Elmore County
Also known as Elmore County, Idaho, Elmore County, ID
county in Idaho, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Idaho
- Founded
- February 7, 1889
- Named after
- The Ida Elmore mines, producer of silver and gold in the 1860s
- Seat
- Mountain Home
- Largest city
- Mountain Home
- Total
- 3,101 sq mi (8,030 km )
- Land
- 3,075 sq mi (7,960 km )
- Water
- 26 sq mi (67 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 29,465
- Density
- 9.322/sq mi (3.599/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
Article
Canyon Creek Station on the Oregon Trail, Elmore County Elmore County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,666. The largest city and county seat is Mountain Home.
Elmore County comprises the Mountain Home, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Boise-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR Combined Statistical Area.