Boise County | |
|---|---|
 Boise County Courthouse in Idaho City | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Idaho | |
 Idaho's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°01′N 115°44′W / 44.01°N 115.74°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Idaho |
| Founded | February 4, 1864 |
| Named for | Boise River |
| Seat | Idaho City |
| Largest city | Horseshoe Bend |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,907 sq mi (4,940 km2) |
| • Land | 1,899 sq mi (4,920 km2) |
| • Water | 7.4 sq mi (19 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,610  |
| • Density | 3.7/sq mi (1.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Boise County is a rural mountain county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,610.[1] The county seat is historic Idaho City,[2] which is connected through a series of paved and unpaved roads to Lowman, Centerville, Placerville, Pioneerville, Star Ranch, Crouch, Garden Valley, and Horseshoe Bend.
Boise County is part of the Boise, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Bogus Basin ski area is in the southwestern part of the county. The county's eastern area contains the central section of the Sawtooth Wilderness, the western part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.[3]
In 2010, the center of Idaho's population was in Boise County.[4]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Forest Service map, Sawtooth National Forest, 1985, reprinted 1989, 23.60.400.12/85C
- ^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.