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Bonneville County, Idaho

Bonneville County, Idaho
Seal of Bonneville County, Idaho
Seal
Map of Idaho highlighting Bonneville County
Location in the U.S. state of Idaho
Map of the United States highlighting Idaho
Idaho's location in the U.S.
Founded February 7, 1911
Named for Benjamin Bonneville
Seat Idaho Falls
Largest city Idaho Falls
Area
 • Total 1,901 sq mi (4,924 km2)
 • Land 1,866 sq mi (4,833 km2)
 • Water 35 sq mi (91 km2), 1.8%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 110,089
 • Density 56/sq mi (22/km²)
Congressional district 2nd
Time zone Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website [<span%20class="url">.co.bonneville.id.us www.co.bonneville.id.us%20www<wbr/>.co<wbr/>.bonneville<wbr/>.id<wbr/>.us]</span>]

Bonneville County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the county had a population of 104,234, making it the fourth-most populous county in Idaho and the most populous in eastern Idaho. Its county seat and largest city is Idaho Falls. Bonneville County was established in 1911 and named after Benjamin Bonneville (1796–1878), a French-born officer in the U.S. Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West. Benjamin was the son of Nicholas Bonneville of France. His father was an Illuminati member and wrote the "Illuminati Manifesto for World Revolution" in 1792, which played a significant role in the French revolution.

Bonneville County is part of the Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Bonneville County was established February 7, 1911, by the state legislature from the north and east parts of Bingham County, Idaho. It was named for Capt. B.L.E. Bonneville, of the U.S. Army, who explored throughout the Snake River area in the 1830s. A settlement developed at the site of the Idaho Falls, Idaho ferry on the Snake River in 1864. This settlement was to be known as Idaho Falls after 1891.

Today, Bonneville County stretches up from two desert floors through a fertile valley of plush crops and into heavily forested peaks. The area that became Bonneville County was first associated with Oneida County which stretched through most of southern and southeastern Idaho. It was later reapportioned and formed the northern end of Bingham County. It wasn't until 1911 that Bonneville County was formed and Idaho Falls became the County seat. During all of this time, and even before people started making boundaries and setting up towns, villages and governments, there was a rich part to the region. Indians roamed much of the county in travels to Camas Harvest, and in 1808 John Corter came through the area. In 1810, Major Andrew Henry saw the country, and in 1832, the man whose name was later to be immortalized by the institution of the county, Captain B.L.E. Bonneville, visited the area.


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