The State of Idaho (IPA: /'a?d?ho?/)
is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
of America. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents
are called "Idahoans." Idaho was admitted to the Union
on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2004, Idaho had
an estimated population of 1,493,262. The state's postal abbreviation
is ID. Idaho is nicknamed the Gem State because of its abundance
of natural resources. The state motto is Esto Perpetua (Latin for
"Let it be forever").
Contents [hide]
1 Geography
1.1 Climate
1.2 Lakes
2 History
3 Origin of name
4 Demographics
4.1 Religion
5 Economy
6 Transportation
7 Law and government
7.1 State government
7.1.1 Executive Branch
7.1.2 Legislative Branch
7.1.3 Politics
8 Important cities and towns
9 National Parks of Idaho
10 National Recreation Areas
11 National Wildlife Refuges
12 National Conservation Areas
12.1 State Parks
13 Education
13.1 Colleges and universities
14 Sports
15 Official State Emblems
16 Notable Idahoans
17 References
18 External links
[edit] Geography
Map of Idaho
Idaho Population Density Map
Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed in the Owyhee Mountains about
50 miles (80 km) southwest of Boise, Idaho.
Crooked Creek in Gospel Hump Wilderness, Idaho
The Palouse region of northern Idaho.
A scenic part of the Snake River in Idaho Falls.
Sunset over the Snake River Plain near Chubbuck.Further information:
List of Idaho counties
Idaho borders six states and one Canadian province, but does not
border the Pacific Ocean at any point and is not, as such, a coastal
state. The states of Washington and Oregon are to the west, Nevada
and Utah are to the south, and Montana and Wyoming are to the east.
The province of British Columbia, to the north, also shares a small
(48 miles (77 km)) border with Idaho. The landscape is rugged with
some of the largest unspoiled natural areas in the United States.
It is a Rocky Mountain state with abundant natural resources and
scenic areas. The state has snow-capped mountain ranges, rapids,
vast lakes and steep canyons. The waters of Snake River rush through
Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in the United States. Shoshone
Falls plunges down rugged cliffs from a height greater than that
of Niagara Falls. The major rivers in Idaho are the Snake River,
the Clark Fork/Pend Oreille River, the Clearwater River and the
Salmon River. Other significant rivers include the Coeur d'Alene/Spokane
River, the Boise River and the Payette River. The Port of Lewiston,
at the confluence of the Clearwater and the Snake Rivers is the
farthest inland seaport in the Pacific Northwest.
Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak, 12,662 ft (3,859 m), in the
Lost River Range north of Mackay. Idaho's lowest point, 745 ft (227
m), is in Lewiston, where the Clearwater River joins the Snake River
and continues into Washington.
Southern Idaho, including the Boise metropolitan area, Idaho Falls,
Pocatello, and Twin Falls are in the Mountain Time Zone. Areas north
of the Salmon River, including Coeur d'Alene, Moscow, Lewiston,
and Sandpoint are in the Pacific Time Zone and revolve commercially
and culturally around Spokane, Washington
[edit] Climate
Idaho has much variation in its climate. Although the state's western
border is located 300 miles (480 km) from the Pacific Ocean,[citation
needed] the maritime influence is still felt in Idaho, especially
in the winter when cloud cover, humidity, and precipitation are
at their highest points. This influence has a moderating effect
in the winter where temperatures are not as low as would otherwise
be expected for a northern state with a mostly elevated altitude.
The maritime influence is lowest in the southeastern part of the
state where the precipitation patterns are often reversed, with
wetter summers and drier winters, and seasonal temperature differences
more extreme, showing a more continental climate.
Climate in Idaho can be hot, although extended periods over 100
°F (38 °C) for the maximum temperature are rare. Hot summer
days are tempered by the low relative humidity and cooler evenings
during summer months since, for most of the state, the highest diurnal
difference in temperature is often in the summer. Winters can be
cold, although extended periods of bitter cold weather below zero
are unusual.
Monthly Normal High and Low Temperatures For Various Idaho Cities.
