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Kootenai County, ID
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Established December 22, 1864 by the Second Territorial
Legislature with Seneaquoteen, a trading post below Lake
Pend Oreille, as the county seat. Rathdrum replaced
Seneaquoteen as county seat in 1881 and Coeur d'Alene
replaced Rathdrum in 1908. Named for the Kutenai Indians
who inhabited the area when the white man arrived. The
word "Kootenai" is derived from the Kutenai word meaning
"water people.".
County Seat: Coeur d'Alene
Land Area: 1,310 square miles
County Clerk PO Box 9000, 501 Government Way Coeur
d'Alene, ID 83816-9000 Phone: (208) 769-4441 Fax: (208)
667-8534
Location
* Surrounding Counties: Benewah
* Bonner
* Shoshone
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