Mountain Home
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Idaho
- County
- Elmore
- Total
- 6.35 sq mi (16.45 km )
- Land
- 6.06 sq mi (15.70 km )
- Water
- 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km )
- Elevation
- 3,150 ft (960 m)
- Density
- 2,637/sq mi (1,018.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Fips code
- 16-54730
- Website
- mountain-home .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Mountain Home is the largest city in and the county seat of Elmore County, Idaho, United States. The population was 15,979 in the 2020 census. The population in 2024 is projected to be 16,921. It is the principal city of the Mountain Home Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Elmore County.
Mountain Home was originally a post office at Rattlesnake Station, a stagecoach stop on the Overland Stage Line, about seven miles (11 km) east of the city, on present-day US-20 towards Fairfield. With the addition of the Oregon Short Line Railroad in 1883, the post office was moved downhill and west to the city's present site.