Welcome to Ketchum ...The city of Ketchum is located in Blaine County<1>. The pronunciation of Ketchum: KETCH-um<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Ketchum, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ketchum has a population of 2,857 people<3> (see below for details). Ketchum is 5,830 feet [1,777 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Ketchum is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Ketchum lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Ketchum: 208 & 986<5> The ZIP code for Ketchum: 83340<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ketchum had an population of 2,857 people. This is an increase of 6.25% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.86% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Ketchum had a population of 2,689 people (which is 12.63% of the total population of Blaine County). This makes Ketchum the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Ketchum represents 0.17% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 48th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,689 people, the population of Ketchum decreased 10.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,003 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Ketchum. Communities Also Named Ketchum ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ketchum - they are located in Maine, New York, Oklahoma and Utah. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ketchum. Websites for Ketchum ...Official Website: www.ci.ketchum.id.us/ Communities near Ketchum ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ketchum.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ketchum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ketchum. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ketchum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ketchum. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ketchum. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ketchum. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ketchum ...Looking for more information about Ketchum? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Ketchum, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ketchum. Adding Ketchum to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ketchum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ketchum was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Ketchum. Footnotes ...
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