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Lapwai has a population of 1291. 46.2% of Lapwai’s inhabitants are Male, and 53.8 are female. 37.1% of Lapwai is married and 52.1% own their own home. The Average Home price is $98,325, and the average rent is $787. Household median income in Lapwai is $45,313, and the individual median income is $26,014. Lapwai’s Ethnic is the following: Native(73.3%), White(17.6%), Multiple(6.5%), Hispanic(4.3%), Asian(1.4%), Other(0.9%), Pacific(0.4%).
The area that is today Lapwai was the home of Hin-ma-tute-ke-kaikt, also known as Big Thunder and later as James. It was here that Henry Spalding established a Protestant mission among the Nez Perce in 1836. This was also the general region that Bill Craig settled, since his wife was James' daughter.The city's predecessor, Fort Lapwai, operated on the site from 1863 to 1884.
The village of Lapwai was incorporated in 1911, with a model rural school.The word "Lapwai" means place of the butterflies, as the area had thousands in early summer in earlier years.Lapwai is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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