Owyhee County, Idaho
county in Idaho, United States
Owyhee County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, 11,913 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Murphy,[2] and largest city is Homedale.[3] In area, it is the second-largest county in Idaho, after Idaho County.
Owyhee County | |
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 Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed in the Owyhee Mountains about 50 miles southwest of Boise. | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Idaho | |
 Idaho's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′N 116°10′W / 42.56°N 116.17°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Idaho |
| Founded | December 31, 1863 |
| Named for | lost Hawaiian trappers |
| Seat | Murphy |
| Largest city | Homedale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,697 sq mi (19,940 km2) |
| • Land | 7,666 sq mi (19,850 km2) |
| • Water | 31 sq mi (80 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 11,913 |
| • Density | 1.6/sq mi (0.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | owyheecounty |
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changeReferences
change- ↑ "QuickFacts: Owyhee County, Idaho". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "Historic Homedale". Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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