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Idaho Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation ID
Capital Boise
Size Total (Land + Water) 83,570 sq miles; Land Only 82,747 sq miles
Number of Counties 44
Time Zone Mountain Time Zone, Pacific Time Zone
Bordering States Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Highest Point Borah Peak, 12,668 feet
National Parks None
Population (2015) 1,654,930
Population Density 20.0 people / square mile
Area Codes 208
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Boise (205,671)
Nampa (81,557)
Meridian (75,092)
Idaho Falls (56,813)
Pocatello (54,255)
Statehood July 3, 1890
Electoral Votes 4
Governor Official Idaho Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From Idaho
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From Idaho
Senators List of Idaho State Senators
Representatives List of Idaho State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution Idaho State Constitution
Road Conditions Idaho Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date August 03, 2007
Amphibian Idaho giant salamander
Bird Mountain bluebird
Dance Square dance
Fish Cutthroat trout
Flower Syringa
Fossil Hagerman horse fossil
Fruit Huckleberry
Gem Idaho star garnet
Horse Appaloosa horse
Insect Monarch butterfly
Motto Esto perpetua (Let it be perpetual)
Nickname Gem State
Raptor Peregrine falcon
Tree Western white pine
Vegetable Potato
NCAA Division I Schools Boise State University (Mountain West)
University of Idaho (Big Sky)
Idaho State University (Big Sky)
Gas Tax $0.3200 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $0.57 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Bogus Basin Ski area near Boise, Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Craters of the Moon National monument and national preserve in central Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Silverwood Theme Park Theme park in Athol, Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Shoshone Falls Waterfall on the Snake river in southern Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Harriman State Park State park in eastern Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Hells Canyon Canyon on the border of western Idaho, eastern Oregon, and eastern Washington.
Tourist Attractions Lake Coeur d'Alene Lake in northern Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Idaho Botanical Garden Botanical garden in Boise, Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Lake Pend Oreille Lake in northern Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Farragut State Park State park in northern Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Tamarack Resort Resort in Tamarack, Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Redfish Lake Lake in central Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Sun Valley Resort Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Zoo Boise Zoo in Boise, Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Boise National Forest National forest covering more than 2.5 million acres in Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Ponderosa State Park State park in Valley County, Idaho.
Tourist Attractions World Center for Birds of Prey Educational center in Boise, Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Perrine Bridge Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Tourist Attractions Yellowstone Bear World Drive-thru wildlife park in Rexburg, Idaho.
Fun Facts Idaho is a made-up word. When Congress was considering a name for present-day Colorado, lobbyist George Willing suggested the name "Idaho," claiming it was an Indian word that means "gem of the mountains." This name was not chosen for Colorado, but two years later it was used when the Idaho Territory was created in 1863.
Fun Facts American Falls is unique from most communities because the entire town was moved in the mid-1920s when the original American Falls Dam was constructed.
Fun Facts Hell's Canyon is the deepest gorge in America at 7,993 feet.
Fun Facts Idaho is called the "Gem State" because nearly every known type of gemstone has been found in the state of Idaho. More than 72 different precious and semi-precious gemstones are mined from Idaho.
Fun Facts Idaho is the only state in the United States with an official State Raptor, peregrine falcon.
Fun Facts Soda Springs boasts the largest man-made geyser in the world.
Fun Facts Idaho is one of only two places in the world where star garnets can be found in any significant quantities (India is the other).
Fun Facts The statehouse in Boise is geothermally heated from underground hot springs.
Fun Facts On July 17, 1955, the town of Arco became the first city in the world to be lit by atomic energy.
Fun Facts Idaho's Shoshone Falls is called the "Niagara of the West." It is 212 feet high—45 feet higher than Niagara Falls.
Name Origin An invented name whose meaning is unknown.
Residents Names Idahoan
Tourism Office Website www.visitidaho.org
Tourism Office Phone Number 888-84-IDAHO

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