Emida, Idaho

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

Emida, Idaho
Town
Emida, Idaho
Emida in North Idaho
Coordinates: 47.116°N 116.598°W / 47.116; -116.598
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBenewah
Elevation2,850 ft (870 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total684
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7
ZIP code
83830
Area code(s)208

Early Inhabitants

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.” [2]

Origin of name

The name is a composite of three settlers: East, Miller, and Dawson.[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.[5]

Schools

Within the St. Maries School District #41, the town's children go to the K-6 Upriver school in Fernwood,[6] then St. Maries Middle School and St. Maries High School in St. Maries. Emida formerly operated its own school, built in 1939.[7]

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,[8] and the Emida Ski Bowl.[9] 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.[10][11]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: USGS Place names
  2. Coeur d'Alene Tribe GIS Program
  3. "Idaho for the Curious", by Cort Conley, ©1982, ISBN 0-9603566-3-0, p.51
  4. The figure represents the entire area of Fernwood-Santa-Emida ZCTA and not the actual population of the city.
  5. United States Census Bureau (2000), 2000 Census of Population, archived from the original on 2011-06-08, retrieved 2007-03-17
  6. Upriver School District #41, District website, archived from the original on 2011-07-18, retrieved 2010-12-03
  7. "Modern school building erected at Emida, Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. May 1, 1939. p. 3.
  8. "St. Joe Ski Bowl". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (advertisement). December 29, 1951. p. 7.
  9. Williams, Dick (December 18, 1951). "Ski Topics". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 13.
  10. Barker, Erid (January 17, 2002). "Crossing the divide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1C.
  11. "History". Palouse Divide Lodge. Retrieved February 27, 2013.


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