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Welcome to Latah County ...

The pronunciation of Latah:

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

The community of Moscow is the Seat for Latah County.

Latah County was founded in 1888 and was created by taking area from Nez Perce County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Latah had a population of 40,108 people. This is an increase of 7.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 37,255 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Latah represented 2.38% of the total population of Idaho.

Below are some of the communities located in Latah County:

  • Bovill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bovill is located in Latah County (ID)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovill <2>
  • Deary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Deary is located in Latah County (ID)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deary <2>
  • Genesee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Juliaetta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kendrick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moscow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
  • Onaway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Potlatch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy is located in Latah County (ID)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>

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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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