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Lemhi County

county in Idaho, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Idaho
Founded: January 9, 1869
Named after: Fort Lemhi
Seat: Salmon
Largest city: Salmon
Total: 4,569 sq mi (11,830 km )
Land: 4,563 sq mi (11,820 km )
Water: 5.4 sq mi (14 km ) 0.1%
Estimate 2025: 8,474
Density: 1.748/sq mi (0.6747/km )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( Mountain )
Summer dst: UTC−6 ( MDT )
Congressional district: 2nd
Website: www .lemhicountyidaho .org

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Lemhi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,974. The largest city and county seat is Salmon. The county was established in 1869 and named after Fort Lemhi (or Limhi), a remote Mormon missionary settlement from 1855 to 1858 on Bannock and Shoshone territory.

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