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Rigby, Idaho

Rigby is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The population was 5,038 at the 2020 census, up from 3,945 in 2010.

Native Americans from the Shoshone, Bannock Blackfeet, and Nez Perce tribes were the first inhabitants of the region.

Rigby was founded by George Albert Cordon, Omer Samuel Call, Josiah Call, and Cyril Josiah Call members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1884 and incorporated in 1903. The community was named after William F. Rigby, a prominent early settler and member of the church.

As of the 2020 census, Rigby had a population of 5,038. The median age was 28.5 years. 31.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.1 males age 18 and over.

98.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.1% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,738 households in Rigby, of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.3% were married-couple households, 15.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,825 housing units, of which 4.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%.

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,945 people, 1,328 households, and 994 families living in the city. The population density was 1,678.7 inhabitants per square mile (648.1/km2). There were 1,428 housing units at an average density of 607.7 per square mile (234.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.5% White, 0.2% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 6.7% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.8% of the population.

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