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Priest River is a city in Bonner County, Idaho. The population was 1,696 at the 2020 census, and 1,751 at the 2010 census. Located in the Idaho Panhandle region of the state, the city is at the mouth of the Priest River on the Pend Oreille River. == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.84 square miles (9.95 km2), of which, 3.69 square miles (9.56 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) is water. Priest River is located on the west bank of the Priest River, which drains Priest Lake 68 miles to the north, where the Priest River joins the much larger Pend Oreille River on its north bank. U.S. Route 2 passes through the town from Sandpoint on the east to Newport and the state of Washington on the west. It is 7 miles (11 km) east of the border with Washington at Newport, and less than 60 miles (100 km) south (as the crow flies) of British Columbia, Canada. === Climate === According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Priest River has a warm-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Priest River was 108 °F (42.2 °C) on June 29, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was −36 °F (−37.8 °C) on December 30, 1968. == Highways == - US 2 - to Sandpoint (northeast) and Spokane, Washington (southwest) - SH-57 - to Priest Lake (north) == Demographics == === 2010 census === As of the census of 2010, there were 1,751 people, 713 households, and 474 families living in the city.