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Welcome to Payette County ...

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

The community of Payette is the Seat for Payette County.

Payette County was founded in 1917 and was created by taking area from Canyon County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Payette had a population of 23,951 people. This is an increase of 5.8% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,637 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Payette represented 1.44% of the total population of Idaho.

Below are some of the communities located in Payette County:

  • Fruitland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Plymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Payette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Payette is located in Payette County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payette <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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