, which is the home of the University of Idaho, the state's flagship and land-grant university...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 305 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
History
Bovill was named for a settler.The Bovill Opera House
Bovill Opera House
The Bovill Opera House in Bovill in Latah County, Idaho is believed to have been built in the first decade of the 20th century.According to the National Park Service:...
, at 2nd and Pine, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2010.
Geography
Bovill is located at 46°51′33"N 116°23′40"W (46.859187, -116.394491), on the east bank of the Potlatch RiverPotlatch River
The Potlatch River is in the state of Idaho in the United States. About long, it is the lowermost major tributary to the Clearwater River, a tributary of the Snake River that is in turn a tributary of the Columbia River...
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 305 people, 116 households, and 82 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,701.6 people per square mile (654.2/km²). There were 128 housing units at an average density of 714.1 per square mile (274.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.07% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.33% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population.
There were 116 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $41,827. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $12,471. About 14.1% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Bovill in literature
In the 2009 novel Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming CollapsePatriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse
Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse is a survivalist novel written by James Wesley Rawles, first distributed as shareware in 1995 and first published in paperback in 1998. It was most recently updated and re-published in 2009. In one week of April 2009, shortly after its release,...
, a handful of Midwestern
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
people relocate from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
to a retreat
Retreat (survivalism)
A retreat is a place of refuge for those in the survivalist subculture or movement. Retreats are also sometimes called Bug-Out Locations...
near Bovill due to hyperinflation
Hyperinflation
In economics, hyperinflation is inflation that is very high or out of control. While the real values of the specific economic items generally stay the same in terms of relatively stable foreign currencies, in hyperinflationary conditions the general price level within a specific economy increases...
and subsequent economic collapse
Economic collapse
There is no precise definition of an economic collapse. While some might consider a a severe, prolonged depression with high bankruptcy rates and high unemployment an economic collapse, others would additionally look for a breakdown in normal commerce, such as hyperinfalation, or even a sharp...
of the United States.