Twin Falls
| Twin Falls | |
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 Location in Idaho
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1904 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Idaho |
| County : | Twin Falls County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 35 ′ N , 114 ° 29 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 48,260 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,551.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 31.1 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 31.1 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1141 m |
| Postcodes : | 83301, 83303 |
| Area code : | +1 208 |
| FIPS : | 16-82810 |
| GNIS ID : | 0398273 |
| Website : | www.tfid.org |
| Mayor : | Lance W. Clow |
Twin Falls is the county seat and the largest city in Twin Falls County in the US state of Idaho . According to the 2010 census , Twin Falls has 44,125 residents.
Twin Falls is also the largest city in the Magic Valley region on the Snake River Plain and the seventh largest in Idaho. As the largest city within a 160 km radius, Twin Falls serves as a regional center for both southern Idaho and northwestern Nevada .
history
It is believed that humans have lived in the Twin Falls area for possibly 14,500 years. Excavations in Wilson Butte Cave near Twin Falls in 1959 revealed signs of human activity, including arrowheads, which are among the oldest finds in North America. More recently, the region has been ruled by Indian tribes, mainly the Shoshone tribe .
The first people of European descent to set foot in the Twin Falls region were participants in an expedition led by Wilson Price Hunt in 1811 and 1812.
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 26,209 |
| 1990 | 27,591 |
| 2000 | 34,469 |
| 2010 | 44,125 |
¹ 1980-2010 : census results
education
Idaho State University , based in Pocatello, has a branch in Twin Falls.
sons and daughters of the town
- Michael Creed (* 1981), racing cyclist
- Mark Felt (1913–2008), agent of the American Federal Police FBI, under the code name Deep Throat, the most authoritative informant in the Watergate affair
- Grant Sawyer (1918–1996), Governor of the US state of Nevada
- Nathan Edward Tolbert (1919–1998), biochemist and plant physiologist
