Welcome to Clark Fork ...

The city of Clark Fork is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Clark Fork is located in Bonner County<1>.

The location of Clark Fork has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clark Fork, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Clark Fork: Clark Frk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clark Fork has a population of 579 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Clark Fork is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Clark Fork lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Clark Fork and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Clark Fork: (208) and (986)<5>

The ZIP code for Clark Fork: 83811<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clark Fork had an population of 579 people. This is an increase of 8.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clark Fork had a population of 536 people. This makes Clark Fork the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Clark Fork represents 0.03% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 117th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 536 people, the population of Clark Fork increased 1.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 530 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clark Fork.

Communities near Clark Fork ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clark Fork.

• Sandpoint
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpoint
  • Sandpoint is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandpoint <7>
• Ponderay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderay
  • Ponderay is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponderay <7>
• Kootenai
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kootenai
  • Kootenai is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kootenai <7>
• East Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hope
  • East Hope is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
• Hope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <7>
• Cabinet ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
  • Cabinet is located in Bonner County
• Heron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron
  • Heron is located in Sanders County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heron <7>
• Cedar Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County
• Boyer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
  • Boyer is located in Bonner County
• Lakeview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Bonner County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clark Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clark Fork.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clark Fork. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clark Fork.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clark Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Clark Fork.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clark Fork ...

Looking for more information about Clark Fork? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clark Fork, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clark Fork.

Adding Clark Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clark Fork in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clark Fork was on a map titled Map of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming (from Rand McNally, 1925).

We also found Clark Fork on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Idaho (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clark Fork.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clark Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bonner County: www.co.bonner.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/