Editing Lewiston, Idaho

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| name            = Lewiston
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| named_for                = [[Meriwether Lewis]]
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  | alt2                   = Reid Centennial Hall Clock Tower at Lewis–Clark State College
  | caption2               = Reid Hall Clock Tower at [[Lewis–Clark State College]]
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| subdivision_name1        = [[Idaho]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Idaho|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Nez Perce County, Idaho|Nez Perce]]
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = {{Start date and age|1861}}
| established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date2        = 1861
| government_type          = [[Strong-Mayor]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Lewiston strong mayor approved; Dan Johnson wins seat | website=The Lewiston Tribune | date=April 13, 2022 | url=https://lmtribune.com/lewiston-strong-mayor-approved-dan-johnson-wins-seat/article_1d0ce870-3c67-11ec-adae-8f59e0f3edcb.html | access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref>
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = [[Dan G. Johnson]]
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_16.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 9, 2020|archive-date=October 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016234845/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_16.txt|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| elevation_ft             = 745
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'''Lewiston''' is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Nez Perce County, Idaho]], United States, in the state's [[North Central Idaho|north central region]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=2011-05-31|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the third-largest city in the [[Idaho Panhandle|northern Idaho]] region, behind [[Post Falls, Idaho|Post Falls]] and [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]], and the twelfth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the [[Lewiston-Clarkston metropolitan area|Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which includes all of Nez Perce County and [[Asotin County, Washington]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of Lewiston was 34,203, up from 31,894 in 2010.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1646540|access-date=2021-12-08|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Lewiston is located at the confluence of the [[Snake River]] and [[Clearwater River (Idaho)|Clearwater River]], {{convert|30|mi|-1|spell=in}} upstream and southeast of the [[Lower Granite Lock and Dam|Lower Granite Dam]]. Dams and locks on the Snake and [[Columbia River]]s make Lewiston reachable by some ocean-going vessels. {{nowrap|The Port}} of Lewiston is Idaho's only seaport, and is the farthest inland port linked to the Pacific Ocean. The [[Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport]] serves the city by air.

Lewiston was founded in 1861 in the wake of a [[gold rush]] which began the previous year near [[Pierce, Idaho|Pierce]], northeast of Lewiston. The city was incorporated by the Washington Territorial Legislature in January 1863. In March 1863, Lewiston became the first [[capital city|capital]] of the newly created [[Idaho Territory]]. Its stint as seat of the new territory's government was short-lived, inasmuch as a resolution to move the capital south to [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] was passed by the Idaho Territorial Legislature on December 7, 1864.

Lewiston's main industries are agriculture, paper, and timber products, and light manufacturing. Ammunition manufacturing maintains a very important and growing presence in Lewiston, being the headquarters of ammunition makers [[CCI (ammunition)|CCI]] and Speer Bullet. The city is the primary regional transportation, retail, health care, and entertainment center of the surrounding area and serves as a recreation destination for the [[Hells Canyon National Recreation Area]].

Lewiston is home to [[Lewis–Clark State College]], a public [[undergraduate]] college. Community events in Lewiston include the Dogwood Festival, Hot August Nights, and the Lewiston Roundup.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington) | date=August 27, 2018 | page=C4 | last=Spence | first=William L. | title=Lewiston's annual car show offers fuel for fantasies | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102299417/lewiston-hot-august-nights/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington) | date=April 16, 1993 | page=68 | last=Ferri | first=John | title=Lewiston's Dogwood Festival is in bloom this weekend | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102299612/lewiston-dogwood-festival/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Lewiston Tribune | date=September 12, 2021 | last=Barker | first=Eric | title=Lewiston Roundup wraps up | url=https://lmtribune.com/northwest/lewiston-roundup-wraps-up-packed-house-wild-rides/article_70d3d5fb-d507-5f57-99a3-284cb6f24f82.html}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Imnaha (sternwheeler) wooding up 1903.jpg|thumb|left|The Imnaha [[sternwheeler]] loading cordwood fuel, 1903]]
[[File:Bollinger Hotel, Lewiston, Idaho, 1905 (AL+CA 1518).jpg|thumb|The Bollinger Hotel in 1905. This building was destroyed by fire in 1997.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sorensen|first=Eric|year=1997|title=Lewiston Landmark Gutted By Morning Blaze; FBI Office Housed In Bollinger Building, But Arson Not Suspected By Officials|website=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/jun/19/lewiston-landmark-gutted-by-morning-blaze-fbi/|access-date=2020-12-12}}</ref>]]
[[File:Idaho - Lewiston - NARA - 23939447 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Lewiston, 1936]]

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The [[Nimiipuu]] ([[Nez Perce people|Nez Perce]]) have inhabited the area around what is now Lewiston for thousands of years. 

