Dubois, Idaho | |
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 Location of Dubois in Clark County, Idaho. | |
  Dubois, Idaho Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°10′26″N 112°13′54″W / 44.17389°N 112.23167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Clark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2) |
| • Land | 2.73 sq mi (7.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,148 ft (1,569 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 677 |
| • Estimate (2019)[3] | 584 |
| • Density | 214.08/sq mi (82.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 83423, 83446 |
| Area code | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-22960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0372497 |
| Website | www |
Dubois (/duːˌbɔɪs/, du-BOISS) is a city in Clark County, Idaho, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Clark County.[4]
The city was named in 1892 for Fred Dubois (1851−1930), a prominent politician in Idaho's early years.[5] He came to Idaho in 1880, later becoming the state's first U.S. Senator, serving two non-consecutive terms (1891−97, 1901−07).
Six miles (10 km) north of town is the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station, the county's second largest employer.[6] The station studies sheep breeds to support U.S. farmers. Dubois is near the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, which calls one of its administrative units the Dubois ranger district.[citation needed]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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- ^ Pettite, William Stibal (April 26, 1962). "Tiny Clark County long on history". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 2.
- ^ Lee, Sandra L. (February 25, 1990). "Harsh land is home to a hardy breed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1-centennial.