Wallace, Idaho
Wallace is a city in
Shoshone County,
Idaho,
United States. The population was 960 at the 2000 census. The city is the
county seat of
Shoshone County.
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Location of Wallace, Idaho |
Wallace is located at (47.472923, -115.924935).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3
km² (0.9
mi²), all land.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 960 people, 427 households, and 237 families residing in the city. The
population density was 426.0/km² (1,104.4/mi²). There were 587 housing units at an average density of 260.5/km² (675.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.90%
White, 2.50%
Native American, 0.10%
Asian, 0.62% from
other races, and 1.88% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.
There were 427 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were
married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,065, and the median income for a family was $33,472. Males had a median income of $25,288 versus $16,429 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $14,699. About 12.8% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
On
September 25,
2004 Wallace's Mayor Ron Garitone proclaimed Wallace to be the center of the
Universe. Specifically, a sewer access cover was declared to be the precise location of the center of the Universe. A specially made manhole cover was made to mark the spot. It bears the words "Center of the Universe. Wallace, Idaho." This prompted
British comedian and
writer Danny Wallace to visit Wallace. He wrote about his visit in the book
Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe, published in
2006.
* The 1997 film
Dante's Peak was mostly filmed in the town of Wallace, with the large hill next to town digitally altered to look like a volcano. One scene shows
Pierce Brosnan driving a pickup down Main Street to escape the volcanic eruption. Many scenes take place in the historic downtown area, visible from the nearby highway.
* The last traffic light on an
Interstate highway to be removed was on a stretch of
I-90 in Wallace, on
September 15,
1991.
*Every building is on the National Historic Register.
*The tool called
Pulaski is believed to be named for a ranger in Wallace.
*Actress
Lana Turner was born in Wallace as was politician
Bill Thomas*
History of Wallace Idaho*
Wallace photos and information at Western Mining History
