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Boise County is a rural mountain county in the U.S. state of Idaho.As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,610. [1] The county seat is historic Idaho City, [2] which is connected through a series of paved and unpaved roads to Lowman, Centerville, Placerville, Pioneerville, Star Ranch, Crouch, Garden Valley, and Horseshoe Bend.
Satellite photo of Boise and surrounding area in 2021, taken from Copernicus Sentinel-2 Ann Morrison Park in spring. Boise is in southwestern Idaho, about 41 miles (66 km) east of the Oregon border and 110 miles (177 km) north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's elevation is 2,704 feet (824 m) above sea level.
By the time Idaho was admitted to the Union as the 43rd state in 1890, a further eight counties had been created, bringing the total to 18. After Canyon, Fremont and Bannock Counties had been created, Alturas and Logan Counties were merged to form Blaine County in March 1895; Lincoln County was formed out of Blaine County later the same month ...
For example, at 2.3 million acres (930,000 ha), the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area is the largest contiguous area of protected wilderness in the continental United States. Idaho is a Rocky Mountain state with abundant natural resources and scenic areas. The state has snow-capped mountain ranges, rapids, vast lakes and steep ...
Tohobit Peak is part of the Sawtooth Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. [4] The peak ranks as the 16th-highest in Boise County. [2] The mountain is situated 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Stanley, Idaho, in the Sawtooth Wilderness on land managed by Boise National Forest.
Nearly 40 percent of Idaho's total population lives in the area. Boise, from its foothills. As of the 2021 estimate, the Boise–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had a population of 795,268, [4] while the larger Boise City–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had a population of 850,341. [5]
Idaho (/ ˈ aɪ d ə h oʊ / ⓘ EYE-də-hoh) is a landlocked state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West subregions of the Western United States.It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west; the state shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border to the north with the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Banks has a post office with ZIP code 83602. [2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 17, [3] and its elevation is 2,881 feet (878 m) above sea level.. The North and South forks of the Payette River meet at Banks, which makes it a popular destination for rafting and kayaking.