Bear Lake County, Idaho

Bear Lake County
Bear Lake County
County
	Bear Lake County Courthouse
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Idaho
	Idaho's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 42°17′N 111°20′W / 42.29°N 111.33°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Founded	January 5, 1875
Named for	Bear Lake
Seat	Paris
Largest city	Montpelier
Area
• Total	1,049 sq mi (2,720 km2)
• Land	975 sq mi (2,530 km2)
• Water	75 sq mi (190 km2) 7.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	6,372
• Density	6/sq mi (2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	bearlakecounty.info

Bear Lake County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States Census the county had a population of 6,372.^[1] The county seat is Paris,^[2] and Montpelier is the largest city.

The county is named after Bear Lake, a large alpine lake at an elevation of 5,924 feet (1,806 m) above sea level. The northern half of the 20-mile-long (32 km) lake is in Idaho, the southern half in Utah. The county was established in 1875 in the Idaho Territory, fifteen years before statehood.^[3]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Rich, A.M.; Rich, Russell (April 12, 1962). "Indians once traded beside Bear Lake". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 6, section 2.

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2014.

[2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[lmtst-3] Rich, A.M.; Rich, Russell (April 12, 1962). "Indians once traded beside Bear Lake". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 6, section 2.

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