Shoshone County, Idaho

Shoshone County
County
Wallace Carnegie Library
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Idaho
Idaho's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°21′N 115°53′W / 47.35°N 115.89°W / 47.35; -115.89
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Founded	February 4, 1864
Named for	Shoshone tribe
Seat	Wallace
Largest city	Kellogg
Area
• Total	2,635 sq mi (6,820 km2)
• Land	2,630 sq mi (6,800 km2)
• Water	5.5 sq mi (14 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	13,169
• Density	5.0/sq mi (1.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	shoshonecounty.id.gov

Shoshone County shuh-SHONE is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,169.^[1] The county seat is Wallace and the largest city is Kellogg. The county was established in 1864, named for the Native American Shoshone tribe.

Shoshone County is commonly referred to as the Silver Valley, due to its century-old mining history. The Silver Valley is famous nationwide for the vast amounts of silver, lead, and zinc mined from it.