City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Boise 37/24 44/29 54/34 62/39 71/47 80/54 89/60 88/60 77/51 64/41
48/32 37/24
Lewiston 39/28 46/31 54/36 62/41 70/47 78/54 88/59 88/59 77/51 62/41
47/34 39/28
Pocatello 32/16 39/21 48/27 58/33 68/39 78/46 88/51 87/50 76/42
62/33 44/25 34/17
[1]
[edit] Lakes
Lake Coeur d'Alene
Priest Lake
Payette Lake (McCall)
Pend Oreille
Lake Lowell
Henry's Lake
Stanley Lake
Redfish Lake
Alturas Lake
Petit Lake
Sawtooth Lake
Warm Lake
Bear Lake
Lake Walcott
Hayden Lake
Lake Cascade
[edit] History
Main article: History of Idaho
Humans may have been present in the Idaho area as long as 14,500
years ago. Excavations at Wilson Butte Cave near Twin Falls in 1959
revealed evidence of human activity, including arrowheads, that
rank among the oldest dated artifacts in North America. Native American
tribes predominant in the area included the Nez Perce in the north
and the Northern and Western Shoshone in the south.
Idaho, as part of the Oregon Country, was claimed by both the United
States and United Kingdom until the United States gained undisputed
jurisdiction in 1846. Between then and the creation of the Idaho
Territory in 1863, parts of the present-day state were included
in the Oregon, Washington, and Dakota Territories. The new territory
included most of present-day Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. The first
organized communities, within the present borders of Idaho, were
established in 1860.[2][3]
After some tribulation as a territory, including the chaotic transfer
of the territorial capital from Lewiston to Boise, disenfranchisement
of the large Mormon minority and a federal attempt to split the
territory between Washington Territory and the state of Nevada,
Idaho achieved statehood in 1890. The economy of the state, which
had been primarily supported by metal mining, shifted towards agriculture
and tourism.
In recent years, Idaho has expanded its commercial base as a tourism
and agricultural state to include science and technology industries.
Science and technology have become the largest single economic center
(over 25% of the state's total revenue) within the state and are
greater than agriculture, forestry and mining combined.[2]
The Idaho State Historical Society preserves and promotes Idaho’s
cultural heritage.
[edit] Origin of name
Idaho is the only state that was likely named as the result of a
hoax (the so called "Idahoax") although this is disputed.
The exact origin of the name remains a mystery. In the early 1860s,
when the United States Congress was considering organizing a new
territory in the Rocky Mountains, eccentric lobbyist George M. Willing
suggested the name "Idaho," which he claimed was derived
from a Shoshone language term meaning "the sun comes from the
mountains" or "gem of the mountains." Willing later
claimed that he had made up the name himself[4][5]. Congress ultimately
decided to name the area Colorado Territory when it was created
in February 1861.
However, the name "Idaho" did not go away. The same year
Congress created Colorado Territory, a county called Idaho County
was created in eastern Washington Territory. The county was named
after a steamship named Idaho, which was launched on the Columbia
River in 1860. It is unclear whether the steamship was named before
or after Willing's claim was revealed. Regardless, a portion of
Washington Territory, including Idaho County, was used to create
Idaho Territory in 1863.
Despite this lack of evidence for the origin of the name, many
textbooks well into the 20th century repeated as fact Willing's
account that the name "Idaho" derived from the Shoshone
term "ee-da-how".
An excerpt from an Idaho History Textbook:
"Idaho" is a Shoshoni Indian exclamation. The word consists
of three parts. The first is "Ee", which in English conveys
the idea of "coming down". The second is "dah"
which is the Shoshoni stem or root for both "sun" and
"mountain". The third syllable, "how", denotes
the exclamation and stands for just the same thing in Indian that
the exclamation mark (!) does in the English language. The Shoshoni
word is "Ee-dah-how", and the Indian thought thus conveyed
when translated into English means, "Behold! the sun coming
down the mountain".
"IDAHO in the Pacific Northwest". Barber -Martin. 1956.
Caxton Printers Ltd. Library of Congress 55-5192.
Chief Joseph Seltice, of the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Nation, posits
another possible origin of the name. In his history of the tribe,
Saga of the Coeur d'Alene Indians, he writes:
Some sources claim that the name "Idaho" comes from an
Indian word, "U-dah-hoe," meaning "Gem of the Mountains."
This expression may have come from some other Tribe, and it would
have a different meaning for them than it would for the Coeur d'Alenes.
As the Coeur d'Alenes understood the word "Idaho," it
would be more correctly pronounced "Ah-d'Hoo." It means
"greetings by surprise," indicating friendship, but surprise.
