Idaho

Population
	2000	2008
Population	1,293,953	1,523,816
State Rank	39	39
Median Age	33.2	34.4
Total 8 year-olds	20,517	22,470
Boys	10,614	11,505
Girls	9,903	10,965
Total 9 year-olds	21,056	22,217
Boys	10,852	11,367
Girls	10,204	10,850
Total 10 year-olds	21,171	21,603
Boys	10,918	11,214
Girls	10,253	10,389
Total 11 year-olds	20,745	21,901
Boys	10,526	11,218
Girls	10,219	10,683
Total 12 year-olds	20,712	22,070
Boys	10,701	11,251
Girls	10,011	10,819

How People Get to Work:
Drive Alone	77%	74%
Car Pool	12%	13%
Public Transportation	1%	1%

Geography
Capital	Boise
Largest City	Boise
Second Largest City	Nampa
Persons per square mile	16

Business
	2000	2007
Dentist Offices	561	712
Amusement Parks	8	6
FastFood Restaurants	949	1,303
Toy Stores	70	57
Video/Disc Rental Stores	98	99
Zoos & Botanical Gardens	3	3
Candy & Nut Stores	16	7
Pet & Pet Supply Stores	32	43
Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Makers	2	2

Note: As is the case with all surveys, statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.

A value of NA indicates that data are not available for the indicated time period, or is not applicable for the current region.

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History

Date of Statehood: July 3, 1890
Population 1900: 161,772
Population 1950: 588,637

I never knew that! *

Nickname: Gem State
Flower: Syringa
Tree: White Pine
Bird: Mountain Bluebird
Horse: Appaloosa
Vegetable: Idaho Potato
Insect: Monarch Butterfly

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Who told you this stuff?

The U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population every 10 years, and censuses of economic activity and governments every five years. And every year, the Census Bureau conducts more than 100 other surveys. Data on this page come from Population Estimates, the Census of Population and Housing, the American Community Survey, and County Business Patterns.

How are these data collected?

The U.S. Census Bureau sends questionnaires in the mail or contacts businesses and households to participate in its surveys.

* State symbol information was obtained from various non-Census Bureau resources including state web sites, educational web sites, and commercial entities.