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: Gale Lords
Council Member: Jared Lambson
Council Member:
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.)
| POPULATION |
| |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
| City |
539 |
541 |
574 |
566 |
| COMMUNITY
AGE GROUPS |
| |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
| 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
|
LARGEST
EMPLOYERS/MANUFACTURERS
|
|
Name
|
Product or Service
|
Employees
|
| School District |
Education
|
52
|
| I.N.E.E.L |
Research
|
29
|
| U.S. Forest Service |
Forestry Management
|
15
|
| Mountain Springs Ranch |
Agricultural Products
|
13
|
| Bear Bottom Inn |
Restaurant
|
12
|
| Lost River Electric |
Power Services
|
12
|
| Personal Home Care |
Residential Care and Homecare
Services |
24
|
| Anglers Choice |
Fly-tying Material Manufacturer
|
30
|
|
ENERGY |
| |
Natural
Gas |
Electricity |
| Residential |
$NA
(75 therms/mo.) |
$50.40
(1,000 KWH/mo.) |
| Commercial |
$NA
(400 therms/mo.) |
$4,655.40
(300 KW, 90, KWM/mo.) |
| Industrial |
$NA
(100,000 therms/mo. direct sale) |
$20,212.65
(1 MW, 400,000 KWH/mo.) |
HOUSING
Percent Built Between 1970 and 1979: 33%
Percent Built Between 1980 and 1990 Census: 19%
| |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
| Total Housing Units |
228 |
309 |
342 |
| Median Value of
Owner-Occupied Housing |
843 |
25,200 |
6,500 |
| Median Rent |
36 |
65 |
163 |
|
MEETING & LODGING
FACILITIES |
| |
Public
Owned |
Private
Owned |
| Number of Meeting
Facilities |
5 |
4 |
| Number of Meeting
Rooms |
8 |
4 |
| Total Seating Capacity |
1,150 |
314 |
| Seating Capacity
of Largest Room |
300 |
150 |
| Number of Lodging Rooms |
|
33 |
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Number of Hospitals:
0
Distance to Nearest: 26 mi.
Ambulance Service Available: Yes
Number of General Clinics: 2
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
|
PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
District
Name |
Average Daily
Attendance (ADA) |
Pupil/Teacher
(FTE) Ratio |
| Mackay Joint District #182 |
221 (2004)
|
14.63 |
|
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
|
|
|
Enrollment (2004)
|
| Mackay Jr./Sr. High School |
221
|
For more information on nearby higher education
facilities, please visit the
Education
section of the Eastern Idaho web portal.
WEATHER/CLIMATE
|
TEMPERATURE |
| |
Degree |
Month |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature |
4.3 |
January |
| Highest Average
Daily Maximum Temperature |
85.1 |
July |
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
|
PARKS/FORESTS
|
State Parks |
Distance (Miles)
|
| Harriman |
100
|
| National
Forests (within 50 miles)
|
|
| Challis |
0 |
| Sawtooth |
40 |
| Salmon |
45 |
| National Parks, Monuments, Recreation Areas |
|
| Mackay Reservoir and Campground |
6 |
| Craters of the Moon National Monument |
45 |
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
Photo Courtesy of:
Bob Bagley
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