Elk River, Idaho

For other places with the same name, see Elk River (disambiguation).

Elk River, Idaho
City
South First Street in 2011
South First Street in 2011
Location of Elk River in Clearwater County, Idaho.
Location of Elk River in Clearwater County, Idaho.
Coordinates: 46°46′58″N 116°10′48″W / 46.78278°N 116.18000°W / 46.78278; -116.18000
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyClearwater
Area
[1]
 • Total0.14 sq mi (0.38 km2)
 • Land0.14 sq mi (0.38 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,854 ft (870 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total125
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
122
 • Density841.38/sq mi (324.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
83827
Area code208
FIPS code16-25120
GNIS feature ID0396456

Elk River is a city in the northwestern United States in Clearwater County, Idaho. The population was 125 at the 2010 census, down from 156 in 2000.[4] It is accessed from State Highway 8 from Bovill, to the west in adjacent Latah County.[5] Formerly the site of a Potlatch sawmill,[6] it was phased out after several decades during the 1930s.[7]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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  4. ^ Spokesman-Review Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine - 2010 census - Elk River, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-27
  5. ^ Wright, Khaliela (November 21, 2016). "Elk River: At the end of the road". Idaho. p. 36 – via (magazine).
  6. ^ Harriman, Peter (June 10, 1989). "The town at the edge of the wilderness". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  7. ^ "Idaho for the Curious", by Cort Conley, ©1982, ISBN 0-9603566-3-0, p.58-59