Statehood July 3, 1890 (43rd state)
Capital
Boise
Largest
Cities (by population) Boise, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Nampa,
Coeur d'Alene
Origin of
Name Believed to be an invented Indian word meaning Gem of
the Mountains
Population
1,341,131 (39th)
Motto "It Is Perpetual" |
Area 83, 574 sq miles (11th)
Bordering
States (6) Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Oregon and
Washington. Also the Canadian Province of British Columbia
Number of
Counties (44)
Largest
County (by population) Ada, 300,904
Highest
Point Borah Peak, 12,662 ft.
Lowest
Point Snake River, 710 ft. |
