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Benewah County

county in Idaho, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Idaho
Founded: January 23, 1915
Seat: St. Maries
Largest city: St. Maries
Total: 784 sq mi (2,030 km )
Land: 777 sq mi (2,010 km )
Water: 7.3 sq mi (19 km ) 0.9%
Estimate 2025: 10,508
Density: 12.3/sq mi (4.74/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( Pacific )
Summer dst: UTC−7 ( PDT )
Congressional district: 1st
Website: https://www.benewahcountyid.gov/

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Benewah County (/ˈbɛnəˌwɑː/) is a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States census the county had a population of 9,530. The county seat and largest city is St. Maries, which has some area inside the Coeur d'Alene Reservation. The county was established on January 23, 1915, of land partitioned from Kootenai County. It was named for a chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The federally recognized Coeur d'Alene Tribe is based on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation in this and neighboring Kootenai County.

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