Idaho Panhandle
The Idaho Panhandle ( German about "Idaho-Landzipfel" or "Idaho-Pfannenstiel") is a region in the north of the US state Idaho consisting of 10 counties . The tip of the land reaches a length of over 500 kilometers and a width of about 250 km, which makes up a size of 54,422 km² and thus amounts to 25.4% of the national territory. In the United States Census 2010 the population in the Panhandle was 317,751 inhabitants, which means about 20.3% of the population live there.
Web links
- visitidaho.org - Official Site - North Idaho
- US Forest Service - Official Site - Panhandle National Forests
- History of the Columbia Region Territories - Washington State Historical Society
Coordinates: 47 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 116 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.