Nampa (Idaho)
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Location in Idaho
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1886 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Idaho | ||
| County : | Canyon County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 34 ′ N , 116 ° 34 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
93,590 (as of 2017) 616,561 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 1,817.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 51.5 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 767 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 83651-83687 | ||
| Area code : | +1 208 | ||
| FIPS : | 13-56260 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0396943 | ||
| Website : | id-nampa.civicplus.com | ||
| Mayor : | Debbie Kling (since 2018) | ||
Nampa is a city in Canyon County in the US state of Idaho . With over 93,000 residents (as of July 1, 2017, US Census Bureau ), it is the third largest city in the state after Boise and Meridian . Nampa is 41 kilometers west of Boise on the Snake River Plain on Interstate 84 , which here coincides with US 30 .
history
Nampa started as a small railroad town in the early 1880s, it was founded in 1886 . It quickly developed into an important railway city . The 15 houses quickly became 50. In the 1890s, the first elementary school was opened under the name Lakeview School . It was on a hill between 6th Street and 12th Avenue North. The school had a good view of Lake Ethel , which was later drained due to flooding. Lakeview Park was established in the area of the lake . Today it is the largest park in the city.
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 25,112 |
| 1990 | 28,365 |
| 2000 | 51,867 |
| 2010 | 81,557 |
| 2017 | 93,590 |
¹ 1980-2010 : census results
Attractions
- Canyon County Historical Museum
- Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
- Warhawk Air Museum
sons and daughters of the town
- Fredrick Monroe Taylor (1901–1988), lawyer and politician
- Robert Spielvogel (1911–2013), cameraman, film director and documentary filmmaker
- Davey Hamilton (* 1962), racing driver
- Kyle Dranginis (born 1992), basketball player
