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| There are 44 administrative divisions, referred to as counties, in the state of Idaho. The population figures given below are from the 2000 census. You may list the counties by county name, by area in square miles, by year organized or by population by clicking on the column headings or using the pull-down list box. | ||||
| County | Area (sq miles) | County Seat | Established | Population (2000) |
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| Owyhee County | 7,678 | Murphy | 1863 | 10,644 |
| Ada County | 1,055 | Boise | 1864 | 300,904 |
| Idaho County | 8,485 | Grangeville | 1864 | 15,511 |
| Kootenai County | 1,245 | Coeur d'Alene | 1864 | 108,685 |
| Nez Perce County | 849 | Lewiston | 1864 | 37,410 |
| Oneida County | 1,200 | Malad City | 1864 | 4,125 |
| Shoshone County | 2,634 | Wallace | 1864 | 13,771 |
| Lemhi County | 4,564 | Salmon | 1869 | 7,806 |
| Cassia County | 2,567 | Burley | 1879 | 21,416 |
| Washington County | 1,456 | Weiser | 1879 | 9,977 |
| Custer County | 4,926 | Challis | 1881 | 4,342 |
| Bingham County | 2,095 | Blackfoot | 1885 | 41,735 |
| Latah County | 1,077 | Moscow | 1888 | 34,935 |
| Elmore County | 3,078 | Mountain Home | 1889 | 29,130 |
| Canyon County | 590 | Caldwell | 1892 | 131,441 |
| Bannock County | 1,113 | Pocatello | 1893 | 75,565 |
| Bear Lake County | 971 | Paris | 1893 | 6,411 |
| Fremont County | 1,867 | Saint Anthony | 1893 | 11,819 |
| Blaine County | 2,645 | Hailey | 1895 | 18,991 |
| Lincoln County | 1,206 | Shoshone | 1895 | 4,044 |
| Boise County | 1,902 | Idaho City | 1907 | 6,670 |
| Bonner County | 1,738 | Sandpoint | 1907 | 36,835 |
| Twin Falls County | 1,925 | Twin Falls | 1907 | 64,284 |
| Adams County | 1,365 | Council | 1911 | 3,476 |
| Bonneville County | 1,869 | Idaho Falls | 1911 | 82,522 |
| Clearwater County | 2,462 | Orofino | 1911 | 8,930 |
| Lewis County | 479 | Nezperce | 1911 | 3,747 |
| Franklin County | 666 | Preston | 1913 | 11,329 |
| Gooding County | 731 | Gooding | 1913 | 14,155 |
| Jefferson County | 1,095 | Rigby | 1913 | 19,155 |
| Madison County | 472 | Rexburg | 1913 | 27,467 |
| Minidoka County | 760 | Rupert | 1913 | 20,174 |
| Power County | 1,406 | American Falls | 1913 | 7,538 |
| Benewah County | 776 | Saint Maries | 1915 | 9,171 |
| Boundary County | 1,269 | Bonners Ferry | 1915 | 9,871 |
| Gem County | 563 | Emmett | 1915 | 15,181 |
| Teton County | 450 | Driggs | 1915 | 5,999 |
| Butte County | 2,233 | Arco | 1917 | 2,899 |
| Camas County | 1,075 | Fairfield | 1917 | 991 |
| Payette County | 408 | Payette | 1917 | 20,578 |
| Valley County | 3,678 | Cascade | 1917 | 7,651 |
| Caribou County | 1,766 | Soda Springs | 1919 | 7,304 |
| Clark County | 1,765 | Dubois | 1919 | 1,022 |
| Jerome County | 600 | Jerome | 1919 | 18,342 |
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Source: United States Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov, August 7, 2006.
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About Counties: Overview of counties from the National Association of Counties. History of County Government: Three-part history of county government in the United States from the National Association of Counties. Idaho Association of Counties: IAC's mission is to provide education and to coordinate efforts of county elected officials to facilitate effective county government. The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000, by Joseph Nathan Cane and updated by by Charles Curry Aiken. Purchase the premiere guide to information on the histories of the names, sizes, and populations of the counties of the United States. Scarecrow Press; 5th edition (December 28, 2004) 560 pages. County Name Origins of the United States by Michael A. Beatty. This thorough and carefully prepared work is recommended for medium to large academic and public libraries. McFarland & Company (May 2001) 665 pages. |
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