Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello, Idaho
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Nickname(s): "U.S. Smile Capital", "The Gate City"
Motto: "Gateway to the Northwest"
Location of Pocatello in Bannock County and Power County, Idaho.
Location in the United States
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Show map of Idaho Coordinates: 42°52′31″N 112°26′50″W / 42.87528°N 112.44722°W / 42.87528; -112.44722 Country United States State Idaho Counties Bannock , Power Established 1889 • 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) • 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 ID0397053 Website pocatello
Pocatello is a city in Idaho in the United States .
History
Pocatello was created in 1889. People came here on the Oregon Trail .
Geography
Climate
Climate data for Pocatello Regional Airport, Idaho (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1939–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
60
65
75
86
97
103
104
104
98
91
75
64
104
Average high °F (°C)
32.6
37.5
48.8
58.3
67.8
77.8
87.8
87.1
75.8
61.0
44.5
32.8
59.4
Average low °F (°C)
16.0
19.2
27.1
32.9
39.7
46.5
52.0
50.7
42.1
33.0
24.1
16.1
33.3
Record low °F (°C)
−31
−33
−12
12
20
28
34
30
19
7
−14
−29
−33
Average precipitation inches (mm)
0.99
0.97
1.26
1.15
1.46
0.99
0.64
0.61
0.84
0.87
1.11
1.24
12.13
Average snowfall inches (cm)
8.8
7.1
5.4
3.2
0.8
trace
0.0
0.0
0.1
1.6
5.7
10.7
43.4
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]
People
Historical population
Census
Pop. %±
1900 4,046 — 1910 9,110 125.2% 1920 15,001 64.7% 1930 16,471 9.8% 1940 18,133 10.1% 1950 26,131 44.1% 1960 26,534 1.5% 1970 40,036 50.9% 1980 46,340 15.7% 1990 46,080 −0.6% 2000 51,466 11.7% 2010 54,255 5.4% 2020 56,320 3.8% U.S. Decennial Census[ 6]
2020 Census
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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