| Admitted to Union |
July 3, 1890 |
| Capital |
Boise, [ Find out more ] |
| Nickname |
The Gem State, Gem of the Mountains, Little Ida, [ Find out more ] |
| Motto |
Esto Perpetua, [ Find out more ] |
| Total Area |
83,574 square miles |
Rank |
14th |
| Total Land Area |
82,751 square miles |
Rank |
11th |
| Total Water Area |
823 square miles |
Rank |
33rd |
| Length |
479 miles |
| Width |
305 miles |
| Highest Point |
12,662 feet (Borah Peak) |
Rank |
11th |
| Lowest Point |
710 feet (Snake River) |
Rank |
44th |
| Mean Elevation |
5,000 feet |
Rank |
6th |
| Highest Temp |
118 degrees on July 28, 1934 at Orofino |
| Lowest Temp |
-60 degrees on January 16, 1943 at Island Park Dam |
| Highest Monthly Avg Temp |
90.6 degrees |
Rank |
18th |
| Lowest Monthly Avg Temp |
15.1 degrees |
Rank |
17th |
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
1,293,953 |
Rank |
39th |
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area) |
15.64 |
Rank |
44th |
Ten Largest Cities by Population
State Capital in Red
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)
|
| 1. |
Boise |
185,787 |
|
6. |
Coeur d'Alene |
34,514 |
| 2. |
Nampa |
51,867 |
7. |
Twin Falls |
34,469 |
| 3. |
Pocatello |
51,466 |
8. |
Lewiston |
30,904 |
| 4. |
Idaho Falls |
50,730 |
9. |
Caldwell |
25,967 |
| 5. |
Meridian |
34,919 |
10. |
Moscow |
21,291 | |
Median Age
(U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
33.2 |
| Average Lifetime (1979-1981) |
75.19 |
Rank |
8th |
| Crimes Reported per 100,000 (1992-1993) |
3,845.1 |
Rank |
44th |
| Violent Crimes |
281.8 |
Rank |
42nd |
| Property |
3,563.3 |
Rank |
43rd |
Per capita income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$23,727 |
Rank |
41st |
Disposable personal income per capita (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$20,394 |
Rank |
43rd |
| Median income of households(1993) |
$31,010 |
Rank |
25th |
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"The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse,
published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III Reference Corporation, A K-III
Communications Company). Copyright 1996.
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