Outline of Idaho - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Idaho:

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....

– U.S. state

U.S. state

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in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise

Boise, Idaho

Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...

. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union

United States

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on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.

General reference

Names
- Common name: 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....
  - Pronunciation: ˈaɪdəhoʊ
- Official name: State of Idaho
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: ID
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-ID
  - Internet
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    second-level domain
    Second-level domain
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    : .id.us
- Nicknames
  - Gem
    Gemstone
    A gemstone or gem is a piece of mineral, which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments...
    
    State
  - Gem of the Mountains
  - Little Ida
  - Spud
    Potato
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    State
  - Potatonia
Adjectival: 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....
Demonym: Idahoan

Geography of Idaho

Main article: Geography of Idaho

Idaho is: a U.S. state
U.S. state
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, a federal state of the United States of America
Location:
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      - Anglo America
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        United States of America
        
        Contiguous United States
        Contiguous United States
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        Western United States
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        Mountain West United States
        
        Northwestern United States
        Northwestern United States
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        Pacific Northwest
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Population of Idaho: 1,567,582 (2010 U.S. Census)
Area of Idaho:
Atlas of Idaho

Places in Idaho

Historic places in Idaho
- Ghost towns in Idaho
- National Historic Landmarks in Idaho
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Idaho
  - Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
National Natural Landmarks in Idaho
National parks in Idaho
State parks in Idaho

Environment of Idaho

Climate of Idaho
Geology of Idaho
Geology of Idaho
The Geology of Idaho is complex, with outcroppings of differing ages of volcanics, undifferentiated metamorphics and sedimentary structures.-Idaho Geologic Survey:...
Protected areas in Idaho
- State forests of Idaho
Superfund sites in Idaho
Wildlife of Idaho
- Fauna of Idaho
  - Birds of Idaho

Regions of Idaho

Central Idaho
Central Idaho
Central Idaho is a geographical term located northeast of Boise and southeast of Lewiston in the U.S. state of Idaho . It is dominated by federal lands administered by the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Idaho's tallest mountain, Borah Peak, is located in this region...
Eastern Idaho
Eastern Idaho
Eastern Idaho is a generic term used to describe areas of Idaho which lie east of the Magic Valley region. It is generally understood to include: Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Custer, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Oneida, Power and Teton...
Northern Idaho
Southern Idaho
Southern Idaho
Southern Idaho is a generic geographical term roughly analogous with the areas of the U.S. state of Idaho located in the Mountain Time Zone. It particularly refers to the combined areas of the Boise metropolitan area, the Magic Valley and Eastern Idaho....
- Southwestern Idaho
  Southwestern Idaho
  Southwestern Idaho is a geographical term for the area along the state of Idaho's borders with Oregon and Nevada. It includes the populous areas of the Boise metropolitan area, Treasure Valley and Magic Valley.-Counties:Ada |Adams |Boise |Canyon |...

Administrative divisions of Idaho

The 44 Counties of the State of Idaho
- Municipalities in Idaho
  - Cities in Idaho
    - State capital of Idaho: Boise
    - Largest city in Idaho: Boise
      Boise, Idaho
      Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
      
      (101st-largest city in the United States)
    - City nicknames in Idaho

Government and politics of Idaho

Main article: Government of Idaho and Politics of Idaho

Form of government
Form of government
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: U.S. state government
State governments of the United States
State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
United States congressional delegations from Idaho
United States Congressional Delegations from Idaho
These are tables of congressional delegations from Idaho to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Senate Passages:-Delegates from Idaho Territory:- Representatives from Idaho :-House Passages:-Key:...
Idaho State Capitol
Idaho State Capitol
In 1863, Lewiston, Idaho was the original Idaho State Capitol site until Boise was made the capitol in 1890 which is also when President Benjamin Harrison signed Idaho into statehood. The story behind Boise becoming the capitol is government workers sneaked in and stole the state seal from Lewiston...

Political party strength in Idaho
Political party strength in Idaho
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Idaho:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State Auditor/State Controller*State Treasurer*Superintendent of Public Instruction*Inspector of Mines...

Executive branch of the government of Idaho

Governor of Idaho
- Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
  Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
  Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the State of Idaho. According to the Idaho Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term....
- Secretary of State of Idaho
  Secretary of State of Idaho
  The Secretary of State of Idaho is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is an elected position within the executive branch of the state government...
State departments
- Idaho Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Idaho

Idaho Legislature
Idaho Legislature
The Idaho Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Idaho. It consists of the upper Idaho Senate and the lower Idaho House of Representatives. The Idaho Senate contains 35 Senators, who are elected from 35 districts...

(bicameral)
- Upper house
  Upper house
  An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
  
  : Idaho Senate
  Idaho Senate
  The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms, each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.-Composition of the Senate:...
- Lower house
  Lower house
  A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
  
  : Idaho House of Representatives
  Idaho House of Representatives
  The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms and meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.-Composition of the House:...

Judicial branch of the government of Idaho

Supreme Court of Idaho
Idaho Supreme Court
The Idaho Supreme Court is the state supreme court of the state of Idaho, composed of the chief justice and four associate justices.The decisions of the Idaho Supreme Court are binding on all other Idaho state courts.The only court that may reverse or modify its decisions is the Supreme Court of...

