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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]
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.
According to the 2010 Census the counties of the Magic Valley region had a combined population of 185,790, or nearly 12% of Idaho. Twin Falls is the region's largest city and metropolitan area. Burley is the principal city of the region's other micropolitan area. Other cities include Jerome, Rupert, Gooding, Wendell, Bliss, Hagerman and Hailey.
In the 2020 Census, the ten county area had a combined population of 845,395 people; 45.9% of the state's population. [3] Ada and Canyon are the two most populous counties in Idaho, and both have (respectively) experienced a 36.6% and 31.2% growth in population since 2010, making them among the fastest growing counties in terms of population in the state.
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On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated five combined statistical areas, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and 10 micropolitan statistical areas in Idaho. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR CSA , anchored by Idaho's capital and largest city, Boise .
Southern Idaho is a generic geographical term roughly analogous with the areas of the U.S. state of Idaho located in the Mountain Time Zone. It particularly refers to the combined areas of the Boise metropolitan area , the Magic Valley and Eastern Idaho .
Caldwell (locally CALL-dwel) is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho, United States. [4] The population was 59,996 at the time of the 2020 United States census, making it the 5th most populous city in Idaho. [5] Caldwell is considered part of the Boise metropolitan area. Caldwell is the location of the College of Idaho.