{{short description|County in Idaho, United States}} {{Distinguish|Boise, Idaho|Ada County, Idaho}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Boise County | state = Idaho | ex image = Boise County Courthouse, Idaho City, Idaho.jpg | ex image cap = Boise County Courthouse in Idaho City | seal = Boise County ID Seal.PNG | founded year = 1864 | founded date = February 4 | seat wl = Idaho City | largest city wl = Horseshoe Bend | area_total_sq_mi = 1907 | area_land_sq_mi = 1899 | area_water_sq_mi = 7.4 | area percentage = 0.4 | census yr = 2020 | pop = 7610 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 8545 {{increase}} | population_density_sq_mi = 3.7 | time zone = Mountain | district = 1st | web = www.boisecounty.us | named for = Boise River }} '''Boise County''' is a rural mountain county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 7,610.<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/16015.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 17, 2022|archive-date=July 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703091219/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/16015.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The county seat is historic Idaho City,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> which is connected through a series of paved and unpaved roads to Lowman, Centerville, Placerville, Pioneerville, Star Ranch, Crouch, Garden Valley, and Horseshoe Bend.
Boise County is part of the Boise metropolitan area. Despite the name, Boise itself is in nearby Ada County.
The Bogus Basin ski area is in the southwestern part of the county. The county's eastern area contains the central section of the Sawtooth Wilderness, the western part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.<ref>U.S. Forest Service map, Sawtooth National Forest, 1985, reprinted 1989, 23.60.400.12/85C</ref>
In 2010, the center of Idaho's population was in Boise County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/docs/cenpop2010/CenPop2010_Mean_ST.txt|title=Centers of Population by State: 2010|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=June 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103082820/http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/docs/cenpop2010/CenPop2010_Mean_ST.txt |archive-date=January 3, 2014}}</ref>
==History== The county was established on February 4, 1864, with its county seat at Idaho City.<ref name=lmtindst>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UaVfAAAAIBAJ&pg=5186%2C2539809 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |last=Goertzen |first=Dorine |title=Indian's story paved way for Boise Basin stampede |date=May 17, 1962 |page=6, section 2}}</ref> It was named for the Boise River, which was named by French-Canadian explorers and trappers for the great variety of trees growing along its banks in the lower desert valley. The county is one of four Idaho counties that also existed under Washington Territory. On January 12, 1863, The Washington territorial legislature established the county containing most of Idaho below 114° 30', excluding the territory lying west of the Payette River. They established its county seat at what later became Idaho City.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Statutes of Washington Territory|date=1863|volume=10|pages=4–5|url=http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1862pam1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121030718/http://www.leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1862pam1.pdf |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |url-status=live|access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref>
The Boise Basin, which contains Idaho City, was one of the nation's richest gold mining districts; gold was discovered in 1862,<ref name=lmtindst/> and more of it was pulled from present-day Boise County than from the entire state of Alaska. At its peak in the mid-1860s, Idaho City was the largest city in the Northwest, and it was this rapid population influx that led to the establishment of the Idaho Territory in 1863.<ref name=lmtindst/> The lower–elevation communities of Horseshoe Bend (Payette River) and Boise (Boise River) were staging areas for the Boise Basin mines.<ref>[http://idaho.gov/aboutidaho/county/boise.html Idaho.gov] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821033936/http://www.idaho.gov/aboutidaho/county/boise.html|date=August 21, 2013}} - About Idaho - Boise County - accessed December 9, 2011</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boisecounty.us/Department/243/visit_boise_county_page.aspx|title=Boise County, Idaho|website=www.boisecounty.us|access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>
The county's boundaries changed several times during Idaho's territorial period. Owyhee County (Idaho's oldest) and a portion of Oneida County were carved from the southern and eastern portion of the county as it existed under Washington Territory in late December 1863 and January 1864. When Idaho Territory established the county in February 1864, it contained all of present Ada, Canyon, and Payette counties. It also included most of present Boise and Gem Counties, the southern half of Washington County, and small portions of Adams, Custer, Owyhee, and Valley counties.
