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Welcome to Valley County ...

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

The community of Cascade is the Seat for Valley County.

Valley County was founded in 1917. Valley was created by taking area from Boise and Idaho Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Valley had a population of 11,392 people. This is an increase of 16.39% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,788 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Valley represented 0.62% of the total population of Idaho.

Below are some of the communities located in Valley County:

  • Cascade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cascade is located in Valley County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <2>
  • Donnelly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McCall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McCall is located in Valley County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall <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.
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