ZIP Code 83236

Firth is located at 43°1820N 112°1102W (43.305519, -112.183938) The city has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.40 km²), all of it land. Firth began as a Swedish settlement in 1885. It was named for Lorenzo Firth, an English emigrant, who gave land for the railroad section house and water tank. The post office was established in 1905. At the 2010 census there were 477 people in 168 households, including 121 families, in the city. The median household income was $23,239 and the median income for a family was $27,500. About 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.8% of those under the age of 18 and 15.5% over 65. The city is located on the eastern side of the Snake River, facing the Blackfoot Mountains. It is located in Bingham County, Idaho, near the junction of the U.S. and Idaho Turnpike. The population of Firth was 477 at the 2000 census. The 2010 census showed that the city had a population of 408, with a racial makup of 70.34% White, 0.49% Native American, 20.83% from other races, and 8.09% from two or more races. The gender makeup of the city was 50.5 per cent male and 49.5per cent female.

Geography

Firth is located at 43°1820N 112°1102W (43.305519, -112.183938).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.40 km²), all of it land. The city is located on the eastern side of the Snake River, facing the Blackfoot Mountains. Firth has a population of 1,071, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the only city in the state of Idaho to have a post office with more than one ZIP code. The town's population was 1,081 as of the 2010 U.N. Census, down from 1,091 in 2000. It has an elevation of 43.3 m (112.2 m) The city has an area of 0.54 square miles (1.40 km²) and has a ZIP code of 1,072. It was founded in 1820. The area is known as Firth because of the Firth River, which flows through the town. It also has the name of a Native American tribe, the Firth Indians, who lived in the area until the 19th century. The Firth Indians were the first people to settle the area. They are credited with the creation of the town in the early 1800s. The Blackfoot Mountain range is located to the east of the city.

History

Firth began as a Swedish settlement in 1885. It was named for Lorenzo J. Firth, an English emigrant, who gave land for the railroad section house and water tank. The railroad named the station for him in 1903. The post office was established in 1905. It is located on U.S. Route 1, which runs through Firth. The station was named after Lorenzo Firth in 1903, and the post office in 1905, when it was first established. It has a total population of 1,856. It also has a post office. It opened in 1883. It closed in 1994. It reopened in 2007. It's located on US Route 1. It began as an Swedish settlement. It now has a population of 2,854. It started as a Swede settlement in 1885, and later moved to the United States. It became a United States railroad station in 1903; it is still called Firth today. It had a postoffice in 1905; it was renamed Firth by the railroad in 2003. It still has its own post office, which opened in 2008. It currently has a ZIP code of 7053. It sits on the junction of US Route 2 and US Route 3, which connects to the New Jersey Turnpike and the New York City and Long Island Rail Road, and has a station on the New Haven line. It can be reached by foot or by train from the Firth station on US-1.

Demographics

At the 2010 census there were 477 people in 168 households, including 121 families, in the city. The racial makup of the city was 79.5% White, 2.1% Native American, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 14.5%. from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.2%. Of the 168 households 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The median household income was $23,239 and the median income for a family was $27,500. About 20.0% of families and 25.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.8% of those under age 18 and 15.3%. of those age 65 or over. At the 2000 census, there were 408 people in 142 households. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.48. The age distribution was 33.3%; the median age was 32.4 years. For every 100 females,there were 91.5 males. For each 100 females age 18 or over, there are 100.0 males. The gender makeup of theCity was 50.5%; the gender makeup was 49.5%, and the age Distribution was 31.4%. of residents were under the ages of 18; 8.4%; 24.7%; 23.1%; and 12.2% were 65 or older.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Firth, Bingham County, Idaho = 89. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 28. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 87. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Firth = 4.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 6,484 individuals with a median age of 31.5 age the population dropped by -3.92% in Firth, Bingham County, Idaho population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 870.86 residents per square mile of area. There are average 2.8 people per household in the 140 households with an average household income of $29,285 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 5.60% of the available work force and has dropped -2.33% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 29.74%. The number of physicians in Firth per 100,000 population = 84.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Firth = 10 inches and the annual snowfall = 23.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 59. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 201. 87 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 14.5 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 74, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Firth, Bingham County, Idaho which are owned by the occupant = 67.35%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 36 years with median home cost = $86,030 and home appreciation of 1.52%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.38 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $3,988 per student. There are 17 students for each teacher in the school, 414 students for each Librarian and 525 students for each Counselor. 7.49% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 8.81% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 0.88% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).