Nez Perce County
Also known as Nez Perce County, Idaho, Nez Perce County, ID
county in Idaho, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Idaho
- Founded
- February 4, 1864
- Named after
- Nez Percé tribe
- Seat
- Lewiston
- Largest city
- Lewiston
- Total
- 856 sq mi (2,220 km )
- Land
- 848 sq mi (2,200 km )
- Water
- 8.2 sq mi (21 km ) 0.85%
- Estimate 2025
- 42,905
- Density
- 49.6/sq mi (19.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
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Nez Perce County NEZZ-purse; is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 42,090. The county seat is Lewiston. The county is named after the Native American Nez Perce tribe. Nez Perce County is part of the Lewiston, Idaho–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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