Elk River, Idaho
Elk River, Idaho | |
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South First Street in 2011 | |
Location of Elk River in Clearwater County, Idaho. | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′59″N 116°10′52″W / 46.78306°N 116.18111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Clearwater |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| • Land | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,861 ft (872 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 139 |
| • Density | 950/sq mi (370/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 83827 |
| Area code | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-25120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410427 |
Elk River is a city in the northwestern United States in Clearwater County, Idaho. The population was 139 at the 2020 census, up from 125 in 2010. It is accessed from State Highway 8 from Bovill, to the west in adjacent Latah County. Formerly the site of a Potlatch sawmill, it was phased out after several decades during the 1930s.