Georgetown, Idaho | |
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 Location of Georgetown in Bear Lake County, Idaho. | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′40″N 111°21′57″W / 42.47778°N 111.36583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bear Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2) |
| • Land | 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,043 ft (1,842 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 476 |
| • Estimate (2019)[3] | 494 |
| • Density | 726.47/sq mi (280.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 83239 |
| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-30340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0397735 |
| Website | georgetown |
Georgetown is a city in the Bear River Valley in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, at the center of a farming area between the river and the mountains to the east. It was settled by Mormon pioneers on the route of the Oregon Trail and was named after George Q. Cannon.[4][5] Georgetown was first settled in 1864[6] The population was 476 at the 2010 census. U.S. Route 30 passes through the town.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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- ^ Hayes, Darwin L. (Fall 1999). "Hungering and Thirsting: Georgetown, 1930-1948, and Some Ironies for Our Time". BYU Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ Leonard J. Arrington. History of Idaho. Vol. 1, p. 273