Ferdinand is a city in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. The population was 159 at the 2010 census, up from 145 in 2000. At the southern end of the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, it was founded by F.M. Bieker shortly after the reservation was opened for settlement in 1895. It was named after Ferdinand, Indiana, where his mother's family had lived. Geography Ferdinand is located at (46.152701, -116.390438), at an elevation of above sea level on the Camas Prairie. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Transportation Highway - US 95 - to Craigmont (north) and Cottonwood (south) Northbound U.S. Route 95 was formerly routed westward through town as Main Street, first passing underneath the railroad tracks. Exiting town, old US-95 then resumed northward, following a descending tributary into Lawyers Creek Canyon. Two miles (3 km) north of Ferdinand, the old highway passed underneath a timber railroad trestle, Bridge #40, high, (photos) of the Camas Prairie Railroad, then descended into the canyon to cross the creek into Lewis County. Before climbing a tributary up to Craigmont, the highway briefly paralleled a steel railroad trestle (Bridge #38) near its base, its track above the creek. After years of planning, the highway was re-routed in 1993; the straighter US-95 now bypasses Ferdinand on its east side and stays east of the railroad and above the canyon. It crosses Lawyers Creek on a bridge (photo) which opened in October 1991 and passes over the site of the previous bridge, built in 1948. Railroad The second subdivision of the Camas Prairie Railroad arrived in Ferdinand in 1909, branching off the main line at Spalding and ending at Grangeville. The line on the Camas Prairie has gone under several ownership changes since 1998; it is now operated by BG&CM Railroad and terminates in Cottonwood. Passenger service on the line ended in 1955. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 159 people, 63 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 67 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.7% White, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population. There were 63 households, of which 38.1%