The first people of European ancestry to visit the Lewiston area were members of the [[David Thompson (explorer)|David Thompson]] expedition of 1803. Thompson was looking to establish [[fur trade|fur trading]] posts for the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] of British North America (now Canada). Thompson established the first white settlement in Idaho, MacKenzie's Post. The settlement soon failed as the local Nez Perce tribe's men considered beaver trapping to be women's work, the tribe was migratory and apparently{{ww|date=January 2025}} women thought they already had enough to do. This was followed by the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]] in October [[Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition#1805|1805]]. At the future townsite, the expedition encountered settlements of the native Nez&nbsp;Perce, and they returned to the valley on their eastward trip from the Pacific in the spring of&nbsp;1806.

The town is believed to have been named after [[Meriwether Lewis]] and after Victor Trevitt's{{who|date=January 2025}} hometown of [[Lewiston, Maine]]. The town was founded {{Time ago|1861}} in 1861,<ref>{{cite web | title=History: Important Idaho Dates | website=The Official Website of the State of Idaho | date=September 19, 2019 | url=https://idaho.gov/about-idaho/history/ | access-date=February 11, 2021}}</ref> in the wake of a [[gold rush]] which began the previous year near [[Pierce, Idaho|Pierce]]. The first newspaper in present-day Idaho, ''The Golden Age'', began publication in the city of Lewiston, [[Washington Territory]] in 1862, and was joined by the ''Lewiston Morning Tribune'' in September 1892. In March 1863 Lewiston became the capital of the newly created [[Idaho Territory]]. Thomas J. Beall, one of the first three white settlers in Lewiston, wrote many of the ''Lewiston Tribune''{{'}}s first articles, and continued to do so until his death at the age of 89.

The city's stint as a seat of the new territory's government was short-lived. As the gold rush quieted in northern Idaho, a new rush in minerals began centered near [[Idaho City, Idaho|Idaho City]], which became the largest city in the Northwest in the mid-1860s. A resolution in late 1864 to have the capital moved from Lewiston to [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] was passed by the Idaho Territorial Legislature on December 7, six weeks before the territorial legislature's session legally began, and after litigation, on a split decision decided by one vote on the territorial supreme court on geographic lines.

Boise became the capital in 1866; the move was very unpopular in northern Idaho and in violation of a court order. The territorial governor, [[Caleb Lyon]] and the territorial secretary, secretly took the territorial seal, archives, and treasury, and fled from Lewiston. Lyon went downriver to [[Portland, Oregon]], a trip marked by the alleged theft of the treasury from his steamship cabin. The territorial secretary departed southward for Boise to avoid public outrage.

North Idahoans were somewhat placated in 1889 when the [[University of Idaho]] was awarded to nearby [[Moscow, Idaho|Moscow]], {{convert|30|mi|-1|spell=in}} north, and began instruction in 1892. Lewiston State Normal School, now Lewis-Clark State College, was established in 1893, as well as another normal school in the south at [[Albion State Normal School|Albion]]. These were the state's first three institutions of higher education. Lewiston was the site of the first public school in Idaho, in 1862. In December 1880, the district was the first to be chartered by the Legislature and thus carries the designation of Lewiston Independent School District #1.

The City of Lewiston’s high reservoir failed on January 18, 2023. The failure caused flooding with the release of approximately three million gallons of water.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Moudy |first1=Shannon |last2=Perez |first2=Brianda |date=January 19, 2023 |title=City of Lewiston continues investigating reservoir failure that caused property damage |url=https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/lewiston-reservoir-failure-investigation/293-5bb6e694-55c0-4b3b-a8cd-3153e5feb464 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=KREM2 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
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Lewiston is located at the confluence of the [[Snake River|Snake]] and [[Clearwater River (Idaho)|Clearwater]] rivers. Immediately west of Lewiston is the smaller twin city of [[Clarkston, Washington]]. The north-flowing Snake River departs [[Hells Canyon]] and forms the state boundary with [[Washington (state)|Washington]], while west-flowing Clearwater River defines the northern border of the city. At their confluence at the city's northwest corner, the lower Snake River turns west into Washington, and after passing four dams, empties into the [[Columbia River]] at [[Burbank, Washington|Burbank]].

