Buhl, Idaho

Buhl, Idaho
City
Buhl Post Office - Buhl Idaho
Buhl Post Office - Buhl Idaho
Location of Buhl in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Location of Buhl in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Coordinates: 42°36′0″N 114°45′43″W / 42.60000°N 114.76194°W / 42.60000; -114.76194
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyTwin Falls
Area
[1]
 • Total1.88 sq mi (4.87 km2)
 • Land1.88 sq mi (4.87 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,770 ft (1,150 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total4,122
 • Estimate 
(2019)[4]
4,507
 • Density2,398.62/sq mi (926.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
83316
Area code(s)208, 986
FIPS code16-10810
GNIS feature ID0396190[2]
Websitewww.cityofbuhl.us

Buhl is a city located on the old Oregon Trail in the western half of Twin Falls County, Idaho. The population was 4,122 at the time of the 2010 census, up from 3,985 in 2000.[5] It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho metropolitan area.

U.S. Route 30 passes through Buhl, along the scenic Thousand Springs Scenic Byway from Twin Falls to Bliss. Known as the "Trout Capital of the World," Buhl is the location of numerous hatcheries in the immediate surrounding area, which produce a majority of the rainbow trout consumed in the United States.[6] Clear Springs Foods, located just north of Buhl, processes over 20 million pounds of rainbow trout each year, making it the world's largest producer.[7]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buhl, Idaho
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  5. ^ Spokesman-Review Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine - 2010 census - Buhl, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-27
  6. ^ "Trout Production" (PDF). Cornell University. National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved January 23, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Clear Springs Foods, Inc. : VisitIdaho.org (accessed 17 January 2012)