Horseshoe Bend, Idaho

Horseshoe Bend, Idaho
Horseshoe Bend, Idaho
City
	Location of Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, Idaho.
	Coordinates: 43°54′46″N 116°11′57″W / 43.91278°N 116.19917°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Boise
Area
• Total	1.10 sq mi (2.85 km2)
• Land	1.09 sq mi (2.81 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	2,631 ft (802 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	707
• Estimate (2019)	787
• Density	724.01/sq mi (279.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	83629
Area code(s)	208, 986
FIPS code	16-38620
GNIS feature ID	0396669

Horseshoe Bend is the largest city in rural Boise County, in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. Its population of 707 at the 2010 census was the largest in the county, though down from 770 in 2000.

It is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named for its location at the horseshoe-shaped U-turn of the Payette River, whose flow direction changes from south to north before heading west to the Black Canyon Reservoir.

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