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An Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot • Nov. 10, 2026, 8:05 PM ET (AP)
Roommate of 4 students killed in Idaho says harassment forced her to move repeatedly • Nov. 3, 2026, 7:01 PM ET (AP)
Court hears Lori Vallow Daybell's appeal over killings of her 2 youngest children, romantic rival • Nov. 2, 2026, 5:40 PM ET (AP)
Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One seeks to restrict them, the other to honor them • Oct. 25, 2026, 7:11 AM ET (AP)
Correction: Twins' Deaths-Mom Charged story • Oct. 22, 2026, 8:24 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As Gem State
Capital Boise
Population1 (2020) 1,839,106; (2024 est.) 2,001,619
Governor Brad Little (Republican)
Date Of Admission July 3, 1890
U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (Republican) • James E. Risch (Republican)
State Nickname Gem State
State Motto "Esto Perpetua (Let It Be Perpetual)"
State Bird2 mountain bluebird • peregrine falcon
State Flower Lewis’ mock orange (‘syringa’)
State Song “Here We Have Idaho”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 2 (of 435)
Time Zone Pacific (GMT − 8 hours) • Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 216,443
Total Area (Sq Mi) 83,569
1 Excluding military abroad.2The peregrine falcon is the state raptor.

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State seal of Idaho
Idaho's state bird is the mountain bluebird.
Idaho's state flower is the syringa, or mock orange (Philadelphus lewisii).
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Snake River, Idaho
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