Bingham County, Idaho
| Bingham County, Idaho | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of Idaho |
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 Idaho's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | January 13, 1885 | |
| Named for | Henry H. Bingham | |
| Seat | Blackfoot | |
| Largest city | Blackfoot | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,120 sq mi (5,491 km2) | |
| • Land | 2,094 sq mi (5,423 km2) | |
| • Water | 26 sq mi (67 km2), 1.2% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 45,607 | |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 2nd | |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 | |
| Website | www |
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Bingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,607. The county seat and largest city is Blackfoot.
Bingham County comprises the Blackfoot, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Idaho Falls-Rexburg-Blackfoot, ID Combined Statistical Area.
Bingham County was created January 13, 1885, and named after Henry H. Bingham, a congressman from Pennsylvania and friend of William Bunn, Idaho's Territorial Governor. The county was formed from Oneida County and was later partitioned itself to form Bannock (1893), Fremont (1893), Bonneville (1911), Power (1913), and Butte (1917) counties.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,120 square miles (5,500 km2), of which 2,094 square miles (5,420 km2) is land and 26 square miles (67 km2) (1.2%) is water. The Snake River flows southwest through the middle of Bingham County; at the county's southwest corner the river is the American Falls Reservoir. Smaller buttes called the East Butte and the Middle Butte located in the Snake River Plain are visible south of US Route 20.
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