Profile for Sun Valley, Idaho, ID

Sun Valley is between the Pioneer Mountains and the Sawtooth Range.

W. Averell Harriman founded the resort as a way to spur winter business for his company, Union Pacific Railway.

Ernest Hemingway finished writing ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' while staying at the Sun Valley Lodge in 1939.

Local festivals include:

• Ernest Hemingway Festival - Sept. 20-23, 2007
• Jazz Jamboree - Oct. 17-21, 2007
• Ketchum Wagon Days - Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007
• Mountain Wellness Festival - May 25-28, 2007
• Trailing of the Sheep Festival - Oct. 12-14, 2007

Performing arts: Sun Valley Summer Symphony

Listed places near Sun Valley

Communities (2)

Hotels (8)

Ski areas (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Sun Valley demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Blaine 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 83354 ZIP code.

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• Blaine County government
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19% of Sun Valley residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Sun Valley ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Sun Valley
• Cemeteries in Blaine County
• Libraries in or near Sun Valley

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• Blaine 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
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Sun Valley historic sites
• Sun Valley area parks
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• Sun Valley area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Blaine County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Idaho cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Sun Valley
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• Communities in Blaine County

• Sun Valley business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Idaho

• Crime in Blaine County
• Arrests in Blaine County

• 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 Sun Valley was $50,563, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Wage estimates
• Blaine County economic census
• Blaine County economic summary
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• Blaine County unemployment rate
• Idaho economic data

60% of Sun Valley residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Sun Valley
• Colleges in Idaho
• Learning Disabilities Association in Idaho
• Schools in or near Sun Valley
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• Yearbooks (old) of Idaho high schools

• Movies playing in or near Sun Valley

• Air pollution in Blaine County
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• Land contamination in Blaine County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Idaho
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Blaine County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Idaho

Sun Valley festival dates:

• Ernest Hemingway Festival - Sept. 20-23, 2007
• Jazz Jamboree - Oct. 17-21, 2007
• Ketchum Wagon Days - Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007
• Mountain Wellness Festival - May 25-28, 2007
• Trailing of the Sheep Festival - Oct. 12-14, 2007

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

Sun Valley festival web sites:

• Trailing of the Sheep Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Idaho county fairs
• Idaho festivals (Idaho tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Sun Valley

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Sun Valley
• Geocaches in Idaho

• Sun Valley items now on sale

• Blaine County government
• Idaho state government
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• State historical society

Historic districts in Sun Valley include Sun Valley Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Blaine County genealogy forum

Median rent in Sun Valley, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $897.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $2,750.

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• Census map of Sun Valley area
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TV stations in Sun Valley include KIDA.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KWRV.

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

• Idaho Democratic party
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• Blaine County elections board
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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Sun Valley
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The average commute time for Sun Valley workers is 10 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Sun Valley travel guide
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• Idaho tourism bureau

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