Gooding, Idaho
Location in Gooding County and the state of Idaho
Coordinates: 42°56′14″N 114°42′49″W / 42.93722, -114.71361
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Gooding
Established	1907
Incorporated	1908
Area
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- Land	1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (3. 6 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	3,573 ft (1,089 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,384
- Density	2,461. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0/sq mi (950. 2/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	Mountain (UTC-6)
ZIP code	83330
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-32140
GNIS feature ID	0399894
Website: www.goodingidaho.org

Gooding is the county seat and largest city of Gooding County, Idaho, United States. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks ImageArea_code_IDpng|right|thumbs|Map of Idaho area code in blue (with border statespoly 117 53 348 53 350 219 261 219 261 238 254 227 248 230 252 238 219 236 224 243 213 240 211 246 Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Gooding County is a County located in the US state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 14155 (2005 estimate 14461 The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[1] Its population was 3,384 at the 2000 census.

The city is named for Frank R. Gooding, a local sheep rancher who became a prominent political figure in Idaho in the early 20th Century, serving as both Governor of Idaho and a United States Senator. Frank Robert Gooding (September 16 1859 in Tiverton, England &ndash – June 24 1928 in Gooding, Idaho) was a Republican United Governors The region that became Idaho was originally obtained by the United States as part of Oregon Country, shared with the United Kingdom from 1818 to 1846 The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The original name of Gooding was Toponis.

Gooding is home to the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind.

The world's largest factory for barrel cheese, the raw product for processed cheese, is located in Gooding. Processed cheese, process cheese, prepared cheese, or cheese food is a food product made from regular Cheese and sometimes other unfermented It has a capacity of 120,000 metric tons per year of barrel cheese and belongs to the Glanbia group ^[2]. Glanbia PLC () is an international food company whose head offices are located in Kilkenny, Ireland.

Geography

Gooding is located at 42°56′14″N, 114°42′49″W (42. 937097, -114. 713480),^[3] near the confluence of the Big Wood River and Little Wood River, which form the Malad River

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1. The Big Wood River is a River in Idaho in the United States. It is a Tributary of the Malad River, which in turn is tributary to Little Wood River is a 90 mile (145 km river in south-central Idaho in the United States. The Malad River is a Tributary of the Snake River, in Idaho in the United States. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (3. 6 km²), all of it land.

A 360 degree panorama near the center of Gooding, Idaho, 7th and Main (ID-46)

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 3,384 people, 1,304 households, and 842 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,461. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (946. 8/km²). There were 1,397 housing units at an average density of 1,016. 0/sq mi (390. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89. 51% White, 0. 15% African American, 1. 60% Native American, 0. 21% Asian, 5. 97% from other races, and 2. 57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14. 80% of the population.

There were 1,304 households out of which 31. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50. 5% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35. 4% were non-families. 31. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 47 and the average family size was 3. 11.

In the city the population was spread out with 27. 7% under the age of 18, 8. 3% from 18 to 24, 24. 0% from 25 to 44, 18. 8% from 45 to 64, and 21. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98. 8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90. 4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,316, and the median income for a family was $33,309. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $16,926 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,752. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 12. 4% of families and 17. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 15. 1% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

There are five schools based in Gooding; four in the Gooding Joint School District and the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind. Petitions to build a charter school are in the legistlature. ^[5]

Gooding Joint School District

The Gooding Joint School District is comprised of four schools: Gooding Elementary School, Gooding Middle School, Gooding Accelerated Learning Center, and Gooding High School. ^[6]

There are approximately 1300 students in the district.

The main entrance and administration offices of the ISDB.

Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind

The Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind, ISDB, was first established in 1906 in Boise and operated there until it burned down on December 8, 1908. Boise (ˈbɔɪsi is the capital and most populous city of the U The Idaho Legislature passed an act on March 16, 1909 establishing a permanent state school. Governor Frank Gooding donated land for the ISDB so it was moved to Gooding and started accepting students in September of 1910. ^[7]

The grounds and some of the dormitories at the ISDB.

The school covers a 40 acre area and provides dormitories for many of its students and has other facilities, such as a gymnasium and park. ^[8][9]

Because of the decline in enrollment the Idaho Legislature is considering moving the school to another location. ^[10]

References

External links

• Gooding, Idaho is at coordinates 42°56′14″N 114°42′49″W / 42.937097, -114.71348 (Gooding, Idaho)Coordinates: 42°56′14″N 114°42′49″W / 42.937097, -114.71348 (Gooding, Idaho)

• City of Gooding
• Gooding Joint School District
• Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind website