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Idaho City is a city in and the county seat of Boise County, Idaho, United States, located about 36mi northeast of Boise. The population was 485 at the 2010 census, up from 458 in 2000.Idaho City is part of the Boise City−Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryIdaho City was founded in December 1862 as “Bannock”, amidst the Boise Basin gold rush during the Civil War, the largest since the California gold rush a dozen years earlier. Near the confluence of Elk and Mores Creeks, its plentiful water supply allowed it to outgrow the other nearby camps in the basin, such as Placerville, Pioneerville, and Centerville. As its population swelled, the new Idaho Territorial legislature changed the town’s name to “Idaho City,” to avoid confusion with Bannack, in present-day Beaverhead County, the southwestern corner of Montana.At its peak during the mid-1860s, there were more than 200 businesses in town, including three dozen saloons and two dozen law offices. Its 1864 population of 7,000 made it the largest city in the Northwest, bigger than Portland. Wood was the prime source of both shelter and heat, which caused Idaho City to burn four times: 1865, 1867, 1868, and 1871. Five businesses on Main Street burned again in the early hours of June 5, 2015.Take a peek at our world travel planner: Idaho City and its charms laid bare and easily scheduled.
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