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. The county seat is historic Idaho City, which is connected through a series of paved and unpaved roads to Lowman, Centerville, Placerville, Pioneerville, Star Ranch, Crouch, Garden Valley, and Horseshoe Bend. Boise County is part of the Boise, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area. 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. In 2010, the center of Idaho's population was in Boise County.

Founded: February 4, 1864
Named for: Boise River
Seat: Idaho City
Largest city: Horseshoe Bend
Total: 1,907 sq mi (4,939.11 km²)
Land: 1,899 sq mi (4,918.39 km²)
Water: 7.4 sq mi (19.17 km²), 0.4
Time zone: Mountain: UTC-7-6
Website: [www.boisecounty.us]
Official Website: http://www.boisecounty.us/Department/243/visit_boise_county_page.aspx
Wikidata description: county in Idaho, United States
Wikidata id: Q486357
Wikidata label: Boise County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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