Clearwater County, Idaho
36 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,012
- Median household income
- $60,000
- ±5,019
- Unemployed
- 4.5%
- 168 of 3,725 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.6%
- 3,039 of 3,636 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 Clearwater | 8,895 (2021) | Po Box 586, Orofino | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Elk River | 141 (2021) | Po Box H, Elk River | — |
| City of Orofino | 3,275 (2021) | Po Box 312, Orofino | — |
| City of Pierce | 472 (2021) | Po Box 356, Pierce | — |
| City of Weippe | 405 (2021) | 623 N Main St, Weippe | — |
Special districts 31
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk River Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 407 Main St, Elk River | — |
| Fraser Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 11210 Lower Fords Creek Rd, Orofino | — |
| Gilbert Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 8299 Gilbert Grade, Orofino | — |
| Orofino Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 49, Orofino | — |
| Pierce Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 201 Cemetery Rd, Pierce | — |
| Sanders Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 204 Woodland Meadow Rd, Orofino | — |
| Southwick Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 381 Mason Butte Rd, Kendrick | — |
| Weippe Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 894 Dairy Rd, Weippe | — |
| Weseman Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 4618 Harmony Heights Loop, Orofino | — |
| Clearwater Highway District | Highways | Po Box 445, Weippe | — |
| Clearwater County Free Library District | Libraries | Po Box 435, Weippe | Website |
| Elk River Free Library District | Libraries | 203 Main St, Elk River | — |
| Pierce Free Library District | Libraries | Po Box 386, Pierce | Website |
| Evergreen Fire District | Local fire protection | 11288 Cavendish Hwy, Lenore | — |
| Grangemont Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 47 Whiskey Creek Loop, Orofino | — |
| Orofino Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 312, Orofino | — |
| Sunnyside Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 7028 Cavendish Hwy, Lenore | — |
| Twin Ridge Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 2543, Orofino | — |
| Upper Fords Creek Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 10749 Upper Fords CR. RD., Orofino | — |
| Weippe Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 117, Weippe | — |
| Clearwater West Recreation District | Parks and recreation | 1005 Turkey Run Dr, Ahsahka | — |
| Dworshak Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 1251, Orofino | — |
| Elk River Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 82, Elk River | — |
| Fraser Community Auditorium District | Parks and recreation | 2071 Stuart Rd, Orofino | — |
| Pierce Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 296, Pierce | — |
| Weippe-Fraser Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 328, Weippe | — |
| Orofino-Whiskey Creek Water and Sewer District 13S | Sewerage | Po Box 1925, Orofino | — |
| Ahsahka Water and Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 37, Ahsahka | — |
| Judgetown Water Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | 140 French Mountain Rd, Pierce | — |
| Pleasant Acres Water and Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 32, Pierce | — |
| Clearwater Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 416 Johnson Ave - Suite 22, Orofino | — |
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
OROFINO JOINT DISTRICT
School district8 schools
1145 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, Orofino, ID, 83544
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
Latah Farmers Market (ID) · Moscow Farmers Market (Moscow) · Tuesday Growers Market (Moscow) · and 1 more
Missoula Winter Market (2036 Mullan Rd Missoula) · Clark Fork Market (225 S Pattee St Missoula) · Orchard Homes' Farmers' Market (2537 South 3rd Street West Missoula) · and 2 more
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.