The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.58. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 877 households, of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.6% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43.0% of the population.
The racial makeup of the city was 63.1% White, 0.2% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 31.3% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. There were 960 housing units at an average density of 653.1 per square mile (252.2/km 2). The population density was 1,791.2 inhabitants per square mile (691.6/km 2). Demographics Historical populationĪs of the census of 2010, there were 2,633 people, 877 households, and 609 families living in the city. The city is on the Snake River, which is the border with Canyon County.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.47 square miles (3.81 km 2), all of it land. Basque culture is also deeply rooted in Homedale. Today there still is an Austrian Town in Homedale. When they arrived in Homedale they found the land undeveloped though they still had to buy the land. In 1914 Austrians were lured to Homedale and promised good farming ground. By 1914 Homedale had a mayor, a council, a schoolhouse, and a railroad though it wouldn't be an official city until 1920. In 1898 Jacob Mussell built a ferry boat to help settlers cross the Snake River making Homedale more accessible. See a collection of photos from demo derby night by clicking here.įor other photos from fair week, click here.Homedale was first settled by Jacob Mussell in the late 19th century. 11g car driven by Joe Goodell of Lonedell, Mo. 23 car of Hecker’s Andrew Robert over the No. There was some dispute over who took third place, with the event organizers giving it to the No. 46 car driven by derby veteran Tony Ahrens of Waterloo with rider Austin Gotto bested the No.
Multiple instances of fire and smoke followed big hits by these heavyweights, leading to some stoppages in action. The Mayhem Hit trophy went to Scott Nanney of Waterloo.įor the main event, 18 cars competed in the Full-Size Semi-Stock Class. 69 car of Waterloo’s Ben Hogan and the No. 96 “Lawdog” car driven by Andrew Wibbenmeyer of Ste. Firefighters rushed to extinguish the blaze without injury. Genevieve with rider Lexie Franklin and flames erupted on the hood of Ervin’s car in the northwest corner of the arena. The Mini-Car Weld Class featured 17 cars and a bit of a scary situation early on. 42 car driven by Glenn Lutman of Ellis Grove, leading to a battle of Seymours for the title. 54 car driven by Shawn Seymour ganged up on the No. 454 car driven by Patrick Seymour with rider Ashtyn Seymour of Waterloo and the No. The final three in this one were all familiar names in fair derby history. Next was a 16-car Full-Size Bone Stock event. 40 car, also capturing the All-State Mayhem trophy for hardest hit. Joseph Huelsman of Marine won third place in his No. Much to the delight of the capacity crowd, the two cars engaged in a head-on ram fest that was eventually won by Kelley. 369 car driven by Matt Wiegard of Evansville with rider Tyler Barnes.
15s car driven by Shawn Kelley of Red Bud with rider Amber Kelley and the No. The Mini-Car Bone Stock event was first, with 22 cars battling out for the top trophy. There was plenty of mangled metal, mud, smoke and fire to go along with bone-crushing collisions.Ī total of 73 cars competed in this year’s event, which was broken down into four classes. In what was believed to be a record crowd on hand, the 2021 Monroe County Fair Auto Demolition Derby offered fans all the key ingredients of a classic show. See more photos from the derby by clicking here. From left, the cars of Patrick Seymour and Shawn Seymour collide at the end of the Full-Size Bone Stock class of Friday’s Monroe County Fair Auto Demolition Derby.