Camas County, Idaho

Camas County
Camas County Courthouse in Fairfield
Camas County Courthouse in Fairfield
Official seal of Camas County
Map of Idaho highlighting Camas County
Location within the U.S. state of Idaho
Map of the United States highlighting Idaho
Idaho's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°28′N 114°49′W / 43.47°N 114.81°W / 43.47; -114.81
Country United States
State Idaho
FoundedFebruary 6, 1917
Named forCamas root
SeatFairfield
Largest cityFairfield
Area
 • Total1,079 sq mi (2,790 km2)
 • Land1,074 sq mi (2,780 km2)
 • Water4.5 sq mi (12 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,077
 • Estimate 
(2022)
1,153 Increase
 • Density1/sq mi (0.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitecamascounty.id.gov

Camas County is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Idaho. The county seat and largest city is Fairfield.[1] The county was established 107 years ago in 1917 by the Idaho Legislature with a partition of Blaine County on February 6. It is named for the camas root, or Camassia, a lily-like plant with an edible bulb found in the region, that Native Americans and settlers used as a food source. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,077,[2] making it the second-least populous county in the state, after Clark County.

Camas County is part of the Hailey, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2024.