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Statehood: July
3, 1890 (43rd State)
State Song: "Here We Have
Idaho
"
State Bird: mountain bluebird (1931)
State Tree: white pine (1935)
State Flower: syringa (1931)
State Horse: Appaloosa (1975);
State Gem: star garnet (1967);
State Folk dance: square dance;
State Fish: cutthroat trout (1990);
State Fossil: Hagerman horse fossil (1988)
State Soil: Threebear
State Nickname: Gem Sate
State Motto: "Esto perpetua" - May it
Endure Forever:
Highest Point: The highest point in
Idaho
is
Borah Peak
at 12,662 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
Idaho
is only 710 feet above sea level; the Snake River in the northwestern part of the
state near
Lewiston
.
Largest cities: Boise, 193,161; Nampa,
71,713; Pocatello, 53,372; Idaho Falls, 52,338; Meridian, 52,240; Coeur d'Alene,
40,059; Twin Falls, 38,630; Caldwell, 34,433; Lewiston, 31,081; Rexburg, 26,265
Famous Idahoans:
Joe Albertson grocery chain founder
T. H. Bell educator
Gutzon Borglum
Mt.
Rushmore
sculptor,
Bear Lake Carol
R. Brink author
Frank F. Church senator
Fred Dubois senator | |
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Population (Quick Facts):
1,466,465:
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16000.html
Official State website:
http://www.state.id.us/
State Legislature:
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/
Capital of
Idaho
: Boise, Idaho:
http://www.cityofboise.org/
United States Department of Agriculture:
http://www.idahoag.us/
Department of Public
Safety:
http://www.state.id.us/health_safety/public_safety.html
Transportation:
http://itd.idaho.gov/
Economy:
http://www.city-data.com/states/Idaho-Economy.html
Natural Resources:
http://www.state.id.us/aboutidaho/naturalresources.html
International Trades:
http://trade.idaho.gov/
Maps for the state of Idaho:
http://www.state.id.us/aboutidaho/maps.html
State Job link:
http://www.state.id.us/job_labor/job.html
Tourism and Travel:
http://www.visitidaho.org/
State Parks:
http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/
Museums:
http://www.visitidaho.org/thingstodo/museums.aspx
Public Library Service:
http://www.publiclibraries.com/idaho.htm
Zip Codes:
http://zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/ID/A.html
State Newspapers:
http://www.usnpl.com/idnews.php | |
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