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Cascade
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Cascade
Total population
1,118
Median home value
$346,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$53,750
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
Cascade is a rural city in and the county seat of Valley County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2020 census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The Cascade Dam across the Payette River was completed in 1948, and is located in the north end of the city. The dam created Cascade Reservoir along the west side of the city. With the introduction of nearby Tamarack Resort in 2004, the name was officially changed to Lake Cascade for marketing reasons. Cascade was the home of a sizable Boise Cascade sawmill, which closed in May 2001.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. A minor earthquake here in 1977 measured 4.5 on the Richter scale and lasted over a minute; felt across the region, it was centered near Cascade and occurred in the early hours of Sunday, November 27. Cascade experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen abbreviation Dsb) with long, cold, snowy winters and short, warm, dry summers.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Cascade, ID from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- CASCADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · CASCADE · 119 students · 19.8:1 ratio
- CASCADE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · CASCADE · 87 students · 7.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Idaho
- Smiths Ferry14.6 mi away · pop. 66
- Donnelly15.7 mi away · pop. 195
- Council24.8 mi away · pop. 871
- Crouch27.4 mi away · pop. 214
- McCall27.8 mi away · pop. 3,946
- Garden Valley29.7 mi away · pop. 438
- Banks30.5 mi away
- Cambridge31.5 mi away
- New Meadows34.1 mi away · pop. 411
- Midvale34.5 mi away · pop. 347
- Lowman36.8 mi away · pop. 46
- Placerville39.4 mi away · pop. 30
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Cascade
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library