Hunt, Idaho
Encyclopedia
Hunt is an unincorporated rural area
north of Eden
in Jerome County
, Idaho
, United States
. The area was named after Frank W. Hunt
, a former Governor of Idaho. It was the home to a Japanese Interment Camp
now marked by the Minidoka National Historic Site. MIT
graduate, Dr. Gary A. Tanaka was born in the camp.
Hunt is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho
Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
north of Eden
Eden, Idaho
Eden is a city in Jerome County, Idaho, United States. The population was 405 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Eden is located at ....
in Jerome County
Jerome County, Idaho
Jerome County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 18,342 . The county seat and largest city is Jerome....
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The area was named after Frank W. Hunt
Frank W. Hunt
Frank Williams Hunt was the fifth Governor of Idaho from 1901 until 1903....
, a former Governor of Idaho. It was the home to a Japanese Interment Camp
Japanese American internment
Japanese-American internment was the relocation and internment by the United States government in 1942 of approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese who lived along the Pacific coast of the United States to camps called "War Relocation Camps," in the wake of Imperial Japan's attack on...
now marked by the Minidoka National Historic Site. MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
graduate, Dr. Gary A. Tanaka was born in the camp.
Hunt is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region...
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Twin Falls micropolitan area
The Twin Falls Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in the Magic Valley region of Idaho, anchored by the city of Twin Falls....
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External links
- Official Park Service site
- University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections – Social Issues Photographs
- MSRmaps.com - USGS topo map & aerial photo