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Salmon, Idaho

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Salmon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83467. It lies near Lemhi Valley. The Survey maps it on the Salmon quadrangle. 3,119 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,944 feet above sea level.

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Salmon within Lemhi County

On record in Salmon

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 9 records

Population over time

2 figures

Salmon grew from 3,112 to 3,119 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.

YearPeople Change
20103,112
20203,119+7 (+0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

31 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Salmon between 1992 and 2018, burning about 38 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 4 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
Natural10
Recreation and ceremony6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Arson/incendiarism4
Fireworks3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestCHIPS
5 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestGORLEY
17 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLEMHI COUNTY ASSIST 3
8 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLEMHI COUNTY ASSIST 2
5 August 1994Naturalunder an acreIdaho Falls DistrictCHIPPS
4 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Falls DistrictDIAMOND
23 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLEMHI COUNTY ASSIST 2
22 August 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Falls DistrictDERIAR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lemhi County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Salmon: 11 occurrences, 9 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bentonite, Silver, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Andrews MineGold, Silver, LeadOccurrenceVein
Bob Moore Creek ProspectTungsten, Copper, Lead, GoldOccurrence1882
Bob Moore Creek ProspectGold, Lead, CopperOccurrence
Bob Moore Uranium ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Bromite Silver LodesSilverOccurrenceUnderground
Havenman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Silverton ProspectLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, GoldPast ProducerAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
Sparkplug Kyanite ProspectKyaniteOccurrenceMetamorphic
Unnamed ProspectThorium, REEOccurrenceVein
Wilson Creek ClaimQuartzOccurrence

Every working recorded in Lemhi County

Storms near this place

32 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salmon in 32 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 21 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2013HailSalmon$490,000A very large right-moving & long-lived supercell developed across south-central Idaho and tracked north and east across northeastern Lemhi county. A trained spotter in Salmon, Idaho reported quarter size hail. Insurance companies reported at least 200 damage claims to both vehicles and homes from downtown, northwest Salmon and between Salmon and Carmen. An auto body reported fixing 15 passenger vehicles and 20 recreation vehicles caused by hail damage. The hail fell for at least 15 minutes damaging roofs, siding, stucco and windows. One person reported this was the worst storm she had seen in 42 years.
February 2015FloodSalmon$40,000Temperatures up to 48 F on February 6th, 2015 and above-freezing temperatures near 44 F overnight led to rapid snow melt which caused Salmon, ID area creeks and rivers to rise rapidly on February 7th. Temperatures reached up to 56 F that day, with rain runoff further complicating issues. The main flooding occurred near Kitz Creek and its confluence with the Salmon River. Four homes sustained minor flood damage in Salmon, ID. Additionally, the Salmon County Airport was shutdown for the day due to water on the runway.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindSalmon$15,000A RAWS station above the city of Salmon recorded a wind gust to 66 mph. There was extensive damage within Salmon, mainly centered on the southern side of the city. Damage included damage to roofs, RVs blown over, and high school bleachers blown over.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindSalmon$10,500A trained spotter in Salmon, Idaho reported trees down over roadways, power lines down in three different areas with power outages and a roof over a patio blew off.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSalmon$10,000no account filed
September 2013Thunderstorm WindSalmon$5,000The Salmon RAWS located 3 miles southwest of the city of Salmon at 5,100 feet reported a strong wind gust to 69 mph that occurred sometime between 5:36 and 6:00 pm MDT. Weather spotters reported trees down and a power outage in Salmon. A television news station reported on Facebook that over 5,000 people were affected. A person from the public in Salmon commented on this post that power was still out in parts of Salmon at 9 am MDT on September 6th.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSalmon$2,000A trained spotter reported shingles blown off their roof in Salmon, as well as downed trees on Highway 93 south between Salmon and Challis.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSalmon$1,000Strong winds blew the chimney off of the Syringa Lodge as well as some of the tin on the roof.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindSalmon-A strong cold front initiated a thunderstorm over the mountains to the west. Radar imagery revealed the thunderstorm dropped its core by 6:13 pm which triggered the high winds. No storm damage noted around the town of Salmon.
May 2017FloodSalmon-The USGS river gauge Salmon River at Salmon reported minor flooding on May 31st. The river continued to rise and reached moderate flood stage in the first half of June. See June storm data report for more information.
September 2013Heavy RainSalmon-The Salmon RAWS, located at 5,100 ft. MSL, reported 0.58 of rainfall in one hour. According to radar storm echo trends, the rain could have fallen in less than 30 minutes time.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSalmon-A 64 mph wind gust was measured by the salmon RAWS station.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSalmon-Winds were measured by the Salmon AWOS.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSalmon-A square 16 by 16 cinder block was moved completely off a plywood sheet and the plywood was blown away. Gutters were blown down. Some metal lawn furniture was blown off the porch. Several bails of peat moss were blown around.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSalmon-Wind gust reported from Salmon RAWS.
July 2008Flash FloodSalmon-Trained spotter reported several debris flows which resulted in closing of a 10 mile stretch along Highway 93 between Salmon and Ellis from a half inch of rainfall in 30 minutes.
August 2008HailSalmon-A trained spotter reported 0.75 inch hail from a thunderstorm.
August 2008HailSalmon-A trained spotter reported 0.75 inch hail from a thunderstorm.
July 2008HailSalmon-A trained spotter reported hail that was a quarter to half dollar size near Elk Bend.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindSalmon-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSalmon-no account filed
August 2005HailSalmon-no account filed
August 2005HailSalmon-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindSalmon-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindSalmon-no account filed
August 2003Flash FloodSalmon-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindSalmon-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSalmon-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSalmon-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindSalmon-no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindSalmon-no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindSalmon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lemhi County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Carmen4.6 miles13
Baker10.2 miles10
Williams Lake Resort11.9 miles12
Leesburg12.0 miles10
North Fork16.7 miles9
Blackbird17.7 miles10
Cobalt18.7 miles10
Tendoy20.0 miles11

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 SalmonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1516936The 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 398084. 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.