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City of Mackay
P.O. Box 509
Mackay, ID 83251
Phone: (208) 588-2274
Fax: (208) 588-2274
County: Custer
Population: 566
Office Hours: M-F, 8:30-12 Noon; 1:00-5:30 pm
Mayor: Otto Higbee
Council Member, Chairperson: Cindy Kimball
Council Member: Kelly Webb
Council Member: Jared Lambson
Council Member: Mike Foster
City Attorney: Robin Dunn
City Auditor: Deaton & Company
City Foreman: Ken Day
Clerk-Treasurer: Peggy Kent
Deputy City Clerk: Alyce Clark
Fire Chief: Randy Ivie
Mackay City Council meets
the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm.
(Special meetings called on an as needed basis.)
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POPULATION |
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1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
| City |
539 |
541 |
574 |
566 |
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COMMUNITY AGE GROUPS |
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1960
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1970
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1980
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1990
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| Under 5 Years |
60 |
36 |
48 |
31 |
| 5 to 19 Years |
196 |
48 |
110 |
149 |
| 20 to 44 Years |
168 |
128 |
148 |
174 |
| 45 to 64 Years |
143 |
145 |
122 |
113 |
| 65 + Years |
85 |
84 |
113 |
107 |
| Median Age |
31.8 |
37.0 |
37.6 |
37.2 |
COMMUNITY
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
Typical Property Tax Rate:
1.215927%
Total Net Market Value: 11,713,504
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LARGEST EMPLOYERS/MANUFACTURERS
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Name
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Product or Service
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Employees
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| School District
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Education
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52
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| I.N.E.E.L
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Research
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29
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| U.S. Forest Service
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Forestry Management
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15
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| Mountain Springs Ranch |
Agricultural Products
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13
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| Bear Bottom Inn
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Restaurant
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12
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| Lost River Electric
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Power Services
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12
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| Personal Home Care |
Residential Care and
Homecare Services |
24
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| Anglers Choice |
Fly-tying Material Manufacturer
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30
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ENERGY
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Natural Gas
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Electricity
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| Residential |
$NA
(75 therms/mo.)
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$50.40
(1,000 KWH/mo.)
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| Commercial |
$NA
(400 therms/mo.)
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$4,655.40
(300 KW, 90, KWM/mo.)
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| Industrial |
$NA
(100,000 therms/mo. direct sale)
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$20,212.65
(1 MW, 400,000 KWH/mo.)
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HOUSING
Percent Built Between 1970 and 1979: 33%
Percent Built Between 1980 and 1990 Census:
19%
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1970
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1980
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1990
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| Total Housing Units |
228
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309
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342
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| Median Value
of Owner-Occupied Housing |
843
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25,200
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6,500
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| Median Rent |
36
|
65
|
163
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MEETING & LODGING
FACILITIES
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Public Owned
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Private Owned
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| Number of Meeting Facilities |
5
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4
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| Number of
Meeting Rooms |
8
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4
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| Total Seating Capacity |
1,150
|
314
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| Seating Capacity
of Largest Room |
300
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150
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| Number of Lodging Rooms |
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33
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HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES
Number of Hospitals:
0
Distance to Nearest: 26 mi.
Ambulance Service Available: Yes
Number of General Clinics: 2
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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District Name
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Average Daily
Attendance (ADA)
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Pupil/Teacher
(FTE) Ratio
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| Mackay Joint District #182 |
221 (2004)
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14.63
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Enrollment (2004)
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| Mackay Jr./Sr. High School |
221
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For more information on nearby higher education
facilities, please visit the
Education section of the Eastern Idaho web portal.
WEATHER/CLIMATE
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TEMPERATURE
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Degree
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Month
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| Lowest Average Daily Minimum
Temperature |
4.3
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January
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| Highest Average
Daily Maximum Temperature |
85.1
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July
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Hottest Month: July
Driest Month: October
Coldest Month: January
Wettest Month: June
PRECIPITATION
Average Annual Total Precipitation: 9.8 inches
Average Annual Snowfall: 35.5 inches
HUMIDITY
Average July Afternoon Humidity: NA%
Average January Afternoon Humidity: NA%
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
City Parks: 3 (9
Acres)
Golf Courses: 2
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PARKS/FORESTS
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State Parks
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Distance (Miles)
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| Harriman |
100
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National Forests (within 50 miles)
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| Challis |
0
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| Sawtooth |
40
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| Salmon |
45
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| National
Parks, Monuments, Recreation Areas |
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| Mackay Reservoir and Campground |
6
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| Craters of the Moon National
Monument |
45
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A.B.A.T.E. (American Bikers Aimed
Toward Education): (208) 588-2576
American Legion: (208) 588-3067
Boy Scouts of America (Mackay Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints): (208) 588-2964
Cowbells: (208) 588-3387
Custer County Marketing Association: (208)
588-3387
Eastern Star: (208) 588-2556
International North American Moose Foundation Headquarters:
(208) 588-2939 or e-mail:
moose@atcnet.net
Ladies Aid: (208) 588-2539
Lions Club (men and women): (208) 588-2245
Lost Rivers Farm Vureau: (208)767-3010
Mackay Chamber of Commerce: (208) 588-2694
www.mackaychamber.com
Mackay Cultural and Arts Council: (208) 588-3969
Mackay Rodeo Association: (208) 588-3027
Masonic Lodge: (208) 588-2556
South Custer Historical Society: (208) 588-3133
or (208) 588-3148
White Knob Preservation: (208) 588-3148
Women’s Club: (208) 588-2689
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