The first syllable conveys to the mind, "All are welcome, from
wherever you come; but keep the friendly peace. We welcome you with
out-stretched arms, and this entitles us to permanent friendship."
The last syllable is a surprise and exclamation point. The expression
means that all are welcome, "though we are surprised to see
so many different strangers. The first dawn of day welcomes you
as the sun rises." This expression was used by many of the
Coeur d'Alenes on the Bitterroot Mountains to greet all who come.
So to all who read these words: "Welcome, with open arms! We're
just surprised that there are so many of you!"
The skyline of Boise at night.As of 2005, Idaho has an estimated
population of 1,429,096, which is an increase of 33,956, or 2.4%,
from the prior year and an increase of 135,140, or 10.4%, since
the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census
of 58,884 people (that is 111,131 births minus 52,247 deaths) and
an increase due to net migration of 75,795 people into the state.
Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase
of 14,522 people, and migration within the country produced a net
increase of 61,273 people.
This makes Idaho the sixth fastest-growing state after Arizona,
Nevada, Florida, Georgia, and Utah. From 2004 to 2005, Idaho grew
the third-fastest, surpassed only by Nevada and Arizona.
Nampa, the state's second largest city, has experienced particularly
strong growth in recent years. According to census estimates Nampa
has grown 22.1% to nearly 65,000 residents between 2000 and 2003.
As of 2007, the population in Nampa was estimated at 84,000. Growth
of 5% or more over the same period has also been observed in Caldwell,
Coeur d'Alene, Meridian, Post Falls and Twin Falls.[6]
Since 1990, Idaho's population has increased by 386,000 (38%).
The Boise Metropolitan Area (officially known as the Boise City-Nampa,
ID Metropolitan Statistical Area) is Idaho's largest metropolitan
area. Other metropolitan areas in order of size are Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho Falls, Pocatello and Lewiston.
As of 2006, six official micropolitan statistical areas are based
in Idaho. Twin Falls is the largest of these.
The center of population of Idaho is located in Custer County,
in the town of Stanley.[7]
Demographics of Idaho (csv)
By race White Black AIAN Asian NHPI
AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native — NHPI is Native
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
2000 (total population) 96.99% 0.65% 2.14% 1.36% 0.23%
2000 (Hispanic only) 7.53% 0.10% 0.28% 0.07% 0.03%
2005 (total population) 96.81% 0.84% 2.05% 1.48% 0.22%
2005 (Hispanic only) 8.70% 0.17% 0.27% 0.08% 0.03%
Growth 2000–2005 (total population) 10.24% 42.33% 5.93% 20.25%
6.65%
Growth 2000–2005 (non-Hispanic only) 8.78% 33.87% 5.74% 19.96%
7.09%
Growth 2000–2005 (Hispanic only) 27.65% 89.80% 7.17% 25.37%
3.90%
The largest reported ancestries in the state are: German (18.9%),
English (18.1%), Irish (10%), American (8.4%), Norwegian (3.6%),
Swedish (3.5%).
[edit] Religion
A church in Idaho City
Greek Orthodox Church in Pocatello.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Idaho Falls Temple.In
2004, the religious affiliations of Idahoans were surveyed as: [8]
Protestant – 29.3%
LDS (Mormon) – 22.8%
Catholic – 14.3%
Christian – 13.6%
None – 12.7%
Other – 7.2%
In 2001, the religious affiliations of the people of Idaho were
surveyed as: [9] [10]
Christian – 79%
Protestant – 50%
Baptist – 10%
Methodist – 10%
Lutheran – 3%
Presbyterian – 3%
Roman Catholic – 15%
LDS (Mormon) – 14%.[3]
Other Religions – <1%
Non-Religious – 20%
As with many other Western states, the percentage of Idaho's population
identifying themselves as "non-religious" is higher than
the national average.
[edit] Economy
Gross state product for 2004 was US$43.6 billion. The per capita
income for 2004 was US$26,881. Idaho is an important agricultural
state, producing nearly one third of the potatoes grown in the United
States.
American Falls Dam, American Falls, Idaho.Important industries in
Idaho are food processing, lumber and wood products, machinery,
chemical products, paper products, electronics manufacturing, silver
and other mining, and tourism. The world's largest factory for barrel
cheese, the raw product for processed cheese is located in Gooding,
Idaho. It has a capacity of 120,000 metric tons per year of barrel
cheese and belongs to the Glanbia group.[4] The Idaho National Laboratory
(INL), a government lab for nuclear energy research, is also an
important part of the eastern Idaho economy. Idaho also is home
to three facilities of Anheuser-Busch which provide a large part
of the malt for breweries located across the nation.
