Lewisville is a city in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 458 at the 2010 census. Lewisville is part of the Idaho Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Lewisville was established in 1882. In 1960, Lewisville became the corporate headquarters of Idahoan Foods, a producer of dehydrated potato products such as instant mashed potatoes, potato casserole, and hash browns. In 2011, the headquarters was moved to

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, south, though it still maintains its main plant in Lewisville. For the city's important role in Idaho's potato industry,

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proclaimed August 11, 2007 "Lewisville Day" statewide.

Geography

Lewisville is located at (43.694860, -112.012110). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $55,481, and the median income for a family was $56,442 . Males had a median income of $30,476 versus $12,115 for females. The

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for the city was $16,306. About 1.60% of families and 7.11% of the population were below the

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2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 458 people, 159 households, and 129 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 167 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.74%

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, 11.35%

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, 0.87% Native American,0.44% from

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, 7.21% from

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, and 1.75% from two or more races. There were 129 households, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were

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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5% had a male householder with no wife present. 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.19. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

Education

It is within Jefferson County School District 251. It is zoned to Midway Elementary School in Menan.

References

{{authority control Cities in Idaho Cities in Jefferson County, Idaho Cities in Idaho Falls metropolitan area Populated places established in 1882