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arkston washington the north flowing snake river departs hells canyon and forms the state boundary with washington while west flowing clearwater river defines the northern border of the city at their confluence at the city s northwest corner the lower snake river turns west into washington and after passing four dams empties into the columbia river at burbank lower granite dam edit main articles lower granite dam and lower granite lake thirty miles 50 km northwest of the city is the lower granite dam the last and upper most of the four dams on the lower snake river the largest tributary of the columbia river it was completed 47 years ago in 1975 11 and raised the river level back to lewiston effectively making it the eastern end of the new reservoir lower granite lake because of these dams and their locks lewiston is navigable by some ocean going vessels at 465 miles 750 km upstream of the pacific ocean at the mouth of the columbia river adjacent to astoria oregon the port of lewiston has the distinction of being the most inland seaport east of the west coast 12 and idaho s only seaport barges of timber products grain and other goods are shipped via the snake columbia system to the pacific the first barge went to portland it was loaded with wheat and departed lewiston on august 9 1975 13 14 levees edit lewiston s main industries are agriculture the paper and timber products from the mill owned and operated by the clearwater paper corporation until december 2008 a part of the potlatch corporation and light manufacturing along much of the snake river is a system of levees to protect against flooding most are maintained by the u s army corps of engineers according to the u s census bureau the city has a total area of 18 04 square miles 46 72 km 2 of which 17 23 square miles 44 63 km 2 is land and 0 81 square miles 2 10 km 2 is water 15 downtown lewiston at elevations between 740 feet 230 m and 780 feet 240 m is only slightly higher in elevation than the river about 741 ft 226 m which was thirty feet 9 m lower prior to the completion of the lower granite dam away from downtown the terrain gains elevation quickly as the steep riverbank highway of u s 95 north of lewiston ascends to 2 756 feet 840 m the lowest point in the state of idaho is located on the snake river in lewiston where it meets the clearwater and flows west into washington the populated areas in idaho with the lowest elevations are along or near the clearwater river from lowell at 1 486 feet 453 m to lewiston the orchards edit traffic heading down thain grade in 2002 this is the road connecting the lewiston orchards with the lower elevation area of downtown lewiston lewiston hill can be seen on the opposite side of the clearwater river and around the bend of the snake river the heavily residential southern half of the city is referred to as the orchards this area is much higher in elevation than downtown at about 1 400 ft 425 m and is named for the fruit orchards that previously covered the area formerly unincorporated it was annexed in late 1969 16 17 18 which nearly doubled the city s population and doubled the area of the city there is little sign of any orchards today although there is a wide proliferation of fruit trees in the backyards of many residences in this area of town the lewiston nez perce county airport is located on the western edge of the orchards plateau at 1 438 feet 438 m above sea level with bryden canyon road providing westbound access via the southway bridge into clarkston climate edit lewiston experiences a semi arid climate köppen bsk with occasionally cold but short winters mostly influenced by mild pacific air and hot dry summers the monthly daily average temperature ranges from 33 7 f 0 9 c in december to 74 4 f 23 6 c in july the temperature reaches 100 f 38 c on 7 7 afternoons 90 f 32 c on 42 afternoons and does not rise above freezing on 14 afternoons annually 19 precipitation averages 12 31 inches 31 cm annually including an average seasonal snowfall of 10 5 inches 27 cm 19 at 195 days the growing season is relatively long with the average window for freezing temperatures being october 23 thru april 10 19 the plant hardiness zone are 7 and 8 with temperatures below 0 f 18 c being rare extreme temperatures range from 23 f 31 c on december 13 1919 to 117 f 47 c on july 27 1939 tornadoes are very rare with only three tornadoes being reported in nez perce county since 1950 and the only significant tornado was an f2 in lapwai on may 8 1962 20 21 climate data for lewiston nez perce county airport idaho 1991 2020 normals a extremes 1881 present month jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec year record high f c 66 19 72 22 80 27 98 37 104 40 115 46 117 47 115 46 108 42 94 34 77 25 67 19 117 47 mean maximum f c 55 6 13 1 59 8 15 4 69 0 20 6 79 7 26 5 89 8 32 1 96 2 35 7 103 4 39 7 102 9 39 4 94 3 34 6 80 3 26 8 62 8 17 1 54 7 12 6 105 1 40 6 average high f c 42 1 5 6 47 0 8 3 55 1 12 8 62 