Today, the largest industry in Idaho is the science and technology
sector. It amounts for over 25% of the State's total revenue and
70%+ of the State's exports (in dollars). Idaho's industrial economy
is growing, with high-tech products leading the way. Since the late
1970s, Boise has emerged as a center for semiconductor manufacturing.
Boise is the home of Micron Technology Inc., the only U.S. manufacturer
of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips. Hewlett-Packard has
operated a large plant in Boise, in southwestern Idaho, since the
1970s, which is devoted primarily to LaserJet printers production.[11]
Dell, Inc. operates a major customer support call center in Twin
Falls. AMI Semiconductor, whose worldwide headquarter locates in
Pocatello, is a widely recognized innovator in state-of-the-art
integrated mixed-signal semiconductor products, mixed-signal foundry
services and structured digital products. Coldwater Creek, a women's
clothing retailer, is headquartered in Sandpoint.
The state personal income tax ranges from 1.6% to 7.8% in eight
income brackets. Idahoans may apply for state tax credits for taxes
paid to other states, as well as for donations to Idaho state educational
entities and some nonprofit youth and rehabilitation facilities.
The state sales tax is 6%. Sales tax applies to the sale, rental
or lease of tangible personal property and some services. Food is
taxed, but prescription drugs are not. Hotel, motel, and campground
accommodations are taxed at a higher rate (7% to 11%). Some jurisdictions
impose local option sales tax.
Idaho has a state gambling lottery which contributed $333.5 million
in payments to all Idaho public schools and Idaho higher education
from 1990 - 2006.[5]
[edit] Transportation
Main article: List of Idaho State Highways
Major highways
Idaho is among the few states in the nation without a major freeway
linking the two largest metropolitan areas of Boise in the south
and Coeur d'Alene in the north. US Highway 95 links the two ends
of the state, but is, like many other highways in Idaho, in bad
need of repair and upgrade. In 2007, the Idaho Transportation Department
stated that the state's highway infrastructure faces a $200 million
per year shortfall in maintenance and upgrades. Interstate 84 is
the main highway linking the Southeast and Southwest portions of
the state, along with Interstate 86 and Interstate 15.
Major airports include the Boise Airport, and the Spokane International
Airport, which serves northern Idaho. Other airports with scheduled
service are the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport serving the Palouse;
the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, serving the Lewis-Clark Valley
and north central Idaho; The Magic Valley Regional Airport in Twin
Falls; the Idaho Falls Regional Airport; and the Pocatello Regional
Airport.
Idaho is served by the two transcontinental railroads. The Burlington
Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) connects North Idaho with Seattle, Portland
and Spokane to the west, and Minneapolis and Chicago to the east.
The BNSF travels through Kootenai, Bonner and Boundary Counties.
The Union Pacific Railroad crosses southern Idaho travelling between
Portland and Ogden, Utah and serves Boise, Nampa, Twin Falls, and
Pocatello. Amtrak's Empire Builder crosses northern Idaho, with
its only stop being in Sandpoint. There has been a push recently
to return Amtrak service to southern Idaho as well.
The Port of Lewiston is the furthest inland Pacific port on the
west coast. A series of dams and locks on the Snake River and Columbia
River facilitate barge travel from here to Portland, where goods
are loaded on ocean-going vessels.
North
U.S. Highway 2
U.S. Highway 12
North/South
U.S. Highway 95
U.S. Highway 93
Interstate 15
Southwest
Interstate 184
West/East
U.S. Highway 20
U.S. Highway 26
U.S. Highway 30
Interstate 84
Interstate 86
Interstate 90
[edit] Law and government
State capitol building in Boise
Proposed Idaho Quarter
[edit] State government
The constitution of Idaho provides for three branches of government:
the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Idaho has a bicameral
legislature, elected from 35 legislative districts, each represented
by one senator and two representatives. Idaho still operates under
its original (1889) state constitution.
Since 1946 statewide elected constitutional officers have been
elected to four-year terms. They include: Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Controller (Auditor before 1994), Treasurer,
Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Last contested in 1966, Inspector of Mines was an original elected
constitutional office. Afterwards it was an appointed position and
ultimately done away with entirely in 1974.
