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Three [[Native American]] tribes, the [[Shoshone]], a sub-band of the Shoshone known as the "Sheepeaters," and the [[Nez Perce]] occupied the land in and around McCall. |
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In the early 1800's the nomadic Canadian fur trapper, [[Francois Payette]], roamed the area alongside other mountain men like [[Jim Bridger]], [[Peter Skene Ogden]] and [[Jedediah Smith]]. |
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During the 1860's [[miners]] temporarily named the settlement "Lake City" but as little gold was located they moved 50 miles north to the town of [[Warren]]. |
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McCall was formally established by Thomas and Louisa McCall in [[1889]], 1 year before Idaho became a state. For assumed rights to the land, they traded a team of horses with Sam Dever, who held the [[squatter rights]]. |
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Tom McCall established a school, hotel, saloon and post office naming himself as postmaster. He purchased a sawmill from the Warren Dredging company and later sold it to the Hoff & Brown Lumber Company, which would become the driving economic force until its closure in [[1977]]. |
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The arrival of the railroad in [[1914]] secured McCall as a viable community and tourist destination. During this time Anneas "Jews Harp Jack" Wyatte provided the first sailboat rides around the lake for tourists and in the 1920's the State Land Board started leasing homesites along the lake. |
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[[Corey Engen]] started the the now famous Winter Carnival in 1923-1924. Reports vary between hundreds to thousands of tourists visiting the festivities. |
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The beauty of McCall and Payette Lake drew attention from [[Hollywood]] in [[1940]] when they filmed the [[Academy Award]] nominated [[Northwest Passage (movie)]] starring [[Spencer Tracy]], [[Robert Young]], and [[Walter Brennan]]. |
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==Demographics== |
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Revision as of 00:33, 3 September 2006
McCall is a city in Valley County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,084 at the 2000 census. Located approximately 100 miles north of Idaho's capital city of Boise on Payette Lake. Popular weekend destination for skiing, boating and hiking.
Geography
McCall is located at 44°54′39″N 116°6′11″W / 44.91083°N 116.10306°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (44.910906, -116.103087)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.2 km² (6.6 mi²). 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (10.99%) is water.
History
Three Native American tribes, the Shoshone, a sub-band of the Shoshone known as the "Sheepeaters," and the Nez Perce occupied the land in and around McCall.
In the early 1800's the nomadic Canadian fur trapper, Francois Payette, roamed the area alongside other mountain men like Jim Bridger, Peter Skene Ogden and Jedediah Smith.
During the 1860's miners temporarily named the settlement "Lake City" but as little gold was located they moved 50 miles north to the town of Warren.
McCall was formally established by Thomas and Louisa McCall in 1889, 1 year before Idaho became a state. For assumed rights to the land, they traded a team of horses with Sam Dever, who held the squatter rights.
Tom McCall established a school, hotel, saloon and post office naming himself as postmaster. He purchased a sawmill from the Warren Dredging company and later sold it to the Hoff & Brown Lumber Company, which would become the driving economic force until its closure in 1977.
The arrival of the railroad in 1914 secured McCall as a viable community and tourist destination. During this time Anneas "Jews Harp Jack" Wyatte provided the first sailboat rides around the lake for tourists and in the 1920's the State Land Board started leasing homesites along the lake.
Corey Engen started the the now famous Winter Carnival in 1923-1924. Reports vary between hundreds to thousands of tourists visiting the festivities.
The beauty of McCall and Payette Lake drew attention from Hollywood in 1940 when they filmed the Academy Award nominated Northwest Passage (movie) starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, and Walter Brennan.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 2,084 people, 902 households, and 549 families residing in the city. The population density is 136.1/km² (352.4/mi²). There are 2,247 housing units at an average density of 146.8/km² (379.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.83% White, 0.05% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 1.34% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 2.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 902 households out of which 28.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% are married couples living together, 7.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% are non-families. 33.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.25 and the average family size is 2.86.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $36,250, and the median income for a family is $46,420. Males have a median income of $27,955 versus $26,932 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,479. 12.2% of the population and 7.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.6% of those under the age of 18 and 7.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.