Ririe, Idaho

Ririe, Idaho
City
Smith st. and Main st., town park on the left
Location in Jefferson County and the state of Idaho
Coordinates: 43°37′48″N 111°46′23″W / 43.63000°N 111.77306°W / 43.63000; -111.77306Coordinates: 43°37′48″N 111°46′23″W / 43.63000°N 111.77306°W / 43.63000; -111.77306
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Counties	Jefferson, Bonneville
Area
• Total	0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2)
• Land	0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	4,964 ft (1,513 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	656
• Estimate (2012)	639
• Density	1,338.8/sq mi (516.9/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	83443
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-67960
GNIS feature ID	0398047

Ririe is a city in Bonneville and Jefferson counties (mostly Jefferson) in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 656 at the 2010 census.

The city of Ririe was named for one its first homesteaders, David Ririe. A Utah resident, Ririe settled in the area in 1888, and began cultivating a small claim of land. In 1891, Joseph Hyrum Lovell and his family settled on an adjoining area and began farming. That winter, however, Joseph died of illness, leaving his family alone and isolated. David Ririe helped the widowed family to establish their farm, and eventually married one of the Lovell daughters, Leah Ann. The families flourished in the area, and David eventually built a large stone house, which stands today, to house his large family. As more residents settled in the area, the common need for schools and churches help foster a community. However, the city of Ririe was formally established in 1914. That year the railroad was routed through the city and Ririe was given its name by railroad officials. The small community of Shelton was absorbed by Ririe, but several buildings and sites continue to bear the Shelton name, such as the Ririe-Shelton Cemetery.

A large fire in the summer of 1919 destroyed much of the southern half of the town, but since then, the Elementary School/High School complex, an athletic field and an LDS Stake Center have been built in the area. Since 2007, nearly a thousand acres (4 km²) have been annexed into the town, ostensibly in anticipation of future development.

Ririe is located at 43°37′48″N 111°46′23″W / 43.63000°N 111.77306°W / 43.63000; -111.77306 (43.629998, -111.773012).