Idaho's government has an alcohol monopoly.
[edit] Executive Branch
Further information: List of Idaho Governors
Further information: Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
The governor of Idaho serves a four-year term, and is elected during
what is nationally referred to as midterm elections. As such, the
governor is not elected in the same election year as the president
of the United States. The current governor is Republican C. L. "Butch"
Otter, who was elected in 2006.
[edit] Legislative Branch
Idaho's legislature is part-time. However, the session may be extended
if necessary, and often is. Because of this, Idaho's legislators
are considered "citizen legislators", meaning that their
position as a legislator is not their main occupation.
Terms for both the Senate and House of Representatives are two
years. Legislative elections occur every even numbered year.
The Idaho Legislature has been continuously controlled by the Republican
Party since the late 1950s, although Democratic legislators are
routinely elected from Boise, Pocatello, Blaine County and the northern
Panhandle.
See also List of Idaho senators and representatives
[edit] Politics
Presidential elections results Year Republican Democratic
2004 68.38% 409,235 30.26% 181,098
2000 67.17% 336,937 27.64% 138,637
1996 52.18% 256,595 33.65% 165,443
1992 42.03% 202,645 28.42% 137,013
1988 62.08% 253,881 36.01% 147,272
1984 72.36% 297,523 26.39% 108,510
1980 66.46% 290,699 25.19% 110,192
1976 59.88% 204,151 37.12% 126,549
1972 64.24% 199,384 26.04% 80,826
1968 56.79% 165,369 30.66% 89,273
1964 49.08% 143,557 50.92% 148,920
1960 53.78% 161,597 46.22% 138,853
After the Civil War, many Southern Democrats moved to Idaho Territory.
As a result, the early territorial legislatures were solidly Democrat-controlled.
In contrast, most of the territorial governors were appointed by
Republican Presidents and were Republicans themselves. This led
to sometimes bitter clashes between the two parties. In the 1880s,
Republicans became more prominent in local politics.
Since statehood, the Republican Party has usually been the dominant
party in Idaho, as there was a polar shift in social and political
stance between the two parties, when the Democrats became more liberal
and the Republicans more conservative. In the 1890s and early 1900s,
the Populist Party enjoyed prominence while the Democrat Party maintained
a brief dominance in the 1930s during the Great Depression. Since
World War II, most statewide elected officials have been Republicans.
Idaho Congressional delegations have also been generally Republican
since statehood. Several Idaho Democrats have had electoral success
in the House over the years, but the Senate delegation has been
a Republican stronghold for decades. Several Idaho Republicans,
including current Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo, have won
reelection to the Senate, but only Frank Church has won reelection
as a Democrat. Church was the last Idaho Democrat to win a U.S.
Senate race in 1974. No Democrat has won a U.S. House race in Idaho
since Larry LaRocco in 1992.
In modern times, Idaho has been a reliably Republican state in
presidential politics as well. It has not supported a Democrat for
president since 1964. Even in that election, Lyndon Johnson defeated
Barry Goldwater by less than two percentage points. In 2004, George
W. Bush carried Idaho by a margin of 38 percentage points and 68.4%
of the vote, winning in 43 of 44 counties. Only Blaine County, which
contains the Sun Valley ski resort, supported John Kerry, who owns
a home in the area.
In the 2006 elections, Republicans led by Governor-elect C. L.
"Butch" Otter won all of the state's constitutional offices
and retained both of the state's seats in the United States House
of Representatives. However, Democrats picked up several seats in
the Idaho Legislature, notably in the Boise area. [12]
[edit] Important cities and towns
Population > 50,000 (urbanized area)
Boise (state capital) - Home of Boise State University
Nampa - Home of Northwest Nazarene University
Idaho Falls - Location of the main offices of the Idaho National
Laboratory
Pocatello - Home of Idaho State University
Meridian - Suburb of Boise
Population > 30,000 (urbanized area)
Caldwell - Home of the College of Idaho
Coeur d'Alene - Home of North Idaho College, major tourist hub
Lewiston - Home of Lewis-Clark State College
Twin Falls - Home of College of Southern Idaho, BASE jumping
Population > 10,000 (urbanized area)
Blackfoot - Home of Idaho Potato Museum
Burley
Eagle - Suburb of Boise
Garden City
Hayden -Suburb of Coeur d'Alene
Kuna - Suburb of Boise
Moscow - Home of the University of Idaho and New Saint Andrews College
Mountain Home
Post Falls- Suburb of Coeur d'Alene and Spokane, Washington.
