Star, Idaho

Star
Star
City
	Location of Star in Ada County and Canyon County, Idaho
	Coordinates: 43°41′39″N 116°29′25″W / 43.69417°N 116.49028°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Counties	Ada, Canyon
Established	1905
Incorporated	December 10, 1997
Government
• Mayor	Trevor A. Chadwick
Area
• Total	7.71 sq mi (19.97 km2)
• Land	7.66 sq mi (19.84 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation	2,471 ft (753 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	11,117
• Estimate (2022)	14,646
• Density	1,451.3/sq mi (560.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC–7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC–6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	83669
Area code(s)	208 and 986
FIPS code	16-76870
GNIS feature ID	0398181
Website	staridaho.org

Star is a city in northwestern Ada County, Idaho, with parts stretching into neighboring Canyon County. The population was 11,117 at the 2020 census,^[3] up from 5,793 in 2010. It was named in the 19th century by travelers on their way to Middleton and Boise who used the star on the school house to find east and west. The name stuck and it became Star, Idaho. Today, it is a rapidly growing suburb of Boise and its schools are shared with Middleton School District and West Ada School District.

Star is part of the Boise metropolitan area.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Star, Idaho
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

[gnis-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Star, Idaho

[2020_Census_(City)-3] "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[USCensusEst2022-4] Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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