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Welcome to Boise City ...The city of Boise City is located in Ada County<1>. It is the County Seat and the capital of Idaho. Google driving directions from your current location to Boise City (Patience, this may take a moment). The pronunciation of Boise City: BOY-see<2> Boise City was established in 1863. When the people of Boise City refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Boisean<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Boise City has a population of 229,142 people<4> (see below for details). The community of Boise City is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Boise City is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Boise City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Boise City: 208 & 986<6> The ZIP codes for Boise City: 83701-83709, 83711-83713, 83715-83717, 83719-83733, 83735, 83744, 83756-83757, 83788, 83799<7> The city of Boise City was previously named Boise City. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boise City had an population of 229,142 people. This is an increase of 11.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.34% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Boise City had a population of 205,671 people (which is 52.29% of the total population of Ada County). This makes Boise City the county's most populous community. The population of Boise City represents 13.12% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's most populous community. With a 2010 count of 205,671 people, the population of Boise City increased 10.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 185,787 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Boise City. Communities Also Named Boise City ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Boise City - they are located in Texas and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boise City. Websites for Boise City ...Official Website: www.cityofboise.org/ Chamber of Commerce: www.boisechamber.org/ Junior League: www.jlboise.com/ Communities near Boise City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boise City.
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 Boise City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boise City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boise City. 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 Boise City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boise City. Our list includes 78 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Boise City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boise City ...Looking for more information about Boise City? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Boise City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boise City. Adding Boise City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Boise City 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 Boise City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Boise City mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924). For more details, see References and Mentions for Boise City. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Boise City: www.cityofboise.org/ The official website for Ada County: www.adaweb.net/ The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/ Footnotes ...
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