Caribou (ID): Profile

Welcome to Caribou County ...

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

The community of Soda Springs is the Seat for Caribou County.

Caribou County was founded in 1919 and was created by taking area from Bannock County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Caribou had a population of 7,149 people. This is an increase of 2.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,963 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Caribou represented 0.44% of the total population of Idaho.

Below are some of the communities located in Caribou County:

Bancroft
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Bancroft
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft<3>
Grace
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Grace
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace<3>
Soda Springs
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Soda Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs<3>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Idaho
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //history.idaho.gov/idaho-state-archives

Websites specific to Caribou County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Bonneville County
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- Bear Lake County
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  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bannock County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
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- Bingham County
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  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lincoln County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Idaho
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Idaho
- Cemeteries of Caribou County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Idaho
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Idaho
- Cemeteries of Caribou County

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

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.
<2>	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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.