Jerome County, Idaho

Jerome County
County
Jerome County Courthouse
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Idaho
Idaho's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°41′N 114°16′W / 42.69°N 114.26°W / 42.69; -114.26
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Founded	February 8, 1919
Seat	Jerome
Largest city	Jerome
Area
• Total	602 sq mi (1,560 km2)
• Land	597 sq mi (1,550 km2)
• Water	5.0 sq mi (13 km2)  0.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	24,237
• Density	40/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.jeromecountyid.us

Jerome County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 Census the county had a population of 24,237.^[1] The county seat and largest city is Jerome.^[2] The county was created by the Idaho Legislature on February 8, 1919, by a partition of Lincoln County. It was named after either Jerome Hill, a developer of the North Side Irrigation Project, his son-in-law Jerome Kuhn, or his grandson Jerome Kuhn, Jr.^[3]

Jerome County is part of the Twin Falls, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The Minidoka Relocation Camp, one of ten Japanese American internment camps set up during World War II, was located in Hunt of Jerome County, six miles (9.7 km) north west of Eden.