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The region was explored by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1805–1806. It was then a part of the Oregon country, held jointly by the United States and Great Britain. Boundary disputes with Great Britain were settled by the Oregon Treaty in 1846, and the first permanent U.S. settlement in Idaho was established by the Mormons at Franklin in 1860.
Capital: Boise
Motto: Esto perpetua (It is forever)
State symbols: flower syringa (1931)
tree white pine (1935) bird mountain bluebird (1931) song “Here We Have Idaho”
Nickname: Gem State
Origin of name: An invented name whose meaning is unknown.
10 largest cities (2005 est.): Boise, 193,161; Nampa, 71,713; Pocatello, 53,372; Idaho Falls, 52,338; Meridian, 52,240; Coeur d'Alene, 40,059; Twin Falls, 38,630; Caldwell, 34,433; Lewiston, 31,081; Rexburg, 26,265
Land area: 82,747 sq mi. (214,315 sq km)
Geographic center: In Custer Co., at Custer, SW of Challis
Number of counties: 44, plus small part of Yellowstone National Park
Largest county by population and area: Ada, 344,727 (2005); Idaho, 8,485 sq mi.
Residents: Idahoan
2005 resident population est.: 1,429,096