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Boise County, ID
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Established February 4, 1864 with its county seat at
Idaho City. Named for the Boise River, which was named
by French-Canadian explorers and trappers for the great
variety of trees growing along its banks. The Boise
Basin, in which Idaho City lies, was one of the richest
gold mining districts in the nation after the discovery
of gold in 1862. At its peak in the 1860s and 1870s,
Idaho City was, for a time, the largest city in the
northwest, it was this great influx of people that lead
to the establishment of the Idaho Territory.
County Seat: Idaho City
Land Area: 1,908 square miles.
County Clerk County Courthouse Idaho City, ID 83631-0157
Phone: (208) 392-4431 Fax: (208) 392-4473
County Web Site
Location
* Surrounding Counties: Ada
* Blaine
* Custer
* Elmore
* Gem
* Valley
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