About {{convert|30|mi|-1|spell=In}} northwest of the city is the [[Lower Granite Dam]], the last and upper-most of the four dams on the lower Snake River. It was completed {{Time ago|1975}} in 1975,<ref name=dedand>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zcReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1zEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4068%2C5388144 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |last=Harrell |first=Sylvia |title=Dedication: Andrus brings a warning |date=June 20, 1975 |page=1 |access-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511041032/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zcReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1zEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4068%2C5388144 |archive-date=May 11, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> creating a reservoir, [[Lower Granite Lake]] that stretches to Lewiston.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|18.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|17.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.81|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>
Downtown Lewiston, at elevations between {{convert|740|ft}} and {{convert|780|ft}}, is only slightly higher in [[elevation]] than the river, about {{convert|741|ft|0|abbr=on}}, which was {{convert|30|ft|0|spell=in}} lower prior to the completion of the [[Lower Granite Dam]]. Away from downtown the terrain gains elevation quickly, as the steep riverbank highway of [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|U.S. 95]] north of Lewiston ascends to {{convert|2756|ft}}.

The [[List of U.S. states by elevation|lowest point]] in the state of Idaho is located on the Snake River in Lewiston, where it meets the Clearwater and flows west into Washington. The populated areas in Idaho with the lowest elevations are along (or near) the Clearwater River, from [[Lowell, Idaho|Lowell]] at {{convert|1486|ft}} to Lewiston.

=== The Orchards ===
[[File:ThainGradeLewistonIdahoCirca2002.jpg|thumb|Traffic heading down "Thain Grade" in 2002. This is the road connecting [[Lewiston, Idaho#The Orchards|the Lewiston Orchards]] with the lower elevation area of downtown Lewiston. [[Lewiston Hill]] can be seen on the opposite side of the [[Clearwater River (Idaho)|Clearwater River]] and around the bend of the [[Snake River]].]]
The heavily residential southern half of the city is referred to as "The Orchards". This area is much higher in elevation than downtown, at about {{convert|1400|ft||round=5|abbr=on}}, and is named for the [[fruit orchard]]s that previously covered the area. Formerly unincorporated, it was [[Municipal annexation|annexed]] {{nowrap|in late 1969,<ref name=ortrnwp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_JFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7TAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4430%2C3300057 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |last=Hollister |first=Hal |title=Orchards tracts now part of city  |date=December 17, 1969 |page=14 }}</ref><ref name=nxtin>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AZJfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7TAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5980%2C5551283 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |last=Brigham |first=Janet |title=Annexation: biggest story of year 1969  |date=December 28, 1969 |page=18 }}</ref><ref name=ogrdg>{{cite news |url=http://lmtribune.com/northwest/old-grudges-are-slow-to-pass-lewiston-orchards-annexation/article_755e17d4-6606-5ed5-bff5-04e6618e4d20.html |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |last=Lee |first=Sandra L. |title=Old grudges are slow to pass; Lewiston Orchards annexation |date=January 1, 2005 |access-date=October 3, 2017 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101100330/https://lmtribune.com/northwest/old-grudges-are-slow-to-pass-lewiston-orchards-annexation/article_755e17d4-6606-5ed5-bff5-04e6618e4d20.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}} which nearly doubled the city's population and doubled the area of the city. There is little sign of any orchards today, although there is a wide proliferation of fruit trees in the backyards of many residences in this area of town. The [[Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport]] is located on the western edge of the Orchards plateau at {{convert|1438|ft}} above sea level, with Bryden Canyon Road providing westbound access via the [[Southway Bridge]] into Clarkston.

===Climate===
Lewiston experiences a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'') with occasionally cold, but short, winters, mostly influenced by mild Pacific air, and hot, dry summers. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|35.2|°F|1}} in December to {{convert|75.8|°F|1}} in July; the temperature reaches {{convert|100|°F|0}} on 7.7 afternoons, {{convert|90|°F|0}} on 42 afternoons, and does not rise above freezing on 14 afternoons annually. The last year that Lewiston did not reach {{convert|100|°F|1}} was back in 1995.<ref name= "NWS Spokane, WA">{{cite web
  |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=otx
  |title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
  |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
  |access-date = 2019-08-31
  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190402004000/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=otx
  |archive-date = 2019-04-02
  |url-status = live
  }}</ref> Precipitation averages {{convert|12.31|in|cm|0}} annually, including an average seasonal snowfall of {{convert|10.5|in|cm|0}}.<ref name= "NWS Spokane, WA"/>

