Fisheries & Drainage Regions
Payette River
Boise River
Location
44.0608 N, 116.4053 W
Land Area
564 square miles
County Seat
Emmett
Population
14,454
Background
Established March 15, 1915 with its county seat at Emmett. Named for the state
nickname, "Gem State." Fur trappers were in the area as early as 1818
and Alexander Ross explored Squaw Creek in 1824. Prospectors and miners moved
through the county in 1862 in route to the gold rush in the Boise Basin, and
by the next year irrigation began along the Payette River.
County Clerk
County Courthouse
Emmett, ID 83617-3096
Phone: (208) 365-4561
Fax: (208) 365-6172
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