Blaine County, Idaho
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Blaine County Courthouse
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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 | March 5, 1895 | |
| Named for | James G. Blaine | |
| Seat | Hailey | |
| Largest city | Hailey | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,661 sq mi (6,892 km2) | |
| • Land | 2,644 sq mi (6,848 km2) | |
| • Water | 17 sq mi (44 km2), 0.6% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 21,376 | |
| • Density | 8.1/sq mi (3/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 2nd | |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 | |
| Website | www |
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Blaine County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,376. The county seat and largest city is Hailey.
Blaine County was created by the state legislature on March 5, 1895, by combining Alturas and Logan counties. Its present boundaries were set on February 8, 1917, when a western portion became Camas County. The county is named after former congressman and 1884 Republican presidential nominee James G. Blaine (1830–93).
Blaine County is part of the Hailey, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to the Sun Valley ski resort, adjacent to Ketchum.
The Wood River Valley in present-day Blaine County was organized as part of Alturas County by the Idaho Territorial Legislature in 1864. By the 1880s the area became noted for its mining economy. In 1882 the county seat of Alturas County was moved from Rocky Bar in present-day Elmore County to Hailey, in response to a population shift from Rocky Bar – which would eventually become a ghost town – to the Wood River Valley.
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