Law and order in Idaho

Main article: Law of Idaho

Capital punishment in Idaho
Capital punishment in Idaho
Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Idaho.-Current development:Capital punishment was reinstated in Idaho on July 7, 1973, after the United States Supreme Court struck down all death penalty statutes across the country in 1972 Furman v. Georgia decision. The 1976 case Gregg v...
- Individuals executed in Idaho
Constitution of Idaho
Crime in Idaho
Crime in Idaho
-Statistics:In 2008 there were 35,492 crimes reported in Idaho including 23 murders a full list can be found -Capital punishment laws:Capital punishment is legal in this state...
Gun laws in Idaho
Law enforcement in Idaho
- Law enforcement agencies in Idaho
  - Idaho State Police
    Idaho State Police
    The Idaho State Police is the statewide law enforcement agency for the state of Idaho. It was created on May 18, 1919 as the Bureau of Constabulary, under the new Department of Law Enforcement, to detect and investigate crime, "order abatement of public nuisances and to enforce such orders by...

History of Idaho, by period

Indigenous peoples
History of Idaho
The history of Idaho is an examination of the human history and social activity within the state of Idaho, a geographical area in the Pacific Northwest area near the west coast of the United States and Canada...
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, or ″Corps of Discovery Expedition" was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast by the United States. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William...

, 1804–1806
Oregon Country
Oregon Country
The Oregon Country was a predominantly American term referring to a disputed ownership region of the Pacific Northwest of North America. The region was occupied by British and French Canadian fur traders from before 1810, and American settlers from the mid-1830s, with its coastal areas north from...

, 1818–1846
- Anglo-American Convention of 1818
- Adams-Onis Treaty
  Adams-Onís Treaty
  The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain . It settled a standing border dispute between the two...
  
  of 1819
- Fort Hall
  Fort Hall
  Fort Hall, sitting athwart the end of the common stretch shared by the three far west emigrant trails was a 19th century outpost in the eastern Oregon Country, which eventually became part of the present-day United States, and is located in southeastern Idaho near Fort Hall, Idaho...
  
  , 1834–1863
- Oregon Trail
  Oregon Trail
  The Oregon Trail is a historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between.After 1840 steam-powered riverboats and steamboats traversing up and down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers sped settlement and development in the flat...
  
  , 1841–1869
- California Trail
  California Trail
  The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California...
  
  , 1841–1869
- Provisional Government of Oregon
  Provisional Government of Oregon
  The Provisional Government of Oregon was a popularly elected government created in the Oregon Country, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It existed from May 2, 1843 until March 3, 1849. Created at a time when no country had sovereignty over the region, this independent government...
  
  , 1843–1848
- Oregon Treaty
  Oregon Treaty
  The Oregon Treaty is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country, which had been jointly occupied by...
  
  , June 15, 1846
Unorganized territory of the United States, 1846–1848
- Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
Territory of Oregon, 1848–1859
State of Deseret
State of Deseret
The State of Deseret was a proposed state of the United States, propositioned in 1849 by Latter-day Saint settlers in Salt Lake City. The provisional state existed for slightly over two years and was never recognized by the United States government...

(extralegal), 1849–1850
Territory of Washington, (1853–1863)-1889
Territory of Idaho, 1863–1890
- American Civil War
  American Civil War
  The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
  
  , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Idaho in the American Civil War
    Idaho in the American Civil War
    The history of Idaho in the American Civil War is atypical, as the territory was far from the battlefields.At the start of the Civil War, modern-day Idaho was part of the Washington Territory. On March 3, 1863, the Idaho Territory was formed, consisting of the entirety of modern day Idaho, Montana,...
- Yellowstone National Park
  Yellowstone National Park
  Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
  
  designated first United States National Park on March 1, 1872
- Nez Perce War
  Nez Perce War
  The Nez Perce War was an armed conflict between the Nez Perce and the United States government fought in 1877 as part of the American Indian Wars. After a series of battles in which both the U.S. Army and native people sustained significant casualties, the Nez Perce surrendered and were relocated...
  
  , 1877
- Bannock War
  Bannock War
  The Bannock War was a series of conflicts in 1878 between various Bannock, Northern Shoshone and Paiute tribes against the United States.- Background :...
  
  , 1878
State of Idaho becomes 43rd State admitted to the United States of America on July 3, 1890

Culture of Idaho

Main article: Culture of Idaho
Culture of Idaho
Although the culture of Idaho is reflective of the broader culture of the United States to some extent, some of the forces that have shaped the culture of Idaho are ethnographic, geographic, and historical in nature...

Museums in Idaho
Religion in Idaho
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho
  As of year-end 2007, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 399,427 members in 115 stakes, 1,047 Congregations , 2 missions, and 4 temples in Idaho, with a fifth announced. It also is home to Brigham Young University–Idaho.Idaho has the third most Mormons of any U.S...
- Episcopal Diocese of Idaho
  Episcopal Diocese of Idaho
  The Episcopal Diocese of Idaho is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over Idaho south of the Salmon River. It also includes one congregation in Wyoming. It is in Province 8 and its cathedral, St. Michael's Episcopal Cathedral, is in Boise, as are...
Scouting in Idaho
Scouting in Idaho
Scouting in Idaho has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Recent history :...
State symbols of Idaho
- Flag of the State of Idaho
- Great Seal of the State of Idaho

Economy and infrastructure of Idaho

Main article: Economy of Idaho

Communications in Idaho
Health care in Idaho
- Hospitals in Idaho
Transportation in Idaho
- Airports in Idaho

Education in Idaho

Main article: Education in Idaho

Schools in Idaho
- School districts in Idaho
  - High schools in Idaho
- Colleges and universities in Idaho
  - University of Idaho
    University of Idaho
    The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state...
  - Idaho State University
    Idaho State University
    Idaho State University is a public university located in Pocatello, Idaho. It has outreach programs in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls, Boise, and Twin Falls....

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