RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Idaho >> Kootenai County  

Welcome to Kootenai County ...

The pronunciation of Kootenai:

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

The community of Coeur d'Alene is the Seat for Kootenai County.

Kootenai County was founded in 1864 and was created by taking area from Nez Perce County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kootenai had a population of 165,697 people. This is an increase of 19.34% since the last Census (which gave a population of 138,848 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kootenai represented 8.86% of the total population of Idaho.

Below are some of the communities located in Kootenai County:

  • Athol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Athol is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athol <2>
  • Coeur d'Alene
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dalton Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fernan Lake Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Harrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hauser
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <2>
  • Hayden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hayden is located in Kootenai County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <2>
  • Hayden Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Huetter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Huetter is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Post Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rathdrum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <2>
    • Spirit Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • State Line
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Worley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Worley is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worley <2>

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.