Rupert, Idaho

Rupert, Idaho
City
Wilson Theatre in downtown Rupert in 2006
Location in Minidoka County, Idaho
Rupert, Idaho Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 42°37′5″N 113°40′28″W / 42.61806°N 113.67444°W / 42.61806; -113.67444
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Minidoka
Government
• City Superintendent	Dennis Andrew
Area [1]
• Total	2.06 sq mi (5.33 km2)
• Land	2.06 sq mi (5.33 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	4,157 ft (1,267 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	6,082
• Density	2,953.9/sq mi (1,140.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	83343, 83350
Area code(s)	208, 986
FIPS code	16-70660
GNIS feature ID	0374811
Website	www.rupert-idaho.com

Rupert is the county seat and largest city of Minidoka County, Idaho.^[3] It is part of the Burley Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,082 at the 2020 census,^[2] up from 5,554 in 2010.^[4]

Rupert, founded in 1906, sprang up after the announcement of the Minidoka Reclamation Project, which provided irrigation and electricity following the completion of the Minidoka Dam on the Snake River in 1906. After the dam was built, Rupert became one of the first cities in the world to have its streets lit by electricity.^{[citation needed]}