Horseshoe Bend, Idaho

Horseshoe Bend, Idaho
Location of Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, Idaho.
Location of Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, Idaho.
Coordinates: 43°54′59″N 116°11′59″W / 43.91639°N 116.19972°W / 43.91639; -116.19972
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBoise
Area
 • Total
1.10 sq mi (2.85 km2)
 • Land1.09 sq mi (2.81 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation2,674 ft (815 m)
Population
 • Total
707
 • Density724.01/sq mi (279.66/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
83629
Area code(s)208, 986
FIPS code16-38620
GNIS feature ID2410795[2]

Horseshoe Bend is the largest city in rural Boise County, in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. Its population of 707 at the 2010 census was the largest in the county, though down from 770 in 2000.

It is part of the Boise CityNampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named for its location at the horseshoe-shaped U-turn of the Payette River, whose flow direction changes from south to north before heading west to the Black Canyon Reservoir.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horseshoe Bend, Idaho
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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