De Smet, Idaho

De Smet (also spelled Desmet) is an unincorporated census-designated place in the northwestern United States, located on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation in Benewah County, Idaho.

De Smet, Idaho
Census-designated place
Location of De Smet in Benewah County, Idaho.
De Smet, Idaho
Location of De Smet in Benewah County, Idaho.
Coordinates: 47°08′46″N 116°54′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBenewah
Area
 • Total0.957 sq mi (2.48 km2)
 • Land0.957 sq mi (2.48 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
2,598 ft (792 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total175
 • Density180/sq mi (71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
83824
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID397609[1]

U.S. Route 95 passes nearby and the community is located about a mile (1.6 km) south of Tensed, which was originally Temsed (De Smet spelled backwards). De Smet has a post office with a ZIP code of 83824.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 175,[3] and its elevation is approximately 2,600 feet (790 m) above sea level.

It was named for the Belgian Catholic priest Pierre De Smet,[4] a 19th-century Jesuit missionary. He worked with the Coeur d'Alène and other native peoples of western North America for most of his life, periodically returning to his chapter based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Climate

This region has warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, De Smet has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[6]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Smet, Idaho
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 105.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. Climate Summary for De Smet, Idaho


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