Valley County, Idaho

Valley County
Valley County
County
	Bighorn Ram, Recycled Barbed Wire Sculpture in Cascade, Idaho
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Idaho
	Idaho's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°44′N 115°34′W / 44.74°N 115.56°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Founded	February 26, 1917
Named for	The Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River
Seat	Cascade
Largest city	McCall
Area
• Total	3,733 sq mi (9,670 km2)
• Land	3,665 sq mi (9,490 km2)
• Water	68 sq mi (180 km2) 1.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	11,746
• Density	3.1/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	co.valley.id.us

Valley County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,746.^[1] The county seat is Cascade,^[2] and the largest city is McCall. Established in 1917, it was named after the Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River, which extends over 30 miles (50 km) from Payette Lake at McCall south to Cascade to Round Valley. The valley was formerly a summer pasture for livestock from the Boise Valley. Since the completion of the Cascade Dam in 1948, much of the northern valley has been covered by the Cascade Reservoir.

Valley County is home to the Idaho ground squirrel.

^ Cite error: The named reference 2020 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[2020_Census-1] Cite error: The named reference 2020 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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