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Welcome to Bonner County ...

Time Zone: Bonner County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Sandpoint is the Seat for Bonner County.

Bonner County was founded in 1907 and was created by taking area from Kootenai County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bonner had a population of 45,739 people. This is an increase of 11.83% since the last Census (which gave a population of 40,902 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bonner represented 2.61% of the total population of Idaho.

Below are some of the communities located in Bonner County:

  • Clark Fork
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover is located in Bonner County (ID)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • East Hope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • East Hope is located in Bonner County (ID)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Hope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hope is located in Bonner County (ID)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
  • Kootenai
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oldtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponderay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Priest River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandpoint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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