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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Idaho.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 117 law enforcement agencies employing 3,146 sworn police officers, about 206 for each 100,000 residents.
The Idaho State Police (ISP) is the statewide law enforcement agency for the State of Idaho.It began as the Bureau of Constabulary, created on May 18, 1919, [1] under the new Department of Law Enforcement, to detect and investigate crime, "order abatement of public nuisances and to enforce such orders by appropriate court action, to suppress riots, prevent wrongs to children and animals that ...
Smoke around the Treasure Valley and across the Pacific Northwest is coming from multiple fires. These sources show where.
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.
About 11.5 miles (18.5 km) from the state border it enters the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. As the road crosses into Nevada it becomes State Route 225. The reservation's only major town, Owyhee is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the state border. After another 95 miles (153 km) through Elko County, SR 225 connects with Interstate 80 in Elko.
This is a list of Idaho wildlife management areas. The U.S. state of Idaho current has 32 wildlife management areas, all managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game . Wildlife management areas (WMA) are established to protect habitat for wildlife and provide opportunities for hunting, fishing, and other public enjoyment of wildlife.
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 ...
The county was established 106 years ago in 1919, partitioned from Fremont County by the state legislature; the county division bill was signed by Governor D. W. Davis on February 1. [11] [12] It was named for state senator Sam K. Clark, an early pioneer on Medicine Lodge Creek in the upper Snake River valley. [11] [13] [14]