Town file
Kendrick, Idaho
Kendrick, Idaho (Latah County, Idaho) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 28, "A Messy Murder Plot" (26 July 2017).
- Town
- Kendrick
- County
- Latah County
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 28
- Approximate location
- 46.614, -116.661
Episode 28 / 26 July 2017 / 71 min / full
A Messy Murder Plot
"We are going to Kendrick, Idaho, a small town in the northwest part of the state, in Laytaw County" about 0:05:35
The case: Murders of Donna Fontaine and Fred Palahniuk (May 1999). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2017
- Population
- 298
- Median age
- 52.1
- Median household income
- $42,500
- Median home value
- $141,000
- Two-bedroom rent
- about $660
- Cost of living
- 93
- Religious
- 30%
- Property crime
- ▲ slightly higher than the national average
- Violent crime
- ▲ about the same as the national average
History, in brief
- The town became a stop on the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1890, which is why people came. about 0:08:42
- The railway depot was built in 1891 and is the oldest structure in the community. about 0:08:57
- When the depot was threatened with demolition in the 1900s, residents formed a coalition and saved it. about 0:09:08
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Moscow, Idaho18 miles
- Lewiston, Idaho22 miles
- Kellogg, Idaho68 miles
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho75 miles
- Post Falls, Idaho78 miles
- Deer Park, Washington100 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.