Bancroft

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Bancroft

Total population

250

Median home value

$164,200

10.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$78,281

Bancroft$78k

National$74k

Elevation1653 m

Land area1.58 km²

Weather68°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates42.72°, -111.88°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bancroft is a city in the Gem Valley in Caribou County, Idaho, United States. The population was 299 at the 2020 census, and 377 at the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bancroft, ID from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bancroft

The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft

Hubert Howe Bancroft · 1882

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Bancroft Idah State of Mind Collection · 2020

Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft

Hubert Howe Bancroft · 2023

West's Idaho digest

Bancroft-Whitney Company · 1937

History of Washington, Idaho, and Montana

Hubert Howe Bancroft · 2015

History of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, 1845-1889

Hubert Howe Bancroft · 1890

Soil survey of Soda Springs-Bancroft Area, Idaho

F. O. Young · 1929

Histroy of Washington, Idaho, and Montana

George Bancroft · 1890

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Lake Channel, Power, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 58 mi
• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 62 mi
• Wildfire North Heglar, Cassia, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 64 mi
• Wildfire Big Rock, Jefferson, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 64 mi
• Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-04 · 71 mi
• Wildfire Salt Wells, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 75 mi
• Wildfire Shale Butte, Lincoln, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 101 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 104 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Wandering Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans vagrans

Seen 2026-09-06

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Seen 2026-08-02

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-07-25

Western Thistle Longhorn Bee

Melissodes rivalis

Seen 2026-07-24

Red-femured Milkweed Borer

Tetraopes femoratus

Seen 2026-07-23

Arrowhead Blue

Glaucopsyche piasus

Seen 2026-07-16

Common Wood-Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

Seen 2026-07-16

Common Checkered-Skipper

Burnsius communis

Seen 2026-07-16

Small Wood-Nymph

Cercyonis oetus

Seen 2026-07-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 13:00 UTC.