Power County, Idaho

Power County
Power County
County
	Power County Courthouse, American Falls
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Idaho
	Idaho's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 42°41′N 112°50′W / 42.69°N 112.84°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Founded	January 30, 1913
Named for	power plant at the American Falls Dam
Seat	American Falls
Largest city	American Falls
Area
• Total	1,443 sq mi (3,740 km2)
• Land	1,404 sq mi (3,640 km2)
• Water	38 sq mi (100 km2) 2.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	7,878
• Density	5.5/sq mi (2.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.co.power.id.us

Power County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 7,878.^[1] The county seat and largest city is American Falls.^[2] The county was created by the Idaho Legislature on January 30, 1913, by a partition of Cassia County. It is named for an early hydroelectric power plant (1902) at the American Falls.^[3]

^ 2020 Population and Housing State Data | Idaho
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Idaho.gov - Power County Archived August 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine accessed May 28, 2009