Profile for Preston, Idaho, ID

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 6. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.2 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 2004 movie, "Napoleon Dynamite"

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 Preston

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (7)

Communities (4)

Libraries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Preston demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Franklin County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 83263 ZIP code.

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11% of Preston residents report German ancestry, and 4% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Preston ancestry & family history guide.

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• Franklin County Ancestry forum
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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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• Cemetery record compendium
• Idaho cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• 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 Preston was $13,751, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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10% of Preston residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Yearbooks (old) of Idaho high schools

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• Air pollution in Franklin County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Idaho
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Franklin County genealogy forum

Median rent in Preston, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $397.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $778.

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Libraries in Preston include Preston Carnegie ... View libraries

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Franklin County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Preston political report.

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The average commute time for Preston workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Preston travel guide
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• Idaho tourism bureau

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