Wendell

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Wendell

Total population

2,981

Median home value

$242,100

11.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$57,266

Wendell$57k

National$74k

Elevation1046 m

Land area3.53 km²

Weather30°F · Widespread Frost

Coordinates42.77°, -114.70°

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

Wendell is a city in southern Gooding County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,917 at the 2020 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 Wendell, ID from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Schools

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

Notable people from here

James F. Amos

35th Commandant of the Marine Corps

Sherry Jackson

American actress

T

Tena Campbell

United States federal judge

S

Steve Miller

American congressman in Idaho

J

Janice Dunn

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

Nearby places in Idaho

• Hagerman
  10.3 mi away · pop. 1,276
• Jerome
  10.3 mi away · pop. 12,930
• Gooding
  11.2 mi away · pop. 3,778
• Buhl
  12.5 mi away · pop. 4,673
• Filer
  15.3 mi away · pop. 2,925
• Bliss
  16.1 mi away · pop. 229
• Shoshone
  18.8 mi away · pop. 1,911
• Twin Falls
  19 mi away · pop. 54,164
• Castleford
  19.5 mi away · pop. 183
• Kimberly
  23.7 mi away · pop. 5,111
• Dietrich
  24.1 mi away · pop. 421
• Hansen
  26.4 mi away · pop. 1,225

Browse all places in Idaho →

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 Wendell

Soil survey of Jefferson County, Idaho

Wendell Jorgensen · 1979

Personal income in Idaho counties, 1965-1972

Wendell LaMar Bollinger · 1975

Dead aim

Wendell McCall · 1988

Aim for the heart

Wendell McCall · 1990

Personal income in Idaho counties 1958-1965

Wendell LaMar Bollinger · 1969

Improvement and maintenance of campground vegetation in central Idaho

Roscoe B. Herrington · 1970

Economics and management implications of campground irrigation

Wendell G. Beardsley · 1971

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

State of Mind Collection · 2019

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Buckhorn 2, Cassia, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-10-10 · 43 mi
• Wildfire Shale Butte, Lincoln, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 45 mi
• Prescribed Fire Bartlett Creek RX, Custer, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-10-06 · 82 mi
• Wildfire North Heglar, Cassia, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 84 mi
• Wildfire CROOKED, Boise, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-18 · 85 mi
• Wildfire California Creek, Elko, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 91 mi
• Wildfire Forleen, Elko, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 93 mi
• Wildfire FLINT, Owyhee, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 108 mi

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

Recently spotted species

dwarf mallow

Malva neglecta

Seen 2026-09-23

Groove-headed grasshopper

Conozoa sulcifrons

Seen 2026-09-23

Pallid-winged Grasshopper

Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Seen 2026-09-23

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-09-23

Mylitta Crescent

Phyciodes mylitta

Seen 2026-09-23

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Seen 2026-09-23

California Spreadwing

Archilestes californicus

Seen 2026-09-23

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-23

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