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Idaho (/ˈaɪdəhoʊ/ ⓘ) is a landlocked state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west; the state shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border to the north with the Canadian province of British Columbia. Idaho's state capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of 83,569 square miles (216,440 km2), Idaho is the 14th-largest state by land area. The state has a population of approximately two million people; it ranks as the 13th-least populous and the seventh-least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states.
For thousands of years, and prior to European colonization, Idaho had been inhabited by natives. In the early 19th century, Idaho was considered part of the Oregon Country, an area which was disputed between the U.S. and the British Empire. Idaho officially became a U.S. territory with the signing of the Oregon Treaty of 1846, but a separate Idaho Territory was not organized until 1863, instead being included for periods in Oregon Territory and Washington Territory. The state was eventually admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, becoming the 43rd state.
Forming part of the Pacific Northwest (and the associated Cascadia bioregion), Idaho is divided into several distinct geographic and climatic regions. The state's north, the relatively isolated Idaho Panhandle, is closely linked with Eastern Washington, with which it shares the Pacific Time Zone—the rest of the state uses the Mountain Time Zone. The state's south includes the Snake River Plain (which has most of the population and agricultural land), and the southeast incorporates part of the Great Basin. Idaho is quite mountainous and contains several stretches of the Rocky Mountains. The United States Forest Service holds about 38% of Idaho's land, the highest proportion of any state. (Full article...)
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Boise (locally /ˈbɔɪsi/ ⓘ, also /bɔɪzi/) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. Boise is the county seat of Ada County. The population of the city was 235,685 at the 2020 census. The Boise metropolitan area, also known as the Treasure Valley, includes five counties of Idaho with an estimated population of 846,000, the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho and 74th-most populous in the United States.
Located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is 41 miles (66 km) east of the Oregon border and 110 miles (177 km) north of the Nevada border. Downtown Boise's elevation is 2,704 feet (824 m) above sea level. Originally established as a military outpost in 1863 during the gold rush era, Boise rapidly grew due to its location on the Oregon Trail and its proximity to mining operations in the surrounding region. By the late 19th century, it had become a commercial and transportation hub, bolstered by the arrival of the railroad and irrigation projects that supported agriculture in the Treasure Valley. (Full article...)
Did you know
- ... that Eastern Michigan's only bowl-game victory before defeating San Jose State in the 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was against San Jose State in the 1987 California Bowl?
- ... that an Idaho TV station lost its network affiliation after less than two years on the air but did not permanently close for another decade?
- ... that the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery faced criticism in 2014 when it did not allow a lesbian couple to be buried together?
- ... that a new soccer team in Boise, Idaho, plans to play at a converted horse racing track?
- ... that Pocatello mayor Les Purce was the first African-American political officeholder in Idaho?
- ... that American football linebacker Segun Olubi grew up in New Jersey, Minnesota, Arizona, England, and California, and attended four different colleges in Idaho, California, and Arkansas?
- ... that Warren Truitt served as a legislator in Oregon and a judge in Alaska in the 19th century, and as both a legislator and a judge in Idaho in the 20th?
- ... that 76 beavers parachuted into Central Idaho in 1948?
- ... that some Idaho mountain deathcamas are pollinated by carrion and flesh flies rather than bees?
- ... that in its first full month on the air, an Idaho TV station had the highest prime-time viewing share of any independent station in the United States?
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2008 Humanitarian Bowl • Boise National Forest • William Borah • Cutthroat trout • Ernest Hemingway • Harmon Killebrew • Sawtooth National Forest
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1970 Idaho gubernatorial election • 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • Beulah Ream Allen • Leonard J. Arrington • Beaver drop • David B. Bleak • Burke Canyon • Burke, Idaho • Coeur d'Alene, Idaho • USS Idaho (BB-42) • Interstate 86 (Idaho) • KIFI-TV • Kootenay River • H. Rex Lee • The Oregon Trail (1971 video game) • The Oregon Trail (1985 video game) • Potato • Potlatch River • Jane Severance • Snake River • Twin Falls saucer hoax • U.S. Route 195 • Brad White (defensive lineman)
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All female survey crew - Minidoka Project, Idaho 1918 (from History of Idaho)
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At the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Elmore County, Southwestern Idaho in September 2003 Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejected from the USAF Thunderbirds number six aircraft less than a second before it impacted the ground at an air show at the base. Stricklin, who was not injured, ejected after guiding the jet away from the crowd of more than 60,000 people -
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An aerial view of the Power County wind farm in Power County, Idaho
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