When Ada County was created in December 1864, most of that territory was transferred to Ada County, leaving only small portions of Custer, Gem, Payette, Valley, and Washington counties together with most of present-day Boise County. The Boise River portion of the current western boundary was established by 1866. The southern boundary common to present Ada County was defined the following year. The northern boundary was most volatile Between 1873 and 1887 with the boundary shifting further north into Valley County, back south below Cascade, and then again north to include the North Fork of Payette River Basin. The county obtained its current boundary after Gem County was created in 1915 and Valley County in 1918.<ref>{{cite book|title=Idaho Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|date=2010|publisher=The Newberry Library|location=Chicago|pages=42–58|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/downloads/states.html|access-date=January 30, 2017|archive-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619133351/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/downloads/states.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{anchor|bankruptcy}}In March 2011, the county filed a Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition due to judgment against the county for violating the Fair Housing Act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/03/02/1548057/boise-county-files-for-bankruptcy.html |title=Boise County files for bankruptcy |access-date=July 25, 2013 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110311111640/http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/03/02/1548057/boise-county-files-for-bankruptcy.html |archive-date=March 11, 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The county's petition for Chapter 9 relief was denied.<ref>[https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/economy/article24697294.html Moeller, Katy. ''Federal judge denies Idaho county . .'' Idaho Statesman (September 3, 2011)]</ref>
==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of {{convert|1907|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1899|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.4|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The highest point in the county is Thompson Peak at {{convert|10751|ft}}, on its eastern border in the Sawtooth Wilderness. The county's lowest point is on the Payette River, on its western border with Gem County, at approximately {{convert|2500|ft|round=5}}.
The elevated central basin area rises {{convert|1700|ft|round=5}} higher than Horseshoe Bend for instance and thus receives significantly more snow during the winter. Star Ranch, Placerville, and Centerville average {{convert|4300|ft|round=5}} above sea level whereas Horseshoe Bend is {{convert|1700|ft|round=5}} lower, Garden Valley is {{convert|1157|ft|round=5}} lower, and Idaho City is {{convert|400|ft|round=5}} lower. Snow volumes around the county are best illustrated by the county Snow Load Map. Placerville roofs must be designed to withstand 150 pounds per square foot of snow whereas Horseshoe Bend is a third of that at 52.
===Adjacent counties=== {{div col}} *Valley County - north *Custer County - east *Elmore County - south *Ada County - southwest *Gem County - northwest {{div col end}}
===National protected areas=== * Boise National Forest (part) * Sawtooth National Recreation Area (part) * Sawtooth Wilderness (part)
===Major highways=== *{{jct|state=ID|SH|21}} - Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway *{{jct|state=ID|SH|52}} *{{jct|state=ID|SH|55}} - Payette River Scenic Byway
The county's two primary routes are scenic byways. Both are two-lane undivided highways for most of their length. The Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway on State Highway 21 climbs northeast from Boise to Idaho City and Lowman, and ends at Stanley in Custer County, at the junction with State Highway 75.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517052819/http://www.idahobyways.gov/byways/ponderosa-pine.aspx Idaho Byways - Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway] - accessed December 9, 2011</ref> The Payette River Scenic Byway on State Highway 55 is a designated national scenic byway. It heads north from Eagle to Horseshoe Bend and climbs the whitewater of the Payette River to Cascade and McCall in Valley County, and ends at New Meadows in Adams County, at the junction with US Route 95.<ref>[http://www.idahobyways.gov/byways/payette-river.aspx Idaho Byways - Payette River Scenic Byway] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210111829/http://www.idahobyways.gov/byways/payette-river.aspx|date=December 10, 2008}} - accessed December 9, 2011</ref>
The closest thing to a traffic signal in Boise County is a flashing red light for Highway 52 where it meets Highway 55, in Horseshoe Bend. Highway 55 has a flashing yellow. *Highway 52 & Highway 55 Horseshoe Bend
==Demographics== {{US Census population |1870= 3834 |1880= 3214 |1890= 3342 |1900= 4174 |1910= 5250 |1920= 1822 |1930= 1847 |1940= 2333 |1950= 1776 |1960= 1646 |1970= 1763 |1980= 2999 |1990= 3509 |2000= 6670 |2010= 7028 |2020= 7610 |estyear=2025 |estimate=8545 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 14, 2026}}</ref> {{increase}} |align-fn=center |footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref><br>1790–1960,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530033223/https://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/id190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref><br>1990–2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name=QF/> | align = right }}
===2020 census===
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 7,610. The median age was 53.9 years. 16.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 109.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 109.1 males.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A015&in=state%3A16|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 20, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>
