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Welcome to Idaho
 Introduction
Idaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and is known as the “Gem State”. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state. Idaho borders the states of Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Montana, Wyoming and Canada. It is a Rocky Mountain state with abundant natural resources and scenic areas. The significant rivers in Idaho are the Snake River, the Clearwater River and the Salmon River. Idaho's highest point 12,662 feet is Borah Peak in the Lost River Mountains north of Mackay. The per capita income for 2004 was $26,881.Idaho is an important agricultural state, producing nearly one third of the potatoes grown in the United States. Other important agricultural products are beans, lentils, sugar beets, cattle, dairy products, wheat, and barley.
 People
Total population (2007) 1,499,402
Total Births (2006) 22,888
Total Deaths (2006) 10,894
Total natural population increases (2006) 11,994
Total international migration (2006) 2,770
Total internal migration (2006) 22,500
Net migration (2006) 25,270
Total male population (2000) 648,660
Total female population (2000) 645,293
Total white population (2000) 1,177,304
Total black population (2000) 5,456
Total asian population (2000) 11,889
American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000) 17,645
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000) 1,308
Hispanic population (2000) 101,690
Total population over 18 yrs (2000) 924,923
White population over 18 yrs (2000) 853,928
Black population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,557
American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000) 11,611
Asian population over 18 yrs (2000) 9,134
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000) 908
Female median age (2000) 34
Male median age (2000) 32
Total number households (2000) 469,645
Average household size (2000) 2.69




 Geography
Capital Boise
Largest City Boise
State's Total Area Ranking 14
Total Area 83 sq mi
Width 305 miles
Length 479 miles
Percent Water 0.01%
Latitude 42° N to 49° N
Longitude 111° W to 117° W
Highest Elevation Borah Peak 12,662 ft (3,862 m)
Mean Elevation 5 ft
Lowest Elevation Snake River 710 ft (217 m)
 Economics
GDP (2005) $47,189,000,000
GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) $2,168,000,000
Mining contribution to GDP (2005) $203,000,000
Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) $783,000,000
Construction contribution to GDP (2005) $2,811,000,000
Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $4,897,000,000
Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $1,410,000,000
Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) $2,605,000,000
Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) $4,043,000,000
Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) $1,336,000,000
Information contribution to GDP (2005) $1,180,000,000
Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) $2,404,000,000
Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) $5,688,000,000
Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) $3,338,000,000
Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) $685,000,000
Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) $1,352,000,000
Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) $262,000,000
Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) $3,113,000,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) $381,000,000
Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) $1,174,000,000
Other services contribution to GDP (2005) $959,000,000
Government contribution to GDP (2005) $6,397,000,000
Total state tax (2005) $2,934,459
Total state tax per capita (2005) $2,054
Total employees state & local government (2005) 77,171
Firefighters (2005) 1,113
Government hospital employees (2005) 6,308
Government transit employees (2005) 36
Population with health insurance (2000) 1,075,678
Population without health insurance (2000) 214,555
 Other
State Flower Syringa
State Bird Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Violent crime (2005) 3,670
Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 256.8
