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Welcome to Idaho County ...

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

The community of Grangeville is the Seat for Idaho County.

Idaho County is one of the original counties of Idaho and was founded in 1864.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Idaho had a population of 16,667 people. This is an increase of 2.19% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,310 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Idaho represented 1.04% of the total population of Idaho.

Below are some of the communities located in Idaho County:

  • Cottonwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferdinand
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grangeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kamiah
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kamiah is located in Idaho County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamiah <2>
  • Kooskia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Riggins
    (38 miles [61.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stites
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Stites is located in Idaho County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stites <2>
  • White Bird
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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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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