Benewah County, Idaho
17 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 10,142
- Median household income
- $59,794
- ±5,083
- Unemployed
- 3.7%
- 165 of 4,459 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.4%
- 3,438 of 4,072 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Benewah | 9,931 (2021) | 701 W College Ave, St Maries | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Plummer | 1,048 (2021) | Po Box B, Plummer | Website |
| City of St Maries | 2,423 (2021) | 602 W College Ave, St Maries | — |
| City of Tensed | 90 (2021) | Po Box 126, Tensed | — |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benewah County Drainage District 3 | Drainage | 89607 Highway 3 N, Saint Maries | — |
| Benewah County Drainage District 5 | Drainage | 1394 Cottonwood Dr, St Maries | — |
| Benewah County Drainage District 7 | Drainage | 60 Carley Lane, St Maries | — |
| Meadowhurst Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 765 E Meadowhurst Dr, St Maries | — |
| Plummer-Gateway Highway District | Highways | Po Box D, Plummer | — |
| Benewah County Free Library District | Libraries | 212 W Ironwood DR. D-136, Cda | Website |
| Emida Fire District | Local fire protection | 45 S Emida Ave, Saint Maries | — |
| Fernwood Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 39, Fernwood | — |
| Gateway Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 328, Plummer | — |
| St Maries Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 308 W Jefferson Ave, St Maries | — |
| Tensed Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 98, Tensed | — |
| Fernwood Water and Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 215, Fernwood | — |
| Benewah Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 488, Plummer | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
PLUMMER-WORLEY JOINT DISTRICT
School district3 schools
1255 E STREET, Plummer, ID, 83851
ST MARIES JOINT DISTRICT
School district5 schools
240 SOUTH 11TH STREET, St Maries, ID, 83861
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
ABC Farmers Market () · Athol Farmers Market () · Kootenai County Farmers Markets- Saturday (Hayden)
Latah Farmers Market (ID) · Moscow Farmers Market (Moscow) · Tuesday Growers Market (Moscow) · and 1 more
Spokane Public Market (24 W. 2nd Ave Spokane) · Glenrose Summer Market (3621 S. Fancher Road Spokane) · Morgan Acres Growers Market (7316 N Smith St. Spokane) · and 8 more
Pullman Farmers Market (Pullman)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.