At 195&nbsp;days, the growing season is relatively long, with the average window for freezing temperatures being October 23 thru April 10.<ref name= "NWS Spokane, WA"/>  The plant [[hardiness zone]] of Lewiston is 7b with some pockets of 8a. Temperatures below {{convert|0|°F|0}} are quite rare. Extreme temperatures range from {{convert|-23|°F|0}} on December 13, 1919 to {{convert|117|°F|0}} on July 27, 1939. [[Tornado]]es are very rare with only three tornadoes being reported in Nez Perce County since 1950, and the only significant tornado was an [[Fujita scale|F2]] in [[Lapwai, Idaho|Lapwai]] on May 8, 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/Idaho/Nez-Perce/map|title=Tornado History Project: Nez Perce County, Idaho|website=Tornadohistoryproject.com|access-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828020215/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/Idaho/Nez-Perce/map|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19620508.16.1|title=Tornado History Project: 19620508.16.1|website=Tornadohistoryproject.com|access-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828020020/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19620508.16.1|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

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|Feb record high F = 72
|Mar record high F = 80
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 115
|Jul record high F = 117
|Aug record high F = 115
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 67
|Jan avg record high F = 56.1
|Feb avg record high F = 59.4
|Mar avg record high F = 69.1
|Apr avg record high F = 79.1
|May avg record high F = 88.9
|Jun avg record high F = 96.2
|Jul avg record high F = 103.8
|Aug avg record high F = 103.5
|Sep avg record high F = 95.2
|Oct avg record high F = 80.0
|Nov avg record high F = 63.0
|Dec avg record high F = 55.5
|year avg record high F = 105.3
|Jan high F = 42.1
|Feb high F = 47.0
|Mar high F = 55.1
|Apr high F = 62.3
|May high F = 72.0
|Jun high F = 79.0
|Jul high F = 90.8
|Aug high F = 90.1
|Sep high F = 79.5
|Oct high F = 63.0
|Nov high F = 48.7
|Dec high F = 40.8
|year high F = 64.2
|Jan mean F = 36.2
|Feb mean F = 39.3
|Mar mean F = 45.4
|Apr mean F = 51.5
|May mean F = 60.0
|Jun mean F = 66.5
|Jul mean F = 75.8
|Aug mean F = 75.2
|Sep mean F = 65.9
|Oct mean F = 52.5
|Nov mean F = 41.6
|Dec mean F = 35.2
|year mean F = 53.8
|Jan low F = 30.3
|Feb low F = 31.7
|Mar low F = 35.7
|Apr low F = 40.7
|May low F = 48.1
|Jun low F = 54.0
|Jul low F = 60.9
|Aug low F = 60.3
|Sep low F = 52.3
|Oct low F = 42.0
|Nov low F = 34.5
|Dec low F = 29.5
|year low F = 43.3 
|Jan avg record low F = 14.8
|Feb avg record low F = 18.2
|Mar avg record low F = 24.6
|Apr avg record low F = 30.9
|May avg record low F = 36.2
|Jun avg record low F = 44.1
|Jul avg record low F = 50.7
|Aug avg record low F = 49.9
|Sep avg record low F = 40.4
|Oct avg record low F = 28.2
|Nov avg record low F = 20.8
|Dec avg record low F = 14.5
|year avg record low F = 7.5
|Jan record low F = −22
|Feb record low F = −18
|Mar record low F = 2
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 27
|Oct record low F = 15
|Nov record low F = −3
|Dec record low F = −23
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|Jan precipitation inch = 1.13
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.04
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.30
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.44
|May precipitation inch = 1.69
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.25
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.47
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.51
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.60
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.08
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.23
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.13
|year precipitation inch = 12.87
|Jan snow inch = 2.7
|Feb snow inch = 3.8
|Mar snow inch = 0.8
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 1.3
|Dec snow inch = 4.1
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|Apr precipitation days = 11.3
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|Jul precipitation days = 3.9
|Aug precipitation days = 3.4
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|Oct precipitation days = 8.7
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|Dec precipitation days = 11.1
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|Feb snow days = 3.1
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|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 1.0
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|Jan dew point C = -3.7
|Feb dew point C = -2.8
|Mar dew point C = 0.5
|Apr dew point C = 0.7
|May dew point C = 5.0
|Jun dew point C = 8.1
|Jul dew point C = 8.1
|Aug dew point C = 6.5
|Sep dew point C = 5.0
|Oct dew point C = 4.0
|Nov dew point C = 0.3
|Dec dew point C = -1.5
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{{wide image|Lewiston Idaho and Clarkston Washington.jpg|1300px|Lewiston and sister city Clarkston, Washington; looking northwest}}

==Demographics==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 census, there were 34,203 people, and 13,895 households in the city.<ref name=":0" /> The [[population density]] was 1,974.4 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 93.6% [[White Americans|White]], 0.1% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander]], and 3.6% from two or more races.<ref name=":0" /> Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.0% of the population.

