Profile for Mountain Home, Idaho, ID

Once a stagecoach stop

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 23. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Basque Picnic - Aug. 4, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Bruneau Dunes State Park

Colleges and universities: Gem State College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Mountain Home

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• Elmore County government
• Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce

18% of Mountain Home residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Mountain Home ancestry & family history guide.

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• Libraries in or near Mountain Home

Post a query on a message board:

• Elmore County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - ID data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• Idaho cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Mountain Home business guide
• Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce
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• Courts in Idaho

• Crime in Elmore County
• Arrests in Elmore County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Idaho
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Mountain Home was $17,029, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Idaho economic data

19% of Mountain Home residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Mountain Home festival dates:

• Basque Picnic - Aug. 4, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Mountain Home medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Elmore County genealogy forum

Median rent in Mountain Home, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $392.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $833.

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Libraries in Mountain Home include Mountain Home Public, Prairie District ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Mountain Home include Mountain Home News

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• Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce
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• Nonprofit guide for Mountain Home
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Elmore County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Mountain Home political report.

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The average commute time for Mountain Home workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Mountain Home include Best Western, Hampton Inn Suites Mountain Home, Sleep Inn.

• Mountain Home travel guide
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• Idaho tourism bureau

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