Genesee, Idaho
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Genesee is a city in Latah County
Latah County, Idaho
Latah County is a county located in the north central region of the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 37,244 at the 2010 census. The county seat and largest city is Moscow, which is the home of the University of Idaho, the state's flagship and land-grant university...

, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

, United States
United States
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. The population was 955 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Genesee is located at 46°33.0′N 116°55.5′W (46.5506, -116.9245)., in the Palouse
Palouse
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 region, approximately 14 miles (22.5 km) south of Moscow
Moscow, Idaho
Moscow is a city in northern Idaho, situated along the Washington/Idaho border. It is the most populous city and county seat of Latah County and the home of the University of Idaho, the land grant institution and primary research university for the state...

, about halfway to Lewiston
Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston is a city in and also the county seat of Nez Perce County in the Pacific Northwest state of Idaho. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID - Clarkston, WA...

. The city center is just east of US-95
U.S. Route 95 in Idaho
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, and just north of the Nez Perce County
Nez Perce County, Idaho
Nez Perce County [Eng. pron. Nezz Purse] is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 39,265 at the 2010 Census. The county seat is Lewiston. The county is named for the Nez Percé tribe....

 line in Sections 13 and 14 of Township 37 North, Range 5 West.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 946 people, 355 households, and 275 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,456.6 people per square mile (561.9/km²). There were 378 housing units at an average density of 582.0 per square mile (224.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.83% White, 0.11% African American, 0.85% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.
There were 355 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,167, and the median income for a family was $47,794. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $25,865 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $19,576. About 4.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

In popular culture

Several scenes from the 1991
1991 in film
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 movie Talent for the Game
Talent for the Game
Talent for the Game was a 1991 film about a baseball scout, directed by Robert M. Young and starring Edward James Olmos and Lorraine Bracco in her first film after Goodfellas.It co-stars Terry Kinney, Jamey Sheridan and Jeff Corbett....

were filmed in Genesee.

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