21.4% of the population were under 18, and 5.4% were under 5. 19.4% of the population was over 65. The gender makeup was 51.4% female, 48.6% male.<ref name=":0" />

The median household income was $60,581 in the city, and the per capita income was $33,255. 15.2% of the population were below the [[Poverty line in the United States|poverty line]].<ref name=":0" />
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 739
| 1890 = 849
| 1900 = 2425
| 1910 = 6043
| 1920 = 6574
| 1930 = 9403
| 1940 = 10548
| 1950 = 12985
| 1960 = 12691
| 1970 = 26068
| 1980 = 27986
| 1990 = 28082
| 2000 = 30904
| 2010 = 31894
| 2020 = 34203
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{cbignore}}<br />Orchards annexed in late 1969.<ref name=ortrnwp/><ref name=ogrdg/>
}}

===2010 census===
[[Image:Lewiston and Clarkston.jpg|thumb|right|Lewiston (left) and Clarkston (right) anchor a [[Lewiston–Clarkston metropolitan area|metro area]]]]

As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-18|archive-date=2008-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421034031/http://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> of 2010, there were 31,894 people, 13,324 households, and 8,201 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1851.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 14,057 housing units at an average density of {{convert|815.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 13,324 households, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 39.9 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 30,905 people, 12,795 households, and 8,278 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,873.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 13,394 housing units at an average density of {{convert|811.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.14% White, 0.30% African American, 1.59% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.

There were 12,795 households, out of which 28.7% included children under the age of 18, 51.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% were a single person living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,606, and the median income for a family was $45,410. Males had a median income of $35,121 versus $22,805 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,091. About 8.4% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those aged 65 or over.

===Historical demographics===
* 1864 census: 359 (247 men, 58 women, 54 children)<ref name=tercen64>{{cite web|url=http://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0130.pdf|publisher=Idaho State Historical Society, Reference Series, #130|title=1864 territorial census|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203144212/http://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0130.pdf|archive-date=February 3, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1863 census: 414 (306 men, 59 women, 49 children)<ref name=tercen63>{{cite web|url=http://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0129.pdf|publisher=Idaho State Historical Society, Reference Series, #129|title=1863 territorial census|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071925/http://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0129.pdf|archive-date=January 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Economy ==
[[File:Wood pulp mill, Lewiston, Idaho(7634100102).jpg|thumb|[[Clearwater Paper]]'s large [[wood pulp]] mill, Lewiston, 2010]]

Lewiston's economy has historically been driven by agriculture and manufacturing activity. Lewiston's location at the confluence of the [[Snake River]] and [[Clearwater River (Idaho)|Clearwater River]] made it a natural distribution point due to its [[seaport]].<ref name=CNN>{{cite web| last = Les Christie| first = Les| title = Where home prices are rising fastest| publisher = CNNMoney| url = https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2012/real_estate/1205/gallery.rebounding-housing-markets/9.html| access-date = May 5, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130524144030/http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2012/real_estate/1205/gallery.rebounding-housing-markets/9.html| archive-date = May 24, 2013| url-status = live}}</ref> The Port of Lewiston is Idaho's only seaport and is navigable for [[barges]] which transport grain, fuel, legumes, paper, lumber and other goods up and down the Columbia River and out to the Pacific Ocean.<ref name=LMI>{{cite web|title=Nez Perce County Labor Market Information |publisher=Idaho Department of Labor |url=http://lmi.idaho.gov/Default.aspx?TabID=2198&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 |access-date=May 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506113636/http://lmi.idaho.gov/%28S%28gvxzkmv2aqmgrm55w2yp2sal%29%29/Default.aspx?TabID=2198&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 |archive-date=May 6, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = It Pays to Have a Port| publisher = Port of Lewiston| url = http://www.portoflewiston.com/| access-date = May 5, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130302090611/http://www.portoflewiston.com/| archive-date = March 2, 2013| url-status = live}}</ref> About ten percent of the United States' wheat exports transits through the port.<ref>{{cite web| last = Cross| first = Kim| title = When the dams come down, what happens to barge traffic?| magazine = High Country News| date = July 29, 2024| url = https://www.hcn.org/articles/when-the-dams-come-down-what-happens-to-barge-traffic/| access-date = September 22, 2024}}</ref>

The first barge went to [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]; it was loaded with wheat and departed Lewiston on August 9, 1975.<ref name=fwhdr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g4FfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2987%2C2833552 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |title=First wheat heads downriver |date=August 10, 1975 |page=10A}}</ref><ref name=brbnp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7INUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1130%2C2274894 |work=Ellensburg Daily Record |agency=UPI |title=Grain barge nears Portland |date=August 11, 1975 |page=10}}</ref>

Lewiston's main industries are agriculture, the paper and timber products from the mill owned and operated by the [[Clearwater Paper Corporation]] (until December 2008, a part of the [[Potlatch Corporation]]), and light manufacturing.

