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Boise (locally / ˈ b ɔɪ s i / ⓘ BOY-see [5]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho.As of the 2020 census, there were 235,684 people residing in the city.
Twenty-two state capitals have been a capital longer than their state has been a state, since they served as the capital of a predecessor territory, colony, or republic. Boston, Massachusetts, has been a capital city since 1630; it is the oldest continuously running capital in the United States.
Idaho's state capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of 83,569 square miles (216,440 km 2), Idaho is the 14th-largest state by land area. The state has a population of approximately two million people; it ranks as the 13th-least populous and the seventh-least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states.
The Idaho State Capitol in Boise is the home of the government of the U.S. state of Idaho. Although Lewiston briefly served as Idaho's capital city from the formation of the old federal Idaho Territory in 1863, the territorial legislature moved it to Boise on December 24, 1864.
The Boise Capitol Area District in Boise, Idaho, is an area of Downtown Boise that includes current and former government buildings, a former hotel, one cathedral, and one monument. [2] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
This isn’t your parents’ Boise. Idaho was once again one of the fastest-growing states in 2023, seeing a 1.3% growth between July 2022 and July 2023. That ranked the Gem State as the fourth ...
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 ranked as the second-best state capital for employment and education, and among the top half of cities for all other categories.