State Facts

Full Name

State of Idaho

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

July 3, 1890 (43rd)

Population 2000 (Rank)

1,293,953 (39th)

Land Area (Rank)

82,747 square miles; 214,314 square kilometers (11th)

Capital

Boise

Postal Abbreviation

ID

State Nickname

Gem State

Motto

Esto perpetua (It is forever)

Song

“Here We Have Idaho” (music by Sallie Hume-Douglas, words by Albert J. Tompkins and McKinley Helm)

State Symbols

Flower: Syringa
Tree: Western white pine
Bird: Mountain bluebird
Gem: Star garnet
Horse: Appaloosa
Folk Dance: Square dance

Economy

Agriculture:
- Cattle,
- potatoes,
- dairy products,
- wheat,
- sugar beets,
- barley
Industry:
- Food processing,
- lumber and wood products,
- machinery,
- chemical products,
- paper products,
- silver and other mining,
- tourism