Welcome to Minidoka County ...
Time Zone: Minidoka County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Rupert is the Seat for Minidoka County.
Minidoka County was founded in 1913 and was created by taking area from Lincoln County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Minidoka had a population of 21,039 people. This is an increase of 4.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,083 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Minidoka represented 1.28% of the total population of Idaho.
Below are some of the communities located in Minidoka County:
- Acequia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
- Acequia is located in Minidoka County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Heyburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minidoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Paul is located in Minidoka County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <2>
- Rupert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Websites specific to Minidoka County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Blaine County
- Cassia County
- Jerome County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |