Moscow (Idaho)
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1871 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Idaho |
| County : | Latah County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 44 ′ N , 117 ° 0 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 23,800 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,496.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 15.9 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 786 m |
| Postal code : | 83843 |
| Area code : | +1 208 |
| FIPS : | 16-54550 |
| GNIS ID : | 0400006 |
| Website : | www.ci.moscow.id.us |
| Mayor : | Bill Lambert |
 University of Idaho Administration Building |
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Moscow is the administrative seat of Latah County in the US state Idaho . The place is in the north of the state on the border with Washington . The city is a regional economic center for the agricultural Palouse region. It is also home to the University of Idaho , a major state university in Idaho. The city has 23,800 inhabitants (as of 2010). The place is the birth town of Josh Ritter , a singer and songwriter.
geography
The geographic coordinates of the city are 46 ° 43'54 "N, 116 ° 59'50" W. The urban area is 790 m above sea level and extends over 15.9 km² . The city is located in a valley between the mountains of the Palouse Range (1,500 m) and the Paradise Ridge (1,100 m). The nearest city is Pullman, Washington, 8 miles to the west. Because of the fertile soil, the area around Moscow and Pullman is also called the bread basket of the northwest .
history
The first settlers came in 1869 and named the area Hog Heaven . With the opening of the first post office in 1872, the parish was called Paradise Valley , but the name was eventually changed to Moscow in 1875. The name was not given by Russian immigrants: five settlers, who could not agree on the name, commissioned the postmaster to choose a name for the settlement. He suggested Moscow, as the name stands for brotherly love .
When the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Railway (now the Union Pacific ) opened in 1885, many new settlers came to the town. This development intensified with the opening of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1890. In that year the place already had 2,000 inhabitants.
When the new US state of Washington was formed and many residents of the region wanted to become part of this state, the government of the Idaho Territory had to create incentives to keep the region in Idaho. Therefore, in 1889 the University of Idaho was established in Moscow, which enrolled the first students in 1892. In Pullman, only 12 km away, the new state of Washington founded a university at the same time , the Washington State University .
Population development
| year | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
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| Residents¹ | 16,513 | 18,519 | 21,291 | 23,800 |
¹ 1980–2010: Census Results
traffic
The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport has a scheduled flight connection to Seattle .
education
The University of Idaho is based in Moscow.
Attractions
- Idaho Forest Fire Museum
- Latah County Historical Museum
Town twinning
- Villa El Carmen (Managua) (also Villa Carlos Fonseca called) in Nicaragua Moscows is twinned .
Born in Moscow
- Jack Perciful (1925–2008), jazz pianist and arranger
- Josh Ritter (* 1976), singer and songwriter from the Americana area
Web links
proof
- ↑ Homepage Moscow - Mayor , accessed on May 20, 2017
- ↑ Homepage Moscow - Sister City , accessed on May 19, 2017.