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) 35
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2.4
Forcible rape (2005) 577
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 40.4
Robbery (2005) 266
Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 18.6
Aggravated assault (2005) 2,792
Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 195.4
Property crime (2005) 38,556
Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2697.9
Burglary (2005) 8,066
Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 564.4
Larceny-theft (2005) 27,606
Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 1931.7
Motor vehicle theft (2005) 2,884
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 201.8
 City List (Population 2000)
Aberdeen (1,840) Ahsahka Albion (262)
Almo American Falls (4,111) Arbon
Arco (1,026) Arimo (348) Ashton (1,129)
Athol (676) Atlanta Atomic City (25)
Avery Bancroft (382) Banks
Basalt (419) Bayview Bellevue (1,876)
Bern Blackfoot (10,419) Blanchard
Bliss (275) Bloomington (251) Boise
Bonners Ferry (2,515) Bovill (305) Bruneau
Buhl (3,985) Burley (9,316) Calder
Caldwell (25,967) Cambridge (360) Carey (513)
Careywood Carmen Cascade (997)
Castleford (277) Cataldo Challis (909)
Chester Clark Fork (530) Clarkia
Clayton (27) Clifton (213) Cobalt
Cocolalla Coeur D Alene Colburn
Conda Coolin Corral
Cottonwood (944) Council (816) Craigmont (556)
Culdesac (378) Dayton (444) Deary (552)
Declo (338) Desmet Dietrich (150)
Dingle Donnelly (138) Dover (342)
Downey (613) Driggs (1,100) Dubois (647)
Eagle (11,085) Eastport Eden (411)
Elk City Elk River (156) Ellis
Emmett (5,490) Fairfield (395) Felt
Fenn Ferdinand (145) Fernwood
Filer (1,620) Firth (408) Fish Haven
Fort Hall (3,193) Franklin (641) Fruitland (3,805)
Garden City (10,624) Garden Valley Genesee (946)
Geneva Georgetown (538) Gibbonsville
Glenns Ferry (1,611) Gooding (3,384) Grace (990)
Grand View (470) Grangeville (3,228) Greencreek
Greenleaf (862) Hagerman (656) Hailey (6,200)
Hamer (12) Hammett Hansen (970)
Harrison (267) Harvard Hayden (9,159)
Hazelton (687) Heyburn (2,899) Hill City
Holbrook Homedale (2,528) Hope (79)
Horseshoe Bend (770) Howe Huston
Idaho City (458) Idaho Falls (50,730) Indian Valley
Inkom (738) Iona (1,201) Irwin (157)
Island Park (215) Jerome (7,780) Juliaetta (609)
Kamiah (1,160) Kellogg (2,395) Kendrick (369)
Ketchum (3,003) Kimberly (2,614) King Hill
Kingston Kooskia (675) Kootenai (441)
Kuna (5,382) Laclede Lake Fork
Lapwai (1,134) Lava Hot Springs (521) Leadore (90)
Lemhi Lenore Letha
Lewiston (30,904) Lewisville (467) Lowman
Lucile Mackay (566) Macks Inn
Malad City (2,158) Malta (177) Marsing (890)
May Mccall (2,084) Mccammon (805)
Medimont Melba (439) Menan (707)
Meridian (34,919) Mesa Middleton (2,978)
Midvale (176) Minidoka (129) Monteview
Montpelier (2,785) Moore (196) Moreland
Moscow (21,291) Mountain Home A F B Mountain Home (11,143)
Moyie Springs (656) Mullan (840) Murphy
Murray Murtaugh (139) Nampa (51,867)
Naples New Meadows (533) New Plymouth (1,400)
Newdale (358) Nezperce (523) Nordman
North Fork Notus (458) Oakley (668)
Ola Oldtown (190) Orofino (3,247)
Osburn (1,545) Paris (576) Parker (319)
Parma (1,771) Paul (998) Payette (7,054)
Peck (186) Picabo Pierce (617)
Pinehurst (1,661) Pingree Placerville (60)
Plummer (990) Pocatello (51,466) Pollock
Ponderay (638) Porthill Post Falls (17,247)
Potlatch (791) Preston (4,682) Priest River (1,754)
Princeton Rathdrum (4,816) Reubens (72)
Rexburg (17,257) Richfield (412) Rigby (2,998)
Riggins (410) Ririe (545) Roberts (647)
Rockland (316) Rogerson Rupert (5,645)
Sagle Saint Anthony Saint Charles
Saint Maries Salmon (3,122) Sandpoint (6,835)
Santa Shelley (3,813) Shoshone (1,398)
Shoup Silverton Smelterville (651)
Soda Springs (3,381) Spencer (38) Spirit Lake (1,376)
Springfield Stanley (100) Star (1,795)
Stites (226) Sugar City (1,242) Sun Valley (1,427)
Swan Valley (213) Swanlake Sweet
Tendoy Tensed (126) Terreton
Tetonia (247) Teton (569) Thatcher
Troy (798) Twin Falls (34,469) Ucon (943)
Victor (840) Viola Wallace (960)
Warren Wayan Weippe (416)
Weiser (5,343) Wendell (2,338) Weston (425)
White Bird (106) Wilder (1,462) Winchester (308)
Worley (223) Yellow Pine