Place:Benewah, Idaho, United States

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NameBenewah
Alt namesBenewahsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates47.2°N 116.617°W
Located inIdaho, United States     (1915 - )
See alsoKootenai, Idaho, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Benewah
Chatcolet
De Smet
Emida
Fernwood
Flat Creek
Hawleys Landing
Meadowhurst
Milltown
Mowry
North South Ski Bowl
Omega
Parkline
Plummer Junction
Plummer
Riverdale
Saint Joe
Sanders
Santa
Silvertip Landing
St. Maries
Tensed
Tyson Creek Station
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Benewah County is a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 United States Census the county had a population of 9,285. The county seat and largest city is St. Maries, which has some area inside the Coeur d'Alene Reservation.

The county was established on January 23, 1915, of land partitioned from Kootenai County. It was named for a chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The federally recognized Coeur d'Alene Tribe is based on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation in this and neighboring Kootenai County.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1885 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1915 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1915 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1915 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1920 6,997
1930 6,371
1940 7,332
1950 6,173
1960 6,036
1970 6,230
1980 8,292
1990 7,937
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Benewah County, Idaho, United States

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~idbenewa

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