Bruneau, Idaho

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Idaho, United States}}

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|subdivision_name2 = Owyhee

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|postal_code = 83604

|area_code = 208, 986

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Bruneau is a Census-designated place in Owyhee County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. The mouth of the Bruneau River is to the northwest and Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park is to the east. As of 2014, Bruneau has a population of 552.{{cite web | title=Bruneau, ID Demographics Data | url=http://www.towncharts.com/Idaho/Demographics/Bruneau-CCD-ID-Demographics-data.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808120246/http://www.towncharts.com/Idaho/Demographics/Bruneau-CCD-ID-Demographics-data.html | url-status=usurped | archive-date=August 8, 2016 | accessdate=June 9, 2016}}

History

Bruneau's population was 105 in 1909,{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest |publisher=Ellis A. Davis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZyRPAAAAYAAJ |last=Davis |first=Ellis A. |date=1909 |page=189 |language=en}} and was estimated at 200 in 1960.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=World Book Encyclopedia |publisher=Field Enterprises Corporation |year=1960 |page=27 |volume=I |language=en}}

Geography

=Climate=

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bruneau has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=52601&cityname=Bruneau%2C+Idaho%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bruneau, Idaho] Bruneau is the hottest city in the entire state of Idaho, with a yearly average high temperature of {{convert|69|F|C|0}}. Its winters are short and mild, and summers are hot and dry.{{cite web |url=https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/idaho/always-summer-in-id/ |title = 7 Unique Places In Idaho To Warm Up This Winter}}

Highways

State Highway 51 northbound crosses the Snake River and continues to Mountain Home in Elmore County; southbound it becomes Nevada Route 225 at the border and continues to Elko. State Highway 78 heads northwest within Owyhee County to Grand View, Murphy, and Marsing. Eastbound SH-78 crosses the Snake River and links through Hammett to Interstate 84.

{{US Census population

|1870=

|1880=75

|1890=63

|1900=105

|1910=150

|1920=490

|1930=300

|1940=300

|1950=300

|1960=200

|1970=100

|1980=190

|1990=190

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| footnote=source:Moffatt, Riley. Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990. Lanham: Scarecrow, 1996, 90.

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Education

The school district is Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District 365.{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16073_owyhee/DC20SD_C16073.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Owyhee County, ID|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date= December 23, 2020|accessdate=2025-03-22}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16073_owyhee/DC20SD_C16073_SD2MS.txt Text list]

References

External links

[http://www.untraveledroad.com/Tour/USA/Idaho/Owyhee/Bruneau?w=8S Untraveled Road.com] - photos - Bruneau, Idaho - 2008-06-12

Category:Unincorporated communities in Owyhee County, Idaho

Category:Unincorporated communities in Idaho

Category:Boise metropolitan area