Paper product manufacturer, [[Clearwater Paper]] is the largest employer in the manufacturing sector;<ref name=LMI/> its [[Pulp and paper industry|pulp and paper]] mill began operations in late<!--Dec 28--> 1950.<ref name=ctzgp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CoFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1508%2C2011730 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |title=Citizens get preview of big PFI pulp mill |date=November 22, 1950 |page=14 |access-date=July 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101100350/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CoFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1508%2C2011730 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=stpro>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LoFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1488%2C5356085 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |title=PFI pulp and paper mill starts production |date=December 29, 1950 |page=12 |access-date=July 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101100331/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LoFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1488%2C5356085 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ammunition manufacturing maintains an important and growing presence in Lewiston.<ref name=JOB>{{cite web| last = Ripley| first = Richard| title = Bullet makers to add jobs at Lewiston-area plants| publisher = Spokane Journal of Business| date = September 23, 2010| url = http://www.spokanejournal.com/local-news/bullet-makers-to-add-jobs-at-lewiston-area-plants| access-date = May 5, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140506115040/http://www.spokanejournal.com/local-news/bullet-makers-to-add-jobs-at-lewiston-area-plants/| archive-date = May 6, 2014| url-status = live}}</ref> Ammunition maker [[CCI (ammunition)|CCI]], and Speer Bullet (both now brands of [[Vista Outdoor]]) are headquartered in Lewiston.<ref name=JOB/><ref>{{cite web| title = Contact Us| publisher = CCI Ammunition| url = http://www.cci-ammunition.com/general/contact_us.aspx| access-date = May 5, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130502072620/http://cci-ammunition.com/general/contact_us.aspx| archive-date = May 2, 2013| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Contact Us| publisher = Speer Ammo| url = http://www.speer-ammo.com/contact_us.aspx| access-date = May 5, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130629061244/http://www.speer-ammo.com/contact_us.aspx| archive-date = June 29, 2013| url-status = live}}</ref> Another ammunition company in Lewiston is Freedom Munitions LLC.<ref>{{cite web |  title=Freedom Munitions to Expand Manufacturing Capacity | website=An Official Journal Of The NRA | date=June 30, 2022 | url=https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/freedom-munitions-to-expand-manufacturing-capacity/ | access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref> [[Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories]], based in [[Pullman, Washington|Pullman]], has a manufacturing facility in Lewiston.

As the metropolitan hub of the Lewis-Clark Valley, Lewiston is the primary regional transportation, retail, health care, wholesale and professional services, and entertainment center.<ref name=LMI/> In 2017, the Lewiston, ID–Clarkston, WA metropolitan area had a gross metropolitan product of $2.5 billion.<ref>{{cite web| title= GDP & Personal Income| url= https://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=70&step=10&isuri=1&7001=2200&7002=2&7003=200&7004=NAICS&7005=1&7006=XX&7007=2010#reqid=70&step=10&isuri=1&7003=200&7035=-1&7004=naics&7005=-1&7006=44060&7036=-1&7001=2200&7002=2&7090=70&7007=2013,2010&7093=levels| publisher= [[United States Department of Commerce]]: Bureau of Economic Analysis| access-date= June 28, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180814233827/https://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=70&step=10&isuri=1&7001=2200&7002=2&7003=200&7004=NAICS&7005=1&7006=XX&7007=2010#reqid=70&step=10&isuri=1&7003=200&7035=-1&7004=naics&7005=-1&7006=44060&7036=-1&7001=2200&7002=2&7090=70&7007=2013,2010&7093=levels| archive-date= August 14, 2018| url-status= live}}</ref> With the presence of [[Lewis–Clark State College]], it is also a center for education and workforce training.

Lewiston's economy is slowly diversifying, which has helped keep the economy stable.<ref name=CNN/> Lewiston serves as a recreation destination for the [[Hells Canyon National Recreation Area]].<ref name=LMI/>

==Arts and culture==

In springtime, Lewiston hosts the Dogwood Festival. This celebration is named for the abundant [[dogwood|dogwood trees]] that are in fragrant bloom during the festival. During and shortly after the festival these pink blossoms blow through yards and streets like drifts of snow. The festival also hosts the "Show and Shine" classic car show alongside the other attractions.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones |first=Lisa |title=Dogwood Festival |url=http://www.lcsc.edu/dogwood/contact.html |publisher=Lewis Clark State College |access-date=31 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329100358/http://www.lcsc.edu/dogwood/contact.html |archive-date=29 March 2012 }}</ref>

During late summer, "Hot August Nights" takes place. This celebration includes concerts by popular 1950s to 1980s musicians, such as [[38 Special (band)|.38&nbsp;Special]], [[Eddie Money]], and [[Loverboy]]. There's also a show and shine for collectible cars, followed by a night parade along Main Street. During the [[autumn|fall]], a number of [[Populus trichocarpa|cottonwood]] trees release cotton-like clouds of seeds that blow through the air and streets, blanketing them with a snow-like cover.

