Why visit St. Maries
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 5 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Saint Maries Peak, Benewah County Courthouse and Kootenai Inn.
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 84°F; January lows average 24°F, and about 56 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in St. Maries
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About St. Maries
St. Maries (/seɪnt 'mɛəriz/, saynt MAIR-eez) or Saint Maries is a city in north central Idaho, the largest in rural Benewah County and its county seat. Its population was 2,357 at the 2020 census, down from 2,402 in 2010.
From the Wikipedia article St. Maries, Idaho (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks4
Benewah County Courthouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
County courthouse in St. Maries, United States of America
Kootenai Inn
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Hotel in St. Maries, United States of America
St. Maries 1910 Fire Memorial
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.7 mi
Memorial monument in St. Maries, Idaho, United States
St. Maries Masonic Temple No. 63
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Building in Idaho, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes5
Shift and Grind
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 0.6 mi
132 North 1st Street, St Maries
Mo-Fr 05:00-18:00, Sa-Su 06:00-16:00
Burger Express
Fast food · Burger · 0.5 mi
213 College Avenue
Su-Fr 10:30-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00
History
The townsite was selected by Joseph Fisher, just southwest of the confluence of St. Maries River and St. Joe River, to provide a location for a sawmill, first built in 1889. The rivers and lake systems provided rapid transportation systems for floating logs to the mills and utilizing steamboats to transport finished products to market. From the city, the St. Joe River flows west, through several lakes and into the south end of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
The Pacific Extension of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) arrived in 1908. The city was established in 1913 when Benewah County was formed from southern Kootenai County. In 1915 St. Maries was named its county seat.
From the History section of St. Maries, Idaho on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship3
Saint Mary Immaculate Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic
921 West Jefferson Avenue, Saint Maries
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Mormon · 0.7 mi
201 South 23rd Street, Saint Maries
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries8
St Maries Community Education Alternative
School · 0.9 mi
422 Hells Gulch Road, St Maries
Healthcare1
Map of St. Maries
30 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 24°F | 4.4 in | 16.3 in |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 3.0 in | 8.6 in |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 3.3 in | 5.2 in |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 2.3 in | 0.7 in |
| May | 68°F | 42°F | 2.4 in | 0.1 in |
| Jun | 74°F | 48°F | 2.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 84°F | 52°F | 0.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 84°F | 51°F | 0.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 74°F | 44°F | 1.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 2.4 in | 0.2 in |
| Nov | 44°F | 30°F | 4.2 in | 6.6 in |
| Dec | 36°F | 24°F | 4.4 in | 18.3 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Saint Maries (0 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Benewah County has had 9 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-06-30: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2026-04-07: Straight-Line Winds (Straight-Line Winds)
- 2021-03-04: Straight-Line Winds (Severe Storm)
- 2020-04-09: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2017-05-18: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 34 miles away.
- Plummer 15 mi west, about 24 min by car
- Kellogg 26 mi northeast, about 41 min by car
- Coeur d'Alene 29 mi north, about 46 min by car
- Dalton Gardens 30 mi north, about 49 min by car
- Post Falls 33 mi northwest, about 54 min by car
- Hayden 33 mi north, about 53 min by car
- Liberty Lake 35 mi northwest, about 56 min by car
- Rathdrum 36 mi northwest, about 58 min by car
- Spokane Valley 39 mi northwest, about 1 h by car
- Spokane 47 mi northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- St Maries 1910 Fire Memorial 3 - St Maries Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Maries Masonic Temple - St Maries Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kootenai Inn 1978 - St Maries Idaho, Duane Garrett, Public domain
- Benewah County Courthouse 1 - St Maries Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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