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Benewah County
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county in Idaho, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Idaho
- Founded
- January 23, 1915
- Seat
- St. Maries
- Largest city
- St. Maries
- Total
- 784 sq mi (2,030 km )
- Land
- 777 sq mi (2,010 km )
- Water
- 7.3 sq mi (19 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 10,508
- Density
- 12.3/sq mi (4.74/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- https://www.benewahcountyid.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 9530
- Area
- 2030
- Official website
- www.idaho.gov/counties/benewah
- Image
- Benewah County Courthouse 1 - St Maries Idaho.jpg
- Households
- 3564
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- Digital Atlas of Idaho URL
- digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/counties/benewah/benewah.htm
- Commons category
- Benewah County, Idaho
- water as percent of area
- 0.9
- native label
- Benewah County
- inception
- 1915-01-23
- per capita income
- 24737
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Article
Benewah County (/ˈbɛnəˌwɑː/) is a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States census the county had a population of 9,530. The county seat and largest city is St. Maries, which has some area inside the Coeur d'Alene Reservation. The county was established on January 23, 1915, of land partitioned from Kootenai County. It was named for a chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The federally recognized Coeur d'Alene Tribe is based on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation in this and neighboring Kootenai County.
Geography