Idaho

Also known as ID, Idaho, United States, Gem State, Potato State, State of Idaho, US-ID

Idaho (, ) is a landlocked state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west; the state shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border to the north with the Canadian province of British Columbia. Idaho's state capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of , Idaho is the 14th-largest state by land area. The state has a population of approximately two million people; it ranks as the 13th-least populous and the seventh-least densel

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Idaho is a U.S. state located in the United States. Its capital is Boise, and its official language is English. The state shares borders with British Columbia, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. Idaho operates within the UTC−07:00 and UTC−08:00 time zones.

The state was established on 1890-07-03 and is known by the nickname Gem State. Its legislative body is the Idaho Legislature. Idaho is described by sources including The Catholic Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten. It is referenced by 11,827 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

U.S. state.name: Idaho
U.S. state.image_flag: Flag of Idaho.svg
U.S. state.flag_link: Flag of Idaho
U.S. state.image_seal: Seal of Idaho.svg
U.S. state.image_map: Idaho in United States.svg
U.S. state.nicknames: The Gem State (official), The Potato State
U.S. state.motto: Esto perpetua (Latin for "Let it be perpetual")
U.S. state.anthem: "Here We Have Idaho"
U.S. state.Former: Oregon Territory, Washington Territory, Idaho Territory
U.S. state.population_demonym: Idahoan
U.S. state.seat: Boise
U.S. state.OfficialLang: English
U.S. state.LargestCity: capital
U.S. state.LargestCounty: Ada
U.S. state.LargestMetro: Boise
U.S. state.Legislature: Legislature
U.S. state.Upperhouse: Senate
U.S. state.Lowerhouse: House of Representatives

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Research

14,710 papers

Idaho's Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Managed Aquifer Recharge Program.Ground water · 2022Hipke W, Thomas P, Stewart-Maddox NDOI: 10.1111/gwat.13214
Promising Interventions to Prevent Liver Cancer in Idaho.Health promotion practice · 2023Momin B, Nielsen D, Schaff S et al.DOI: 10.1177/15248399211057154
COVID-19 Practices of Idaho Dental Hygienists.Journal of dental hygiene : JDH · 2022Kanderis Lane CL, Gurenlian JR
Geographic Distribution and Neuropathology of Elaeophora schneideri in Shiras Moose (Alces alces shirasi) in Idaho, USA.Journal of wildlife diseases · 2024Haake CJE, Taylor KR, Weyand LK et al.DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-23-00112
Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after failure to establish intravenous line.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2024Dyer ODOI: 10.1136/bmj.q541
Essential Oil Composition of Grindelia squarrosa from Southern Idaho.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Poudel A, Dosoky NS, Satyal P et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093854
Diversity and Prevalence of Ectoparasites on Poultry from Open Environment Farms in the Western-United States of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and California.Journal of medical entomology · 2022Chambless KN, Cornell KA, Crespo R et al.DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac093
Creation of the ECHO Idaho Podcast: Tutorial and Pilot Assessment.JMIR medical education · 2025Wiet R, Casanova MP, Moore JD et al.DOI: 10.2196/55313

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: U.S. state
Part of: contiguous United States
Demonym: Idahano
Country: United States
Located in: United States
Contains: Boise County
Continent: North America
Capital: Boise
Official language: English language
Population: 1839106
Area: 216699
Elevation: 1524
Head of government: Brad Little
Legislature: Idaho Legislature
Shares border with: Washington
Highest point: Borah Peak
Official website: www.idaho.gov
Image: Snake02.jpg
Households: 649299
Dialing code: 208
Motto: Esto perpetua
Flag: flag of Idaho

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category of associated people: Category:People from Idaho
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Idaho
Commons category: Idaho
topic's main category: Category:Idaho
Commons gallery: Idaho
inception: 1890-07-03
category for people born here: Category:Births in Idaho
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Idaho
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Idaho
nickname: Gem State
short name: Idaho
lowest point: Lewiston
history of topic: history of Idaho
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Idaho
water as percent of area: 1.11
motto: Esto perpetua
native label: State of Idaho
official symbol: Sialia currucoides
maximum temperature record: 118
language used: Shoshoni
minimum temperature record: -60
has seal, badge, or sigil: Seal of Idaho
marriageable age: 18
compulsory education (maximum age): 16
topic has template: Template:Idaho
OpenStreetMap zoom level: 6
official map URL: idwr.idaho.gov/GIS
different from: Idaho
related category: Category:Idaho-related lists
per capita income: 29494
mean age: 36.6
hashtag: Idaho
minimum wage: 7.25
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Encyclopedic overview

45 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Climate
Lakes and rivers
Protected areas
National parks, reserves, monuments and historic sites
National recreation areas
National wildlife refuges and Wilderness Areas
National conservation areas
State parks
Demographics
Population
Native American tribes
Birth data
Religion
Language
Economy
Taxation
Energy
Transportation
Highways
Airports
Railroads
Ports
Law and government
State constitution
Idaho Code and Statutes
State government
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Politics
Education
K–12
Colleges and universities
Health
Ban on COVID-19 vaccines
Sports
In popular culture
See also
Explanatory notes
References
Further reading
External links

For thousands of years, and prior to European colonization, Idaho had been inhabited by natives. In the early 19th century, Idaho was considered part of the Oregon Country, an area which was disputed between the U.S. and the British Empire. Idaho officially became a U.S. territory with the signing of the Oregon Treaty of 1846, but a separate Idaho Territory was not organized until 1863, instead being included for periods in Oregon Territory and Washington Territory. The state was eventually admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, becoming the 43rd state.

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