Bovill is a city in Latah County,

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, United States. The population was 260 at the 2010 census, down from 305 in 2000.Spokesman-Review
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History

Bovill was named for a settler. (26 pages, including 6 photos from 2009) Hugh Bovill was an Englishman who bought the Warren Meadows homestead in 1901 to ranch. With the rapid infusion of loggers, homesteaders, and sportsmen, Bovill and his wife Charlotte opened a hotel in 1903, which included a store and post office in 1907. The

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arrived that same year and as logging activity increased nearby, the town became too wild for the couple and their two daughters, and they left for Coeur d'Alene in 1911; (Hugh died in 1935 in Oregon, Charlotte in 1947 in California). On 15 April 1912, the workers at the Number 4 and Number 8 camp near Bovill of the Potlatch Lumber Company went on strike for better rations and a twenty-five cent per day pay raise. Notice of the strike was published in the ''

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'', a weekly newspaper of the

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which was published out of

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, Washington at the time. The Bovill Opera House, at 2nd and Pine, was listed on the

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in 2010.

Geography

Bovill is located on the east bank of the Potlatch River. According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 260 people, 105 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 127 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.5%

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and 3.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 105 households, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were

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living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age in the city was 43 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 32% were from 45 to 64; and 15% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.5% male and 48.5% female. The median home price in Bovill was an estimated $72,500 in 2011.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 305 people, 116 households, and 82 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 128 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.07%

, 0.33% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population. There were 116 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were

living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $41,827. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,875 for females. The

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for the city was $12,471. About 14.1% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the

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, including 24.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Bovill in literature

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people relocate from

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to a retreat near Bovill due to

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and subsequent

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of the United States.

References

External links

bovill-id.com
- community site

Public Library

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