The town has a large [[Christmas]] festival that includes a number of lighted displays in the downtown area. At the site of what was originally the Johann D.&nbsp;C. Thiessen mansion and ranch, now Locomotive Park, so named because of the retired [[locomotive]] Steam Engine&nbsp;92 and [[Camas Prairie Railroad|Camas Prairie&nbsp;RR]] [[Caboose]] on display in the middle, large trees and pathways are decorated with lights from [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] to [[New Year's Day|New Year's]]. These events are sponsored by the [[Chamber of Commerce]], and the displays involved are typically quite impressive and often attract many visitors.

During the Christmas and [[Easter]] seasons, the Lewiston Jaycees have two large lighted displays on the Lewiston Hill (technically, the Washington side, and specifically, in Whitman County, above Clarkston in Washington state), visible from nearly everywhere in the valley. The display consists of long strings of ordinary light bulbs, arranged in the shape of a star (Christmas) and a cross (Easter). The same strings of lights are used in both displays, which, when lit, are left burning 24&nbsp;hours a day through each season.

Every year, with cooperation from the city, Lewis-Clark State College hosts the Avista NAIA&nbsp;World Series for [[college baseball]] in May, and the Lewiston Round Up [[rodeo]] in September. The Lewiston Round Up is a member of the Big&nbsp;4 or Big Money&nbsp;4 (along with [[Pendleton Round-Up]], [[Walla Walla, Washington|Walla Walla]] Fair and Rodeo, and [[Ellensburg Rodeo]]) and a top&nbsp;50 [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association|PRCA]] rodeo.

Lewiston had a popular [[Northwest League]] professional [[baseball]] franchise from 1952 through 1974. The [[Lewiston Broncos|Lewis-Clark Broncs]] were affiliated with various [[Major League Baseball|major league]] parent clubs, including the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], [[Kansas City Athletics]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], and [[Oakland Athletics]] (or A's). A roster check in [[1967 Kansas City Athletics season|1967]] showed that 40% of the players and coaches of the Kansas City Athletics had been in Lewiston at one time or another. [[Reggie Jackson]] was perhaps the most famous Lewiston Bronc of all-time; ''Mr.&nbsp;October'' played twelve games for Lewiston at age 20 in 1966. The Broncs' rosters included [[Rick Monday]],<ref name=monhol>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VK1fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4693%2C1185993 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Rick Monday, Jackson end holdouts, sign contracts |date=March 7, 1969 |page=23 |access-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123065144/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VK1fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4693%2C1185993 |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> manager [[John McNamara (baseball)|John McNamara]], Vearl ("Snag") Moore, Thorton ("Kip") Kipper, Antonio Perez, Ron Koepper, Delmer Owen, [[Dick Green]], Bud Swan, [[Bert Campaneris]], John Israel, [[Dave Duncan (baseball)|Dave Duncan]], Al Heist, and as a player, later coach-manager Robert ("Gabby") Williams. After years of financial losses, the team was shut down in Lewiston in January 1975,<ref name=dirvot>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pa5fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3925%2C2445097 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |last=Barrows |first=Bob |title=Directors' vote kills Bronc baseball |date=January 10, 1975 |page=B1 |access-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123065959/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pa5fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3925%2C2445097 |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=bdemnos>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pq5fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5370%2C2666240 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |last=Barrow |first=Bob |title=Broncs' demise no sudden thing |date=January 11, 1975 |page=B1 |access-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123053704/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pq5fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5370%2C2666240 |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> and resurfaced in June in [[southwestern Idaho]] as the [[Boise&nbsp;A's]] for {{nowrap|two seasons.<ref name=pbret11>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y8ReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1zEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3737%2C4758136 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |title=Pro ball returns to Boise after absence of 11 years |date=June 18, 1975 |page=B1 |access-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123042432/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y8ReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1zEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3737%2C4758136 |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

==Education==
[[File:Talkington Hall.jpg|thumb|Talkington Hall at [[Lewis-Clark State College]]]]
Lewiston is home to [[Lewis-Clark State College]] and the [[Lewiston School District]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16069_nez_perce/DC20SD_C16069.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nez Perce County, ID|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2023-03-13}}</ref> the latter operates public [[secondary school]]s, which are [[Lewiston High School (Idaho)|Lewiston High School]], Jenifer Middle School, and [[Sacagawea|Sacajawea]] Middle School. The seven elementary schools are Whitman, Webster, Centennial, Orchards, Camelot, McGhee, and McSorley.

