Payette County, Idaho

Seal

Location in the U.S. state of Idaho

Idaho's location in the U.S.

Founded

February 28, 1917

Named for

Francois Payette

Seat

Payette

Largest city

Payette

Area

• Total

410 sq mi (1,062 km²)

• Land

407 sq mi (1,054 km²)

• Water

3.4 sq mi (9 km²), 0.65%

Population (est.)

• (2015)

22,896

• Density

56/sq mi (22/km²)

Congressional district

1st

Time zone

Mountain: UTC-7/-6

Website

www.payettecounty.org

Payette County is a county located in Idaho in the United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,623. The county seat and largest city is Payette.

Payette County is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The county was established in 1917, partitioned from Canyon County. It was named after the Payette River, which was named after French-Canadian François Payette. Payette, originally a fur trapper with the North West Company, was the first white man in the area in 1818.

Payette County is one of the few counties in Idaho to be the home to the endangered Idaho ground squirrel.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 410 square miles (1,100 km²), of which 407 square miles (1,050 km²) is land and 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) (0.8%) is water. It is the smallest county in Idaho by area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,578 people, 7,371 households, and 5,572 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 7,949 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.25% White, 0.87% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.57% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. 11.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.5% were of German, 13.5% English, 12.3% American and 8.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

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