Bonners Ferry, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Bonners Ferry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83805. It lies near O'Callaghans Island. The Survey maps it on the Bonners Ferry quadrangle. 2,520 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,896 feet above sea level.
Research this city
On record in Bonners Ferry
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Boundary County Courthouselisted 1987
North Side Schoollisted 1992
Russell and Pearl Soderling Houselisted 1998
US Post Office-Bonners Ferry Mainlisted 1989- Fry's Trading Postlisted 1984
Population over time
2 figuresBonners Ferry fell from 2,543 to 2,520 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,543 | |
| 2020 | 2,520 | -23 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Bonners Ferry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 214 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Natural | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | RIVERSIDE |
| 9 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FRENCH CONNECTION |
| 7 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WAGON WHEEL RD |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge | MYRTLE CREEK |
| 30 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PETERSON |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MOONSHADOW |
| 3 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CRAWFISH |
| 25 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SNOW RIP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Bonners Ferry: 6 producers, 6 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Arsenic, Iron, Sulfides, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite Vein | Arsenic, Iron, Sulfides | Occurrence | ||
| Pit No 1 Dist No 15 Cow Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
22 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bonners Ferry in 22 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flood, 2 debris flow. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonners Ferry | 1 hurt, $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds swept through Boundary County. One man was injured while pinned down by a fallen tree near Bonners Ferry. Fire and utility crews cleared over 20 downed trees from numerous roads in Bonner County. |
| March 2016 | Debris Flow | Bonners Ferry | $500,000 | Emergency management reported a significant slow slide more than one quarter mile long, timbered and somewhat steep near Cemetery road in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. City engineers and road and bridge workers were out surveying the situation. |
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Bonners Ferry | $500,000 | Mudslides from heavy rain. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Bonners Ferry | $100,000 | 1 3/4 inch hail 3 miles north of Bonners Ferry. COnsiderable damage to cars in the area |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonners Ferry | $76,500 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonners Ferry | $50,000 | wind damage power lines blown down near Kootenai river |
| May 2023 | Debris Flow | Bonners Ferry | $1,000 | Debris flow from the Russell Mountain burn scar due to rain and snowmelt at the higher elevations. Mud, logs and rocks moved downslope and covered parts of Ball Creek Rd. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonners Ferry | $500 | Observer reported downed trees in Bonners Ferry. A gust of 46 MPH was recorded in Bonners Ferry. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonners Ferry | $500 | Media reported several trees down at the fairgrounds. A gust of 46 MPH was recorded in the area. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Bonners Ferry | - | A trained weather spotter reported 0.75 inch hail one mile northwest of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Bonners Ferry | - | A member of the public reported 0.88 inch hail 3 miles north northwest of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonners Ferry | - | An emergency manager reported that a couple of trees fell due to thunderstorm wind gusts. One car was struck and a low voltage line knocked down by the fallen trees. The time of report was based off radar data. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonners Ferry | - | An emergency manager reported a tree top blew down between two homes at the Kootenai Tribal Mission. The time of the report was based off of radar data. |
| February 2015 | Flood | Bonners Ferry | - | The Boundary County Emergency Manager reported water ponding on or flowing across numerous roads due to heavy rain and melting snow. Ruby Creek and Deep Creek went over their banks into the flood plain. Water was over Highland Flats Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonners Ferry | - | A severe thunderstorm brought high wind gusts that blew over several trees. Pea size hail and heavy rain was also observed with the thunderstorm. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Bonners Ferry | - | 1 inch hail from sheriffs office and spotters |
| June 1998 | Heavy Rain | Bonners Ferry | - | 1 inch of rain in 15 minutes |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonners Ferry | - | 60 mph gust and 1/2 inch hail |
| June 2006 | Flood | Bonners Ferry | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Bonners Ferry | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Bonners Ferry | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonners Ferry | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schnoors | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Threemile Corner | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Allens Spur | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Moravia | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Crossport | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Burns | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Deep Creek | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Ritz | 6.7 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bonners Ferry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1650615 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396163. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






