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Idaho

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Idaho is a landlocked state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West subregions of the Western United States, bordering Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. Admitted to the Union in 1890 as the 43rd state, its capital and largest city is Boise. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Boise 1
Population
2,029,733 1
2025 estimate from Idaho's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
216,444 1
Admission Year
1890 1
Admitted to the Union July 3, 1890 (43rd state), per the infobox.
Latitude
45 degrees north 1
Longitude
115 degrees west 1
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Adjacent To

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Associated With

Boise, Cities

Boise is in the U.S. state of Idaho.

Source Boise (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Idaho is a state of the United States.

Source Idaho (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Boise, Cities

Boise is the capital of Idaho.

Source Boise (Wikipedia)
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Found There

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Idaho"

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Source Columbian ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
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They are found in the western parts of Montana, through central Idaho and into northern and eastern reaches of Washington.

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Gigantocamelus spatulusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Idaho"

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Hemiauchenia macrocephalaOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Idaho"

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Source Marmota caligata (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range, Idaho
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ranging from Alaska south through northwest Canada to Washington, Idaho, and Montana

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Megatylopus gigasOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Idaho"

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Source Merriam's ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
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It occurs in the western United States in Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon.

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Source Northern Idaho ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
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lives in the Adams and Valley Counties in western-central Idaho

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Source Tamias ruficaudus (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range, Idaho
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The red-tailed chipmunk is found in the central Rocky Mountain region of the United States in northwestern Montana, northern Idaho and northeastern Washington.
Sources
1. Idaho (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Boise
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 2,029,733
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    216,444
  • Article text
    The state was eventually admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, becoming the 43rd state.
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 45, lon -115
  • Lead section
    Idaho ( , EYE-dÉ™-hoe) is a landlocked state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west; the state shares a small portion of the Canada-United States border to the north with the Canadian province of British Columbia.
  • Adjacent To: Montana, Lead section, borders Montana
    It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west
  • Adjacent To: Nevada, Lead section, borders Nevada
    It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west
  • Adjacent To: Oregon, Lead section, borders Oregon
    It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west
  • Adjacent To: Utah, Lead section, borders Utah
    It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west
  • Adjacent To: Washington, Lead section, borders Washington
    It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west
  • Adjacent To: Wyoming, Lead section, borders Wyoming
    It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west
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Wikidata: Idaho
Wikidata Q1221, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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