Profile for Ketchum, Idaho, ID

Ketchum is on the Big Wood River

Developed in the 1880s as a shipping center for area mines. As mining faded, sheep herders moved into the region

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 24. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 7.6 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 16 on 50 Best Places to Live list by Men's Journal magazine, 2002

Ernest Hemingway wrote part of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" here

Well-known residents have included:
· Ernest Hemingway, writer
· Richard Fosbury, track and field athlete, Olympic medallist

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Trailing of the Sheep Festival - Oct. 12-14, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Sun Valley, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Historic sites and museums: Ketchum Sun Valley Heritage and Ski Museum

Quotes:
Gambling was not legal in Idaho, and neither was liquor by the drink, but nobody in Ketchum paid any attention.
-- Home Country
Ernie Pyle

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18% of Ketchum residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ketchum ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ketchum was $41,798, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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52% of Ketchum residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Ketchum festival dates:

• Trailing of the Sheep Festival - Oct. 12-14, 2007

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Median rent in Ketchum, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $730.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,824.

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Newspapers in Ketchum include Idaho Mountain Express, Sun Valley Central

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Blaine County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Ketchum political report.

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Ketchum restaurants taking online reservations include Ketchum Grill ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Ketchum workers is 13 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Ketchum include Best Western, Best Western Kentwood Lodge, Clarion Inn of Sun Valley, Knob Hill Inn, Les Saisons Condominiums, Sun Valley Elkhorn, Sun Valley Ketchum - River Run, Sun Valley Warm Springs.

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