3 16 8 72 0 22 2 79 0 26 1 90 8 32 7 90 1 32 3 79 5 26 4 63 0 17 2 48 7 9 3 40 8 4 9 64 2 17 9 daily mean f c 36 2 2 3 39 5 4 2 45 4 7 4 51 5 10 8 60 1 15 6 66 5 19 2 75 9 24 4 75 2 24 0 65 9 18 8 52 5 11 4 41 6 5 3 35 2 1 8 53 8 12 1 average low f c 30 3 0 9 31 7 0 2 35 7 2 1 40 7 4 8 48 1 8 9 54 0 12 2 60 9 16 1 60 3 15 7 52 3 11 3 42 0 5 6 34 5 1 4 29 5 1 4 43 3 6 3 mean minimum f c 14 6 9 7 17 1 8 3 25 5 3 6 30 7 0 7 35 7 2 1 43 8 6 6 49 9 9 9 49 6 9 8 39 9 4 4 28 5 1 9 20 8 6 2 12 7 10 7 12 7 10 7 record low f c 22 30 18 28 2 17 20 7 23 5 34 1 41 5 41 5 27 3 15 9 3 19 23 31 23 31 average precipitation inches mm 1 13 29 1 04 26 1 30 33 1 44 37 1 69 43 1 25 32 0 47 12 0 51 13 0 60 15 1 08 27 1 23 31 1 13 29 12 87 327 average snowfall inches cm 2 7 6 9 3 8 9 7 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 4 1 10 12 7 31 9 average precipitation days 0 01 in 11 2 9 6 11 7 11 3 10 6 8 9 3 9 3 4 4 7 8 7 11 1 11 1 106 2 average snowy days 0 1 in 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 11 0 source 1 noaa 22 source 2 national weather service 23 lewiston and sister city clarkston wa looking northwest in february 2013 demographics edit historical population census pop 1880 739 1890 849 14 9 1900 2 425 185 6 1910 6 043 149 2 1920 6 574 8 8 1930 9 403 43 0 1940 10 548 12 2 1950 12 985 23 1 1960 12 691 2 3 1970 26 068 105 4 1980 27 986 7 4 1990 28 082 0 3 2000 30 904 10 0 2010 31 894 3 2 2019 est 32 788 3 2 8 u s decennial census 24 orchards annexed in late 1969 16 18 2010 census edit lewiston id left and clarkston wa right anchor a metro area as of the census 25 of 2010 there were 31 894 people 13 324 households and 8 201 families residing in the city the population density was 1 851 1 inhabitants per square mile 714 7 km 2 there were 14 057 housing units at an average density of 815 8 per square mile 315 0 km 2 the racial makeup of the city was 93 9 white 0 3 african american 1 7 native american 0 8 asian 0 1 pacific islander 0 7 from other races and 2 4 from two or more races hispanic or latino of any race were 2 8 of the population there were 13 324 households of which 27 8 had children under the age of 18 living with them 47 0 were married couples living together 10 3 had a female householder with no husband present 4 3 had a male householder with no wife present and 38 4 were non families 30 2 of all households were made up of individuals and 12 8 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older the average household size was 2 32 and the average family size was 2 87 the median age in the city was 39 9 years 21 5 of residents were under the age of 18 10 8 were between the ages of 18 and 24 23 8 were from 25 to 44 25 6 were from 45 to 64 and 18 2 were 65 years of age or older the gender makeup of the city was 49 2 male and 50 8 female 2000 census edit as of the census of 2000 there were 30 905 people 12 795 households and 8 278 families residing in the city the population density was 1 873 0 inhabitants per square mile 723 2 km 2 there were 13 394 housing units at an average density of 811 8 per square mile 313 4 km 2 the racial makeup of the city was 95 14 white 0 30 african american 1 59 native american 0 76 asian 0 08 pacific islander 0 51 from other races and 1 61 from two or more races hispanic or latino of any race were 1 91 of the population there were 12 795 households out of which 28 7 included children under the age of 18 51 3 were married couples living together 9 3 had a female householder with no husband present and 35 3 were non families 27 9 of all households were made up of individuals and 12 0 were a single person living alone who was 65 years of age or older the average household size was 2 36 and the average family size was 2 88 in the city the population was spread out with 23 3 under the age of 18 10 7 from 18 to 24 26 7 from 25 to 44 22 3 from 45 to 64 and 17 0 who were 65 years of age or older the median age was 38 years for every 100 females there were 95 3 males for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92 1 males the median income for a household in the city was 36 606 and the median income for a family was 45 410 males had a median income of 35 121 versus 22 805 for females the per capita income for the city was 19 091 about 8 4 of families and 12 0 of the population were below the poverty line including 15 2 of those under age 18 and 6 5 of those aged 65 or over historical demographics edit 1864 census 359 247 men 58 women 54 children 26 1863 census 414 306 men 59 women 49 children 27 economy edit clearwater paper s large wood pulp mill lewiston 2010 lewiston s economy has historically been driven by agriculture and manufacturing activity lewiston s location at the confluence of the snake river and clearwater river made it a natural distribution point due to its seaport 28 the port of lewiston is idaho s only seaport and is navigable for barges which transport grain fuel legumes paper lumber and other goods up and down the columbia river 29 30 paper product manufacturer