Lewiston is the county seat and largest city of Nez Perce County, Idaho. As of the 2000 census Lewiston had a total population of 30,904 (2003 estimate: 30,937). It is the second largest city in the Idaho Panhandle region behind Coeur d'Alene.
Lewiston is located at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. Its main industry is paper and timber products production at the mill owned and operated by the Potlatch Corporation.
Because the portion of the Snake River between its confluence with the Columbia River near Pasco, Washington, and Lewiston is navigable by some oceangoing vessels, Lewiston has the distinction of being Idaho's only seaport. Barges of timber products, grain and other goods are shipped via the Snake-Columbia system to the Pacific Ocean.
Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Nez Perce County in Idaho and Asotin County in Washington.
Lewiston is located at 46°24'1" North, 117°0'4" West (46.400245, -117.001030).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.5 km2 (17.2 mi2). 42.7 km2 (16.5 mi2) of it is land and 1.8 km2 (0.7 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 4.01% water.
As of the census of 2000, there are 30,904 people, 12,795 households, and 8,278 families residing in the city. The population density is 723.2/km2 (1,873.0/mi2). There are 13,394 housing units at an average density of 313.4/km2 (811.8/mi2). The racial makeup of the city is 95.14% White, 0.30% African American, 1.59% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 1.91% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 12,795 households out of which 28.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% are married couples living together, 9.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% are non-families. 27.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 2.88.
In the city the population is spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $36,606, and the median income for a family is $45,410. Males have a median income of $35,121 versus $22,805 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,091. 12.0% of the population and 8.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 15.2% of those under the age of 18 and 6.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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The first people of European ancestry to visit the Lewiston area were members of an expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in October 1805. At the future townsite the Lewis and Clark Expedition encountered settlements of the native Nez Perce.
Named after Lewis, the town was founded in 1861 in the wake of a gold rush which began in the area the previous year. The first newspaper in present-day Idaho began publication in Lewiston in 1862. In 1863 Lewiston became the capital of the newly-created Idaho Territory.
Lewiston's stint as a seat of government was short-lived. A resolution to have the capital moved from Lewiston to Boise was passed by the Idaho Territorial Legislature on December 7, 1864. The move was made in 1865. According to legend the move was very unpopular in northern Idaho, so government officials secretly took the territorial seal from Lewiston and immediately departed for Boise to avoid the public outrage that was sure to erupt. North Idahoans were somewhat placated in 1889 when the University of Idaho was awarded to nearby Moscow.
Lewiston had a popular Northwest League professional baseball franchise from 1952 until 1974. The Lewiston Broncs were affiliated with various Major League Baseball parent clubs including the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles and Oakland Athletics. Reggie Jackson was perhaps the most famous Lewiston Bronc of all-time. Mr. October played for Lewiston in 1966.
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