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Welcome to Acequia ...

The city of Acequia is located in Minidoka County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acequia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Acequia has a population of 129 people<2> (see below for details).

Acequia is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Acequia is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Acequia lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Acequia: 208 & 986<4>

The Pronunciation of Acequia ..

We have heard more than one pronunciation for Acequia:<5>

uh-SEEK-wee-uh

uh-see-qua

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Acequia had an population of 129 people. This is an increase of 4.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Acequia had a population of 124 people. This makes Acequia the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 124 people, the population of Acequia decreased 13.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 144 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Acequia.

Communities Also Named Acequia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Acequia - it's located in Colorado.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Acequia.

Communities near Acequia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Acequia.

  • Burley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rupert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
    • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <6>
  • Heyburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
    • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <6>
  • Paul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Declo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
    • Declo is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <6>
  • Albion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Minidoka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Amalga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kimama
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
    • Kimama is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kimama
    • From Acequia to Kimama
  • Pella
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Acequia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Acequia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Acequia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Acequia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Acequia. See our Newspapers Page for Acequia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acequia ...

Looking for more information about Acequia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Acequia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Acequia.

Adding Acequia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Acequia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Acequia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Acequia post office opened in 1907.

We also found Acequia mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acequia.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Acequia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Minidoka County: www.minidoka.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Minidoka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Acequia.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Acequia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Acequia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Acequia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Acequia. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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