Where is Kootenai, Idaho?

Kootenai is in Bonner County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Ponderay (1.1 mi), Sandpoint (2.9 mi), Dover (5.7 mi).

What is the population of Kootenai, Idaho?

Kootenai has a population of about 1,083 (U.S. Census).

Are there jobs in Kootenai, Idaho?

There are 1 open jobs listed in Kootenai on Treasure Idaho, from 1 local employers.

What schools are in Kootenai, Idaho?

Kootenai has 1 operating public school in Lake Pend Oreille School District, including Kootenai Elementary School.

What parks are in Kootenai, Idaho?

Kootenai has 2 parks, including Oden Bay Game Management Area, Pack River Flats Refuge.

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Kootenai, Idaho

Bonner County1,083 people

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About Kootenai

Kootenai is a city in Bonner County. About 1,083 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 2,100 feet, 44 miles north of Coeur d'Alene in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Round Lake State Park and Lake Pend Oreille.

Moving to Kootenai

Start with homes, jobs and local services in and around Kootenai.

Cost of living

Kootenai is outside the Idaho metros with a 2024 federal price figure, so this uses the Idaho statewide level. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $95.49 here, under the U.S. average by 4.5%.

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Public schools in Kootenai

All 1

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

Kootenai Elementary School
Lake Pend Oreille School District · K-6
367 students · 16.7 students per teacher

Services for Kootenai

All services

DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Kootenai.

Ponderay · Vehicles
300 Bonner Mall Way Ponderay, ID 83852 Suite 24
· Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Priest River · Driver's licenses
73 Eastside Road Priest River, ID 83865
· Mon. - Fri. 9:15 AM - 4:30 PM
Sandpoint · Driver's licenses
4001 N Boyer Ave Sandpoint, ID 83864
· Mon. - Fri. 9:15 AM - 4:30 PM
Priest River · Vehicles
75 Eastside Road Priest River, ID 83856
· Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Avista · natural gas, on the company's town list. A main is not guaranteed at every address.

Allergy ratings in Kootenai

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

Spring trees
March to June
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in June
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. June to mid-July
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in August
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 6 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 10 (2021).

Regional rating. Kootenai has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Coeur d'Alene station in the North Idaho, 45 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, High. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 294 counted days in 2010 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 106 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 183 or more.

Early-summer grass, High. The NAB station in Coeur d'Alene reported grass in the High range in June 2017 (WSU), and the Spokane NAB station read 120 grains per cubic meter in late May 2026 (Spokesman-Review). NAB calls 20 to 199 High. Two reports, not a long record. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, Moderate. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 74 counted days in 2010 to 2022: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 16 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 28 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide.

Wildfire smoke, Moderate. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Bonner County has its own EPA air monitor. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

Sources

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Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

Map of Kootenai

Parks, new home communities, homes for sale and stays listed in town. Select a pin to open it.

Kootenai
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Parks in Kootenai

2 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

Oden Bay Game Management Area
Pack River Flats Refuge

Parks, trails and things to do

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Places in and around Kootenai, nearest first: everything tied to Kootenai plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do

Waterfalls

Grouse Creek Fallswaterfall
13 mi

Lakes

Lake Pend Oreillelake · near Sandpoint
4.3 mi
Pend Oreille Lake Arealake · near Sandpoint
7.2 mi
Gamlin Lakelake · near Hope
8.5 mi
Lake Pend Oreillelake · near East Hope
13 mi

Viewpoints

Picnic Pointviewpoint · near Ponderay
5.2 mi
Uleda Ridge Viewpointviewpoint · near Ponderay
7.7 mi

Ski areas

Schweitzer Mountain Resortski area · near Ponderay
6.6 mi

Museums

Bonner County Museum & Arboretummuseum · near Sandpoint
3.8 mi

Historic sites

Amanda Nesbitt Househistoric site · near Sandpoint
2.8 mi
Sandpoint Federal Buildinghistoric site · near Sandpoint
2.8 mi

Parks (nearest 12 of 23)

Round Lake State Parkstate park · near Dover
11 mi
McNearney Parknear Ponderay
1.0 mi
Pet Memorial Rose Gardennear Ponderay
1.0 mi
Healing Gardensnear Sandpoint
2.7 mi
Hickory Parknear Sandpoint
2.9 mi
Farmin Parknear Sandpoint
3.0 mi
Condo Del Sol Parknear Sandpoint
3.2 mi
Triangle Parknear Sandpoint
3.3 mi
Oden Bay Game Management Area
3.4 mi
Pine Street Parknear Sandpoint
3.5 mi
Great Northern Parknear Sandpoint
3.6 mi
Centennial Parknear Sandpoint
3.7 mi

Trails (nearest 12 of 70)

US 95 Shared Use Pathway0.8 mi long · near Ponderay
1.4 mi
Pend d' Oreille Bay Trail1.7 mi long · near Ponderay
1.8 mi
Creekside Trail0.5 mi long · near Sandpoint
2.3 mi
Mickinnick Trail3 mi long · near Ponderay
3.0 mi
Gold Hill2.9 mi long · easy bike trail · near Sandpoint
3.9 mi
Sandpoint-Dover Community Trail3.6 mi long · near Sandpoint
4.1 mi
View-Ski Loop1.2 mi long · intermediate bike trail · near Ponderay
4.7 mi
Greta's Segway1 mi long · intermediate bike trail · near Dover
4.7 mi
Gold Hill Trail1.4 mi long · near Sandpoint
5.0 mi
Sagle Trail5.3 mi long · near Sandpoint
5.3 mi
Bier Bridge1.2 mi long · intermediate bike trail · near Dover
5.3 mi
Butterfly1.3 mi long · easy bike trail · near Dover
5.3 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.