Boise County, Idaho

Boise County
Boise County
County
	Boise County Courthouse in Idaho City
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Idaho
	Idaho's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°01′N 115°44′W / 44.01°N 115.74°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Founded	February 4, 1864
Named for	Boise River
Seat	Idaho City
Largest city	Horseshoe Bend
Area
• Total	1,907 sq mi (4,940 km2)
• Land	1,899 sq mi (4,920 km2)
• Water	7.4 sq mi (19 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	7,610
• Density	3.7/sq mi (1.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.boisecounty.us

Boise County is a rural mountain county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,610.^[1] The county seat is historic Idaho City,^[2] which is connected through a series of paved and unpaved roads to Lowman, Centerville, Placerville, Pioneerville, Star Ranch, Crouch, Garden Valley, and Horseshoe Bend.

The Bogus Basin ski area is in the southwestern part of the county. The county's eastern area contains the central section of the Sawtooth Wilderness, the western part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.^[3]

In 2010, the center of Idaho's population was in Boise County.^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ U.S. Forest Service map, Sawtooth National Forest, 1985, reprinted 1989, 23.60.400.12/85C
^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.