- Hagerman, Idaho
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map_caption = Location in Gooding County and the state ofIdaho
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subdivision_name2 = Gooding
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population_total = 656
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timezone = Mountain (MST)
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latd = 42
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postal_code = 83332
area_code = 208
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footnotes = Hagerman is a city in Gooding County,Idaho ,United States . The population was 656 at the 2000 census.Geography
Hagerman is located at coor dms|42|49|1|N|114|53|51|W|city (42.816904, -114.897546)GR|1.
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United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.3square mile s (0.9km² ), all of it land.Hagerman is the home of the
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument of the U. S. National Park Service. No other fossil beds preserve such varied land and aquatic species from the time period called the Pliocene Epoch. More than 180 animal species of both vertebrates and invertebrates and 35 plant species have been found in hundreds of individual fossil sites. Eight species are found nowhere else, and 43 were found here first. TheHagerman Horse , "Equus simplicidens", exemplifies the quality of the fossils.The Hagerman Horse Quarry fossil beds have produced 20 complete skeletons and a number of partial skeletons of this zebra-like ancestor of today’s horse. (Adapted from the Hagerman Fossil Beds Official Map and Guide.) More information is available at the monument website [http://www.nps.gov/hafo] .Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 656 people, 277 households, and 178 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,978.9 people per square mile (767.5/km²). There were 324 housing units at an average density of 977.4/sq mi (379.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.29% White, 0.61% Native American, 0.46% Pacific Islander, 3.05% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.84% of the population.There were 277 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,455, and the median income for a family was $29,886. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $20,938 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $13,182. About 17.1% of families and 14.4% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.nps.gov National Park Service] - [http://www.nps.gov/hafo Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument]
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