Boise County, Idaho

About Boise County, Idaho

”Boise County is a rural mountain county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,028. The county seat is Idaho City, and Horseshoe Bend is its largest city.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.In 2010, the center of Idaho's population was in Boise County.HistoryThe county was established on February 4, 1864, with its county seat at Idaho City. It was named for the Boise River, which was named by French-Canadian explorers and trappers for the great variety of trees growing along its banks in the lower desert valley. The county is also one of four Idaho counties that also existed under Washington Territory. On January 12, 1863, The Washington territorial legislature established the county containing most of Idaho below 114° 30', excluding the territory laying west of the Payette River. They also established its county seat at what would later become Idaho City. Read more

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