Rexburg - Home of Brigham Young University-Idaho
Smaller Towns and Cities
American Falls - historical town, first town to be entirely relocated
Arco - first city to be lit by electricity generated from a nuclear
power plant
City of Rocks - First rockclimbing station in Idaho
Driggs - skiing (Grand Targhee)
Eden
Emmett
Greenleaf - passed a law requiring residents to own a firearm
Fruitland
Hazelton
Island Park - snowmobiling, world-class fishing
Jerome
Kellogg - skiing (Silver Mountain)
Malad City
McCall - major tourist hub
Middleton
Mullan
New Plymouth - first planned community in Idaho, third west of the
Rocky Mountains
Notus
Payette - county seat of Payette County
Plummer
Rupert- County Seat of Minidoka County
Rigby - television birthplace
Sandpoint - Major year round tourist town with Schweitzer Mountain
Ski Resort and Lake Pend Oreille.
Soda Springs - US's only captive geyser
St. Anthony - sand dunes and several lava tubes
St. Maries
Stanley, Idaho
Sun Valley - major year-round resort with world-class skiing
Wallace - birthplace of Lana Turner
Worley
[edit] National Parks of Idaho
City of Rocks National Reserve
Craters of the Moon National MonumentCalifornia National Historic
Trail
City of Rocks National Reserve
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Minidoka Internment National Monument
Nez Perce National Historical Park
Oregon National Historic Trail
Yellowstone National Park
[edit] National Recreation Areas
Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
[edit] National Wildlife Refuges
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Camas National Wildlife Refuge
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge
Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge
[edit] National Conservation Areas
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
[edit] State Parks
See also: List of Idaho state parks
Lake Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho.Bear Lake State Park
Box Canyon State Park
Bruneau Dunes State Park
Castle Rocks State Park
City of Rocks State Park
Coeur d'Alene Parkway
Dworshak State Park
Eagle Island State Park
Farragut State Park
Harriman State Park
Hells Canyon
Hells Gate State Park
Henrys Lake State Park
Heyburn State Park
Lake Cascade State Park
Lake Walcott State Park
Lucky Peak State Park
Malad Gorge State Park
Massacre Rocks State Park
Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park
Niagara Springs State Park
Old Mission State Park
Ponderosa State Park
Priest Lake State Park
Round Lake State Park
Three Island Crossing State Park
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
Lake Walcott State Park
Winchester Lake State Park
Yankee Fork State Park
[edit] Education
[edit] Colleges and universities
Idaho State University in Pocatello.The Idaho State Board of Education
oversees three comprehensive universities. The University of Idaho
in Moscow was the first university in the state (founded in 1889).
A land-grant institution, the UI is the state's flagship university.
Idaho State University in Pocatello opened in 1910 as the Academy
of Idaho and was granted university status in 1963. Boise State
University is the most recent school to attain university status
in Idaho. The school opened in 1932 as Boise Junior College and
became Boise State University in 1974. Lewis-Clark State College
in Lewiston is the only public, non-university 4 year college in
Idaho.
Idaho has three regional community colleges: North Idaho College
in Coeur d'Alene; College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls; and The
College of Western Idaho in Nampa, which is set to open in 2009.
Private institutions in Idaho are Brigham Young University-Idaho
in Rexburg, which is affiliated with the Mormon Church; The College
of Idaho in Caldwell, which still maintains a loose affiliation
with the Presbyterian Church; Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa;
and New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, of reformed Christian theological
background.
Boise State University
Brigham Young University-Idaho
The College of Idaho
College of Southern Idaho
Idaho State University
Lewis-Clark State College
New Saint Andrews College
North Idaho College
Northwest Nazarene University
University of Idaho
[edit] Sports
Club Sport League
Boise Hawks Baseball Minor League Baseball
Idaho Falls Chukars Baseball Minor League Baseball
Idaho Stampede Basketball NBA Development League
Boise Burn Arena football af2
Idaho Steelheads Ice hockey East Coast Hockey League
Boise is the host to the largest 5 K run for women, the St. Luke's
Women's Fitness Celebration.
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