[5] Council holds a "World Champion Porcupine Race" on July 4th (Independence Day (United States)).

The weekend includes an open jam session, scramble bands (all willing musicians put their names into a hat, and names are drawn to form “on the spot” bands who rehearse and perform three songs), food vendors, Lion’s Club breakfast, a community church service in the park on Sunday, and a community pig roast Sunday afternoon.

[7] Council experiences the typical continental Mediterranean climate (Köppen Dsa) of northern Idaho, with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers.

It differs from cities like Moscow and Bonners Ferry in having substantially hotter summers, with average maxima as much as 7 °F or 4 °C higher and absolute maxima among the highest in the northwestern United States.

33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The city is served by U.S. Route 95, connecting it to New Meadows to the north and Cambridge and Weiser to the south.

[16] The city is also served by a local small-craft airport owned by the city, and the Weiser River Trail, an 84 mile long Rail Trail, that runs from Weiser, Idaho, through town, to its end, near the town of New Meadows, Idaho.