The racial makeup of the county was 89.9% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.9% from some other race, and 6.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.3% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A015&in=state%3A16|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 20, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A015&in=state%3A16|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=December 20, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>
There were 3,364 households in the county, of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 15.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
There were 5,443 housing units, of which 38.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 85.6% were owner-occupied and 14.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.7%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
===2010 census=== As of the 2010 United States census, there were 7,028 people, 2,974 households, and 2,051 families in the county.<ref name=DC>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US16015|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=January 4, 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213015756/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US16015|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|3.7|PD/sqmi}}. There were 5,292 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US16015|access-date=January 4, 2016|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213190543/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US16015|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 95.4% white, 0.8% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.8% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.5% of the population.<ref name=DC/> In terms of ancestry, 26.0% were German, 17.4% were English, 10.9% were Irish, 8.6% were American, and 6.0% were Scottish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US16015|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=January 4, 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011912/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US16015|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Of the 2,974 households, 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.0% were non-families, and 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.80. The median age was 48.4 years.<ref name=DC/>
The median income for a household in the county was $48,789 and the median income for a family was $60,042. Males had a median income of $48,676 versus $36,919 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,288. About 8.9% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US16015|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=January 4, 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034430/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US16015|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===2000 census=== As of the 2000 United States census,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 6,670 people, 2,616 households, and 1,899 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|3.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 4,349 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.23% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. 3.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.4% were of German, 14.8% American, 13.8% English and 9.8% Irish ancestry.
There were 2,616 households, out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were married couples living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 21.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.93.
The county population contained 26.90% under the age of 18, 4.70% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 30.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.30 males{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,651, and the median income for a family was $43,138. Males had a median income of $35,802 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,787. About 9.00% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.40% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.
===Population history=== * 1863 - 16,835 (17,435)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0129.pdf|publisher=Idaho State Historical Society|title=Census of 1863|agency=Reference Series, # 129|access-date=June 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071925/http://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0129.pdf|archive-date=January 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1864 - 15,158<ref name=cns64>{{cite web|url=http://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0130.pdf|publisher=Idaho State Historical Society|title=Census of 1864|agency=Reference Series, # 130|access-date=June 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203144212/http://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0130.pdf|archive-date=February 3, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Communities== ===Cities=== {{div col}} * Crouch * Horseshoe Bend * Idaho City (county seat) * Placerville {{div col end}}
===Census-designated places=== {{div col}} *Banks *Garden Valley *Lowman *Robie Creek {{div col end}}
===Unincorporated communities=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Brownlee<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brownlee,+ID+83629/@44.0087935,-116.2541832,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x54a8cedffd1587ef:0x929cd8ab58a56d81!2sBoise+County,+ID!3b1!8m2!3d43.9604787!4d-115.8563106!3m4!1s0x54af14b8f0800043:0x5a75dc6b82506439!8m2!3d44.008867!4d-116.2453079 ''Brownlee ID'' Google Maps (accessed January 19, 2019)]</ref> * Centerville * Gardena * Grandjean<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grandjean,+ID+83637/@44.1601973,-115.1763692,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x54a8cedffd1587ef:0x929cd8ab58a56d81!2sBoise+County,+ID!3b1!8m2!3d43.9604787!4d-115.8563106!3m4!1s0x54a8ef2137a76597:0xde7fa6d9547cccb!8m2!3d44.1600412!4d-115.1676178 ''Grandjean ID'' Google Maps (accessed January 19, 2019)]</ref> * Grimes Pass<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grimes+Pass,+ID+83622/@44.0446315,-115.8661134,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x54a8cedffd1587ef:0x929cd8ab58a56d81!2sBoise+County,+ID!3b1!8m2!3d43.9604787!4d-115.8563106!3m4!1s0x54af36ce58a4e7af:0x5e5b1ecac5f5db31!8m2!3d44.0446609!4d-115.8573532 ''Grimes Pass ID'' Google Maps (accessed January 19, 2019)]</ref> * New Centerville<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Centerville,+ID+83631/@43.8810189,-115.918889,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x54a8cedffd1587ef:0x929cd8ab58a56d81!2sBoise+County,+ID!3b1!8m2!3d43.9604787!4d-115.8563106!3m4!1s0x54af23f0cef13b15:0x82be3295119d2677!8m2!3d43.8809437!4d-115.9100533 ''New Centerville ID'' Google Maps (accessed January 19, 2019)]</ref> * Pioneerville * Quartzburg * Washington Mill<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Washington+Mill,+ID+83631/@43.8921313,-115.7672179,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x54a8cedffd1587ef:0x929cd8ab58a56d81!2sBoise+County,+ID!3b1!8m2!3d43.9604787!4d-115.8563106!3m4!1s0x54af28c74e6caad3:0xa211b3472e4017df!8m2!3d43.8920784!4d-115.7584763 ''Washington Mill ID'' Google Maps (accessed January 19, 2019)]</ref> {{div col end}}
