Nezperce, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Nezperce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83543. The Survey maps it on the Nezperce quadrangle. 458 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,215 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresNezperce fell from 466 to 458 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 | 466 | |
| 2020 | 458 | -8 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1924 USGS Kamiah quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Nezperce quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Nezperce between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,677 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | WEYER |
| 30 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | MOHLER |
| 29 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LYONS ROAD |
| 19 August 1992 | Natural | 1,654 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | MARKER 62 |
| 11 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | FLYING B |
| 30 July 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PUMP SHED |
| 16 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | EWING |
| 14 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LAZY HORSE LANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Nezperce: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nez Perce Clay Prospect | Brick Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 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 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nezperce in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nezperce | $20,000 | The Lewis County Emergency Manager reported 13 power poles knocked down and multiple transformers damaged along Highway 64 between Lyons Rd. and Marker Rd. Power was cut off to the area for 18 hours while repairs were made. Radar indicated a thunderstorm nearby which likely produced a strong microburst into the damage area. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Nezperce | $5,000 | Road damage from heavy rain was observed on Johnson and Synder roads. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nezperce | $5,000 | Tree uprooted by gusty winds. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Nezperce | - | Nickel to quarter size hail remains on the ground about 20 minutes after the storm moved through. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Nezperce | - | Public reported on social media. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Nezperce | - | Hail reported on social media. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Nezperce | - | One inch hail and gusty winds reported with thunderstorm. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nezperce | - | Tree fell onto some power lines and knocked out power to 115 customers. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Nezperce | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Mohler | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Fletcher | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Kamiah | 11.2 miles | 10 | |
| Vollmer | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Craigmont | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Ilo (historical) | 13.6 miles | 8 | |
| Craig Junction | 15.8 miles | 9 |
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 Nezperce | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1516777 | 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 396958. 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.




