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Rigby, Idaho |
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Rigby is the county seat of Jefferson County. The town was founded by Mormon pioneers in 1883 and named for one of their leaders: William F. Rigby. Rigby is noted as being the place where Philo T. Farnsworth (officially the inventor of television) drew his first blueprints for a working, all-electronic television (while he was a student at Rigby High School). |
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Rigby, Jefferson County, ID 83442
Founded: 1883; Incorporated: 1903 Elevation: 4,856' Latitude: 43.6738°N Longitude: 111.9163°W Resident Racial Breakdown: White Non-Hispanic: 87.3% Hispanic: 9.8% Native American: 1.0% Asian: 0.5% Other: 0.1% Two or More Races: 1.3% Education: High School or Higher: 82.1% Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 14.8% Graduate or Professional Degree: 4.0%
2009 Estimates: Population: 3,531 Males: 1,690 Females: 1,841 Median Resident Age: 28.5 Years Estimated Median Household Income: $41,000 Estimated Median Home Value: $130,800 Population Density: 3,457 People per Square Mile 2011 Cost of Living Index for Rigby: 88.1 Major Industries: Health Care, Construction, Educational Services, Food Processing, Lodging & Food Services, Professional Services, Finance & Insurance Services, Government, Retail Services, Utilities, Grocery Stores Unemployed (March 2011): 9.0% |
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