Rigby, Idaho
Rigby is a city in
Jefferson County,
Idaho,
United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2000 census. The city is the
county seat of
Jefferson County.
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Location of Rigby, Idaho |
Rigby is located at (43.673842, -111.916310).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6
km² (1.0
mi²), all land.
Rigby High School is the only high school within the city. Its mascot is the "Trojans," and its colors are maroon, gold, and white. The community supports three elementary schools: Midway Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Harwood Elementary; and one Junior High School (R.J.H.S.), and is affiliated with the Jefferson County School District.
Rigby is most famous for being the birthplace of television, a title the city can attribute to a high school student named
Philo Taylor Farnsworth. Farnsworth drew up his first blue-prints of a television while he was a Jefferson County resident. Later he invented the vacuum tube television display. Original tubes from Farnsworth's early experiments were on display at the Rigby High School for many years. They are now held by the Jefferson County Museum in Rigby.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,998 people, 1,051 households, and 789 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,134.8/km² (2,935.3/mi²). There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of 419.0/km² (1,083.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.16%
White, 0.43%
African American, 0.87%
Native American, 0.40%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 5.64% from
other races, and 1.43% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 11.67% of the population.
There were 1,051 households out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were
married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.7% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,192, and the median income for a family was $36,417. Males had a median income of $32,316 versus $18,269 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $12,795. About 10.5% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Rigby's official web site