==Politics== Hattie F. Noble was the first woman to represent Boise in 1898, after Idaho had given voting rights to women in 1896.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biographical Sketch of Harriet Fitch Noble {{!}} Alexander Street Documents |url=https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/d/1009932309 |access-date=July 31, 2022 |work=documents.alexanderstreet.com}}</ref>
Like Idaho as a whole, Boise County voters are reliably Republican. In only one national election since 1948 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate. {{PresHead|place=Boise County, Idaho|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|1892|Populist|377|0|508|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|226|862|5|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1900|Democratic|695|852|0|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,053|639|178|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|877|862|188|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|651|743|822|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|657|1,048|128|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|588|373|0|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|388|198|316|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|521|389|9|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|342|679|38|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|368|780|42|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|489|677|1|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|464|564|3|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|437|479|24|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|655|309|6|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|570|285|0|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|456|432|0|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|414|450|0|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|450|205|154|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|676|256|88|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|684|433|50|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,134|518|194|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,249|436|36|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,044|620|46|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|912|623|785|Idaho}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,576|879|504|Idaho}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,019|745|291|Idaho}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,501|970|56|Idaho}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,433|1,240|100|Idaho}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,284|1,053|109|Idaho}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,673|777|364|Idaho}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,485|1,204|133|Idaho}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,727|1,065|118|Idaho}} {{PresFoot}}
==Education== School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16015_boise/DC20SD_C16015.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722030432/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16015_boise/DC20SD_C16015.pdf |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Boise County, ID|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 21, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16015_boise/DC20SD_C16015_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> * Basin School District 72 * Boise City Independent School District 1 * Emmett Independent School District 221 * Garden Valley School District 71 * Horseshoe Bend School District 73
Residents are in the area (but not the taxation zone) for College of Western Idaho.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/budget/committee/jfac/2022/C3.Wednesday,%20January%2026/03.College%20of%20Western%20Idaho.pdf|title=College of Western Idaho, pg. 1-77|publisher=Idaho Legislature|date=January 26, 2022|access-date=March 12, 2024}} - See the map. Also see area 3 in: {{cite web|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title33/T33CH21/SECT33-2101/|title=TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 21 JUNIOR COLLEGES|publisher=Idaho Legislature|access-date=March 12, 2024}}</ref>
==See also== * National Register of Historic Places listings in Boise County, Idaho
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==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{AmCyc Poster|Boisé}} * {{official website|http://www.boisecounty.us/Department/243/visit_boise_county_page.aspx}} * [http://boise.idahoparcels.us Boise County Parcel Maps] - Boise County Parcel Maps * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130821033936/http://www.idaho.gov/aboutidaho/county/boise.html State of Idaho site] - Boise County profile * [http://www.idahosummits.com/thompson/thompson.htm Idaho Summits.com] - Thompson Peak
{{Geographic Location |Centre = Boise County, Idaho |North = Valley County |East = Custer County |South = Elmore County |Southwest = Ada County |Northwest = Gem County }} {{Boise County, Idaho}} {{Idaho}} {{authority control}} {{coord|44.01|-115.74|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-ID_source:UScensus1990}}
Category:Boise County, Idaho Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1864 Category:Idaho counties Category:1864 establishments in Idaho Territory Category:Boise metropolitan area