The [[Northwest Children's Home|Northwest Children´s Home]] has a treatment facility in Lewiston.

The Lewiston School District is Independent School District #1.

Lewis-Clark State College is also the athletic home to the [[Lewis–Clark State College#Athletics|Warriors]] of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA); LCSC's [[Harris Field]] [[Baseball park|ballpark]] hosts the [[NAIA World Series]], of which the Warriors have won 19 national titles in [[College baseball|baseball]]; the first sixteen were under head coach [[Ed Cheff]]<!-- since its inception in 1957-->.

==Media==
Lewiston's newspaper is the ''[[Lewiston Morning Tribune]]'', founded {{Time ago|1892}} in 1892. The local television station is [[KLEW-TV]], a [[CBS]] [[Network affiliate|affiliate]] which signed-on December&nbsp;7, 1955.

==Infrastructure==
===Highways===
* [[U.S. Route 12 in Idaho|U.S. 12]]
* [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|U.S. 95]]
* [[Idaho State Highway 128|SH 128]]

===Airport===
Nonstop scheduled passenger airline service to [[Denver]] (DEN) via [[United Express]], [[Salt Lake City]] (SLC) and [[Seattle-Tacoma]] (SEA) via [[Delta Connection]] is operated from the [[Lewiston - Nez Perce County Airport]] (LWS) with both air carriers operating regional jet aircraft on behalf of their respective major airline partners, [[United Airlines]] and [[Delta Air Lines]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://flightaware.com/live/airport/KLWS | title=LWS Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport (LWS/KLWS) }}</ref>

=== Marine highways ===
Because of the system of locks and [[dams on the Columbia River]] such as the Lower Granite Dam, Lewiston is navigable by some ocean-going vessels and is the eastern terminus of Marine Highway M-84 of the [[United States Marine Highway Program]] which connects to the M-5 along the coast at [[Astoria, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web| title = United States Marine Highway Route Designations| publisher = [[U.S. Department of Transportation]]| url = https://www.maritime.dot.gov/sites/marad.dot.gov/files/2023-09/Marine%20Highway%20Route%20Descriptions%20August2023.pdf| access-date = September 22, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223180046/https://www.maritime.dot.gov/sites/marad.dot.gov/files/2023-09/Marine%20Highway%20Route%20Descriptions%20August2023.pdf | archive-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref> At {{convert|465|mi|round=5}} upstream of the [[Pacific Ocean]] (at the [[Columbia Bar|mouth]] of the Columbia River, adjacent to Astoria, Oregon), the Port of Lewiston has the distinction of being the most inland seaport east of the {{nowrap|[[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://missoulian.com/article_5fde474e-8ca0-11df-b0e0-001cc4c03286.html|title=Port of Lewiston facts and figures|website=Missoulian.com|date=July 10, 2010 |access-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828012333/http://missoulian.com/article_5fde474e-8ca0-11df-b0e0-001cc4c03286.html|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>}} and Idaho's only seaport.

Also, along much of the Snake River is a system of [[levee]]s to protect against flooding; most are maintained by the [[United States Army|U.S.&nbsp;Army]] [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]].

==Notable people==
*[[Austin Arnett]], MMA fighter
*[[Bryan Fuller]], screenwriter, television producer
*[[Julie Gibson]], actress
*[[Sean Paul Lockhart]], actor, film producer
*[[Michael P. Mitchell]], member of the [[Idaho Legislature]]
*[[Jack O'Connor (American writer)|Jack O'Connor]], author, hunting and shooting sports editor of ''Outdoor Life''
*[[Jason Schmidt]], Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Jake Scott (guard)|Jake Scott]], guard with [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
*[[Grace Vollmer]], painter<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Hughes|first=Edan Milton|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eC4jAQAAIAAJ|title=Artists in California 1786-1940|publisher=Crocker Art Museum|year=2002|isbn=9781884038082|pages=1249}}</ref>

==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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==Further reading==
*Mueller, Gene (1980) ''Lewiston: From packtrains and tent saloons to highways and brick stores : a century of progress, 1861-1962'' OCLC 890507211
*Mueller, Gene (1986) ''Lewiston: A pictorial history'' Lewiston Chamber of Commerce OCLC 15344376

==External links==
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{{Collier's poster|Lewiston (Idaho)|Lewiston, Idaho}}
* {{official website|http://www.cityoflewiston.org}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509080726/http://www.lewistonchamber.org/ Lewiston Chamber of Commerce]

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