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The discovery of gold around the Boise valley in 1863, together with ongoing fighting prompted the US Military to establish a new Fort Boise, where Boise is located today. The new location was selected because it was near the intersection of the Oregon Trail with a major road connecting the Boise Basin ( Idaho City ) and the Owyhee ( Silver ...
It is the main component of the wider Boise–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR Combined Statistical Area, which adds Elmore and Payette counties in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. It is the state's largest officially designated metropolitan area and includes Idaho's three largest cities: Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Nearly 40 percent of Idaho ...
Southwestern Idaho is a geographical term for the area along the U.S. state of Idaho's borders with Oregon and Nevada. It includes the populous areas of the Boise metropolitan area and the Treasure Valley. [1] [2] The counties of Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley, and Washington are included in the region.
The location of the state of Idaho in the United States of America An enlargeable map of the state of Idaho An enlargeable map of the 44 counties of the state of Idaho. Indigenous peoples; Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804–1806; Oregon Country, 1818–1846 Anglo-American Convention of 1818; Adams–Onis Treaty of 1819; Fort Hall, 1834–1863
The Treasure Valley is a valley in the western United States, primarily in southwestern Idaho, where the Payette, Boise, Weiser, Malheur, and Owyhee rivers drain into the Snake River. It includes all the lowland areas from Vale in rural eastern Oregon to Boise, and is the most populated area in Idaho.
Ada County is located in the southwestern part of Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 494,967, [1] which by 2022 was estimated to have risen to 518,907. [2] Ada County is by far the state's most populous county; it is home to 26.8% of the state's population.
National Geographic has listed Boise as one of the 25 best places in the world to visit in 2025.. The list was curated by National Geographic’s team of writers, editors and photographers. Travel ...
Map of the United States with Idaho highlighted. Idaho is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Idaho is the 13th least populous state with 1,839,106 inhabitants but the 11th largest by land area spanning 82,643.12 square miles (214,044.7 km 2) of land. [1] Idaho is divided into 44 counties ...