Warren, Idaho

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Warren, Idaho
a.k.a. Warren's Camp, Warren's, Warrens
Unincorporated settlement
Downtown Warren, July 2008
Downtown Warren, July 2008
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Country United States
State Idaho
County Idaho
Elevation 5,906 ft (1,800 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 16
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 83671
Area code(s) 208

Warren is an unincorporated community in the remote north central region of the U.S. state of Idaho, near the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.

Geography

Located within the Payette National Forest in southern Idaho County,[1] Warren is northeast of McCall, approximately 50 miles (80 km) by vehicle and about 30 miles (50 km) by air. South of the Salmon River, the elevation is 5,906 feet (1,800 m) above sea level.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Warren has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

Climate data for Warren (1895-2011)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 56
(13)		 62
(17)		 70
(21)		 80
(27)		 90
(32)		 92
(33)		 98
(37)		 100
(38)		 90
(32)		 82
(28)		 69
(21)		 55
(13)		 100
(38)
Average high °F (°C) 33.3
(0.7)		 37.7
(3.2)		 41.8
(5.4)		 49.1
(9.5)		 58.4
(14.7)		 67.3
(19.6)		 77.8
(25.4)		 77.1
(25.1)		 67.5
(19.7)		 56.4
(13.6)		 40.6
(4.8)		 32.6
(0.3)		 53.3
(11.8)
Average low °F (°C) 7
(−14)		 8.9
(−12.8)		 12.5
(−10.8)		 20.2
(−6.6)		 27.8
(−2.3)		 33.2
(0.7)		 36
(2)		 34.2
(1.2)		 28.9
(−1.7)		 23.6
(−4.7)		 16.2
(−8.8)		 8
(−13)		 21.4
(−5.9)
Record low °F (°C) −44
(−42)		 −48
(−44)		 −31
(−35)		 −11
(−24)		 2
(−17)		 17
(−8)		 20
(−7)		 14
(−10)		 5
(−15)		 −12
(−24)		 −38
(−39)		 −45
(−43)		 −48
(−44)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.86
(72.6)		 1.94
(49.3)		 2.27
(57.7)		 2.11
(53.6)		 2.44
(62)		 2.39
(60.7)		 1.12
(28.4)		 1.2
(30)		 1.44
(36.6)		 1.9
(48)		 2.5
(64)		 2.64
(67.1)		 24.81
(630.2)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 33.7
(85.6)		 21.2
(53.8)		 23.4
(59.4)		 13.6
(34.5)		 5.4
(13.7)		 0.7
(1.8)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0.6
(1.5)		 4.9
(12.4)		 20.5
(52.1)		 31.1
(79)		 155.1
(394)
Average precipitation days 11 9 9 9 10 9 5 5 6 7 11 11 102
Source: WRCC[2]


History

Miners from the previous gold strikes in Pierce and Florence fanned out to the south and discovered gold in the Warren Creek area in August 1862.[3] It led to the formation of the settlement, then in Washington Territory, making it one of the oldest settlements in present-day Idaho.[4] With a gold mining boom in multiple regions during the Civil War, the Idaho Territory was established in 1863. Shortly after the gold discovery by Lewiston's James Warren,[5] the Warren's Camp population swelled to over 2,000; the southerners called their area of the camp "Richmond" and northerners called theirs "Washington."[3][5]

After the initial boom ended in 1875, Warren was known for its significant Chinese population.[6][7]

The boom-town population plummeted when mining declined, but enjoyed a brief renaissance in the 1930s with the introduction of dredge mining in the area.[6][8][9] During World War II, gold mining was shut down by the U.S. government in 1942.[10] Following the war, interest in Warren was high for rare earth metals in its by-product monazite.[9][11][12][13] A modest gold mining industry remains in the area.

The town has been threatened several times by forest fires, most recently in 1989, 2000, and 2007.[8][14] Recent fires have made the Warren area a haven for morel mushroom hunting.

Warren currently has a full-time population of 12 to 16.[15]

Population history

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1870 542 —
1880 470 −13.3%
1890 113 −76.0%
1900 159 40.7%
1910 100 −37.1%
1920 131 31.0%
1930 180 37.4%
1940 209 16.1%
1950 30 −85.6%
1960 12 −60.0%
1970 30 150.0%
1980 35 16.7%
1990 30 −14.3%
2000 20 −33.3%
2010 16 −20.0%
source:[16]
  • 1864 census: 521 (509 men, 10 women, 2 children)[17]
  • 1863 census: 660 [18]

References

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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Warren Idaho Walking Tour
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  14. ↑ Governor orders Yellow Pine evacuation
  15. ↑ Warren Idaho
  16. ↑ Moffatt, Riley. Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990. Lanham: Scarecrow, 1996, 99.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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