clearwater paper is the largest employer in the manufacturing sector 29 its pulp and paper mill began operations in late 1950 31 32 ammunition manufacturing maintains an important and growing presence in lewiston 33 ammunition maker cci and speer bullet both now brands of vista outdoor are headquartered in lewiston and howell munitions technology has a plant in the city as well 33 34 35 schweitzer engineering laboratories based in pullman has a manufacturing facility in lewiston as the metropolitan hub of the lewis clark valley lewiston is the primary regional transportation retail health care wholesale and professional services and entertainment center 29 in 2017 the lewiston id clarkston wa metropolitan area had a gross metropolitan product of 2 5 billion 36 with the presence of lewis clark state college it is also a center for education and workforce training lewiston s economy is slowly diversifying which has helped keep the economy stable 28 lewiston serves as a recreation destination for the hells canyon national recreation area 29 arts and culture edit rafting wild sheep rapid on the snake river in springtime lewiston hosts the dogwood festival this celebration is named for the abundant dogwood trees that are in fragrant bloom during the festival during and shortly after the festival these pink blossoms blow through yards and streets like drifts of snow the festival also hosts the show and shine classic car show alongside the other attractions 37 during late summer hot august nights takes place this celebration includes concerts by popular 1950s to 1980s musicians such as 38 special eddie money and loverboy there s also a show and shine for collectible cars followed by a night parade along main street during the fall a number of cottonwood trees release cotton like clouds of seeds that blow through the air and streets blanketing them with a snow like cover the town has a large christmas festival that includes a number of lighted displays in the downtown area at the site of what was originally the johann d c thiessen mansion and ranch now locomotive park so named because of the retired locomotive steam engine 92 and camas prairie rr caboose on display in the middle large trees and pathways are decorated with lights from thanksgiving to new year s these events are sponsored by the chamber of commerce and the displays involved are typically quite impressive and often attract many visitors during the christmas and easter seasons the lewiston jaycees have two large lighted displays on the lewiston hill technically the washington side and specifically in whitman county above clarkston in washington state visible from nearly everywhere in the valley the display consists of long strings of ordinary light bulbs arranged in the shape of a star christmas and a cross easter the same strings of lights are used in both displays which when lit are left burning 24 hours a day through each season every year with cooperation from the city lewis clark state college hosts the avista naia world series for college baseball in may and the lewiston round up rodeo in september the lewiston round up is a member of the big 4 or big money 4 along with pendleton round up walla walla fair and rodeo and ellensburg rodeo and a top 50 prca rodeo lewiston had a popular northwest league professional baseball franchise from 1952 through 1974 the lewis clark broncs were affiliated with various major league parent clubs including the philadelphia phillies kansas city athletics st louis cardinals baltimore orioles and oakland athletics or a s a roster check in 1967 showed that 40 of the players and coaches of the kansas city athletics had been in lewiston at one time or another reggie jackson was perhaps the most famous lewiston bronc of all time mr october played twelve games for lewiston at age 20 in 1966 the broncs rosters included rick monday 38 manager john mcnamara vearl snag moore thorton kip kipper antonio perez ron koepper delmer owen dick green bud swan bert campaneris john israel dave duncan al heist and as a player later coach manager robert gabby williams after years of financial losses the team was shut down in lewiston in january 1975 39 40 and resurfaced in june in southwestern idaho as the boise a s for two seasons 41 education edit lewiston is home to lewis clark state college and the public secondary schools are lewiston high school jenifer junior high and sacajawea junior high the seven elementary schools are whitman webster centennial orchards camelot mcghee and mcsorley in athletics lewiston high competes in ihsaa class 5a for the largest enrollments in the state in the inland empire league 5a the mascot is the golden bengal with school colors of purple and gold lewiston has the oldest school system in idaho started 159 years ago in 1863 the lewiston school district is independent school district 1 lewis clark state college is also the athletic home to the warriors of the national association of 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