Emida, Idaho Explained

Official Name:Emida, Idaho
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Idaho
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Idaho
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Benewah
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:=
Population As Of:2000
Settlement Type:Town
Population Total:684
Timezone:Pacific Time Zone
Utc Offset:-8
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:47.116°N -116.598°W
Elevation Ft:2850
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:83830
Area Code:208

Emida is a small unincorporated community in Benewah County, Idaho, United States, located on the east side of State Highway 6.

History

The Coeur d’Alene people inhabited this area for thousands of years prior to the coming of white settlers. The native name of the area is Epschssups'n or “It has a little tail.” [1]

The name Emida is a composite of three settlers: East, Miller, and Dawson.[2]

Emida's population was 125 in 1960.[3]

Demographics

The 2000 census recorded a population of 684[4] with an average household income of $27,578. The median age in the tabulation area is 41.2 and the average household size is 2.51.

Schools

Within the St. Maries School District #41, the town's children go to the K-6 Upriver school in Fernwood, then St. Maries Middle School and St. Maries High School in St. Maries. Emida formerly operated its own school, built in 1939.[5]

Ski area

Southwest of Emida and just east of Highway 6 is the site of North–South Ski Bowl, a former alpine ski area in the Hoodoo Mountains. Once owned by Washington State University in Pullman, and later by its students, it was also known as the St. Joe Ski Bowl,[6] and the Emida Ski Bowl.[7] With an aging chairlift and inconsistent snowfall at a low elevation, alpine skiing was discontinued in the 1990s. The access from the highway is now a "Park 'n Ski" area for cross-country skiing (photo) and the ski area is home to the Palouse Divide Lodge, a private retreat.[8] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coeur d'Alene Tribe GIS Program . December 1, 2010 . February 10, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070210062245/http://gis.cdatribe-nsn.gov/NativeNames/ . dead .
  2. "Idaho for the Curious", by Cort Conley, ©1982,, p.51
  3. Encyclopedia: World Book Encyclopedia . Field Enterprises Corporation . 1960 . 27 . I . en.
  4. The figure represents the entire area of Fernwood-Santa-Emida ZCTA and not the actual population of the city.
  5. News: Modern school building erected at Emida, Idaho. Spokane Daily Chronicle. May 1, 1939. 3.
  6. News: St. Joe Ski Bowl. Spokane Daily Chronicle. (advertisement). December 29, 1951. 7.
  7. News: Ski Topics. Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Williams. Dick. December 18, 1951. 13.
  8. News: Crossing the divide. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Barker. Erid. January 17, 2002. 1C.
  9. Web site: History. Palouse Divide Lodge. February 27, 2013.