Idaho Quick Facts
- Current Governor: Brad Little
- Capital: Boise
- Population: 1.787 million (2019 est.)
- Land Area: 82,643.12 sq km
- Water Area: 925.83 sq km
- Total Area: 83,568.95 SQ KM
- Width: 305 miles
- Length: 479 miles long
- State Motto: “Esto perpetua”
- Nickname: Gem State
- Electoral votes: 4
- Seats in U.S. House of Representatives:
- State Song: “Here We Have Idaho”
- Date of Statehood: July 3, 1890
- Official Website of Idaho: idaho.gov
- State abbreviation/Postal code: ID
State Symbols of Idaho
| State Amphibian |
Idaho giant salamander |
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| State Bird |
Mountain bluebird |
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| State Dance |
Square dance |
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| State Fish |
Cutthroat trout |
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| State Flower |
Syringa |
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| State Fossil |
Hagerman horse fossil |
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| State Fruit |
Huckleberry |
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| State Gem |
Idaho star garnet |
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| State Horse |
Appaloosa horse |
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| State Insect |
Monarch butterfly |
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| State Motto |
Esto perpetua (Let it be perpetual) |
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| State Nickname |
Gem State |
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| State Raptor |
Peregrine falcon |
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| State Tree |
Western white pine |
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| State Vegetable |
Potato |
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College & Universities
| BCRI Career Training |
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| Boise Bible College |
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| Boise State University |
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| Brigham Young University-Idaho |
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| Career Beauty College – Rexburg |
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| Carrington College-Boise |
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| College of Southern Idaho |
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| Cosmetology School of Arts and Sciences |
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| Eastern Idaho Technical College |
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| Headmasters School of Hair Design |
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| Idaho State University |
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| ITT Technical Institute-Boise |
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| Lewis-Clark State College |
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| Milan Institute-Boise |
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| Mr Juans College of Hair Design |
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| Mr Leons School of Hair Design-Lewiston |
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| Mr Leons School of Hair Design-Moscow |
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| New Saint Andrews College |
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| Northwest Nazarene University |
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| Paul Mitchell the School-Boise |
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| Razzle Dazzle College Inc |
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| The College of Idaho |
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| The School of Hairstyling |
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| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Boise |
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| University of Idaho |
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| University of Phoenix-Idaho Campus |
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Popular Tourist Attractions
- Bogus Basin
- Craters of the Moon
- Silverwood Theme Park
- Shoshone Falls
- Harriman State Park
- Hells Canyon
- Lake Coeur d’Alene
- Idaho Botanical Garden
- Lake Pend Oreille
- Farragut State Park
- Tamarack Resort
- Redfish Lake
- Sun Valley Resort
- Zoo Boise
- Boise National Forest
- Ponderosa State Park
- World Center for Birds of Prey
- Perrine Bridge
- Yellowstone Bear World
Famous Natives and Residents
| Name |
profession |
| Joe Albertson |
Grocery chain founder |
| Cecil Andrus |
Governor |
| T. H. Bell |
Educator |
| Ezra Taft Benson |
Secretary of Agriculture, pres. LDS church, marketing specialist |
| William E. Borah |
Senator |
| Gutzon Borglum |
Mt. Rushmore sculptor |
| Carol R. Brink |
Author |
| Frank F. Church |
Senator |
| Fred Dubois |
Senator |
| Vardis Fisher |
Novelist |
| Lawrence H. Gipson |
Historian |
| Chief Joseph |
Chief of the Nez Perce tribe |
| Harmon Killebrew |
Baseball player |
| Ezra Pound |
Poet |
| Sacagawea |
Shoshonean guide |
| J. R. Simplot |
Industrialist |
| Robert E. Smylie |
Political leader |
| Henry Spalding |
Missionary |
| Frank Steunenberg |
Governor |
| Picabo Street |
Skier |
| David Tompson |
Founded first trading post |
| Lana Turner |
Actress |
Famous Actors And Actresses
| Name |
Born |
| Sherry Jackson |
February 15, 1942 |
| Aaron Paul |
August 27, 1979 |
| Jeremy Shada |
January 21, 1997 |
