Careywood is an
unincorporated community in
Bonner County
Bonner County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,110. The county seat and largest city is Sandpoint. Partitioned from Kootenai County and established in 1907, it was named ...
,
Idaho, United States. Careywood is located on
U.S. Route 95 north-northeast of
Athol. Careywood has a
post office with
ZIP code 83809.
History
Originally known as Severance, the town was renamed Careywood after a man named Carey from
Spokane who bought land in the area. At the time, Careywood was involved in the
logging
Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars.
Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...
industry. Caryewood's population was 25 in 1960.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification system, Careywood has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Climate Summary for Careywood, Idaho
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References
Unincorporated communities in Bonner County, Idaho
Unincorporated communities in Idaho
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