Headquarters, Idaho

Headquarters is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States. Headquarters is located on State Highway 11, 10 miles (16 km) north of Pierce. A company town of Potlatch Corp., it was originally established as a fire protection station in 1906.[2] Headquarters was the northeastern terminus of the Camas Prairie Railroad.

Headquarters, Idaho
Headquarters, Idaho
Headquarters, Idaho
Coordinates: 46°37′48″N 115°48′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyClearwater
Elevation
3,159 ft (963 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID396638[1]

The closure of lumber mills in the area in the 1980s and 1990s eliminated many jobs and severely impacted its population.[3][4][5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Grangeville qualifies as having a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dsb).

Climate data for Headquarters (1959-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 55
(13)
64
(18)
72
(22)
88
(31)
97
(36)
97
(36)
102
(39)
108
(42)
99
(37)
85
(29)
69
(21)
55
(13)
108
(42)
Average high °F (°C) 35
(2)
39.9
(4.4)
45.2
(7.3)
53.1
(11.7)
62.8
(17.1)
70.9
(21.6)
80.8
(27.1)
80.6
(27.0)
70.4
(21.3)
57
(14)
42.6
(5.9)
34.3
(1.3)
56.1
(13.4)
Average low °F (°C) 18.8
(−7.3)
19.6
(−6.9)
23.3
(−4.8)
28.7
(−1.8)
34.9
(1.6)
42
(6)
45.1
(7.3)
43.4
(6.3)
36.5
(2.5)
29.9
(−1.2)
25.2
(−3.8)
19.3
(−7.1)
30.6
(−0.8)
Record low °F (°C) −27
(−33)
−24
(−31)
−11
(−24)
4
(−16)
19
(−7)
25
(−4)
26
(−3)
28
(−2)
18
(−8)
1
(−17)
−5
(−21)
−28
(−33)
−28
(−33)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.41
(137)
3.79
(96)
3.94
(100)
3.26
(83)
3.26
(83)
2.53
(64)
1.06
(27)
1.24
(31)
1.69
(43)
3
(76)
5.15
(131)
5.4
(140)
39.74
(1,009)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 29.9
(76)
15.9
(40)
13
(33)
4
(10)
0.4
(1.0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.6
(1.5)
14.1
(36)
28.6
(73)
106.5
(271)
Average precipitation days 17 14 15 14 13 11 5 5 7 10 16 17 144
Source: WRCC[6]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Headquarters, Idaho
  2. "Company town began as fire headquarters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 6, 1955. p. 6.
  3. Ripley, Richard (August 25, 1985). "Logging town's existence threatened". Spokesman-Review. p. B1.
  4. Viden, Paul (February 25, 1992). "Potlatch saves 59 logging jobs". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 12A.
  5. Free, Cathy (May 27, 1992). "It's hard to go after the good life in Idaho logging town". Spokesman-Review. p. B1.
  6. "HEADQUARTERS, ID (104150)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 26, 2015.


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