Burley, Idaho

Burley, Idaho

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Burley, Idaho
settlement_type = City
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image_caption = An image taken from Heyburn, Idaho looking across the Snake River at Burley, Idaho.
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map_caption = Location of Burley, Idaho


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Idaho
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Cassia, Minidoka
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area_total_km2 = 11.0
area_land_km2 = 10.7
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 4.2
area_land_sq_mi = 4.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 9316
population_density_km2 = 873.4
population_density_sq_mi = 2262.0

timezone = Mountain (MST)
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elevation_m = 1269
elevation_ft = 4163
latd = 42 |latm = 32 |lats = 10 |latNS = N
longd = 113 |longm = 47 |longs = 34 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 83318
area_code = 208
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blank_info = 16-11260
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Burley is a city in Cassia and Minidoka Counties in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 9,316 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Cassia CountyGR|6.

Burley is the second-largest city in Idaho's Magic Valley region after Twin Falls. Along with nearby Rupert it forms the bulk of the "Mini-Cassia" area of southern Idaho.

Burley is the principal city of the Burley, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cassia and Minidoka Counties.

Burley is home to the famed [http://burleylions.org/spudman.html "Spudman"] Triathlon.

Geography

Burley is located at coor dms|42|32|10|N|113|47|34|W|city (42.536136, -113.792653)GR|1, at 4,150 feet in elevation. Most of the city lies in Cassia County, with only a small portion extending into Minidoka County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km²), of which, 4.1 square miles (10.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (2.83%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,316 people, 3,288 households, and 2,373 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,262.0 people per square mile (873.0/km²). There were 3,633 housing units at an average density of 882.1/sq mi (340.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.96% White, 0.21% African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 17.15% from other races, and 2.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.71% of the population.

There were 3,288 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,981, and the median income for a family was $33,376. Males had a median income of $26,865 versus $17,304 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,689. About 15.2% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Noted Burley residents

*John V. Evans - D. L. Evans Bank president and former Governor of Idaho
*Gary Peacock - Jazz bassist

*Mike Simpson - One of the Idahoans in the United States House of Representatives

*Henry C. Dworshak - U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1949 to his death in 1962
*NiCole Robinson - Stand-up comedian and actress who played Margaret Hooper on the TV show The West Wing

Education

The Cassia County portion of Burley is a part of the Cassia County School District
* Dworshak Elementary School (Burley)
* Mountain View Elementary School (Burley)
* White Pine Intermediate School (Unincorporated Cassia County)
* Burley Junior High School (Burley)
* [http://www.sd151.k12.id.us/~bhsweb/index.html Burley High School (Burley) ]

The Minidoka County portion of Burley is a part of the Minidoka County Schools.

Residents of Minidoka County Burley are zoned to:
* Heyburn Elementary School (Heyburn)
* West Minico Middle School (Unincorporated Minidoka County)
* Minico High School (Unincorporated Minidoka County)

References

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