Portal:Idaho

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by 150.250.88.237 (talk) at 14:26, 12 September 2023. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

The Idaho Portal

The University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, circa 1915
The University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, circa 1915
The flag of Idaho

Idaho (/ˈdəh/ EYE-də-hoh) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the United States. It shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border to the north, with the province of British Columbia. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of 83,569 square miles (216,440 km2), Idaho is the 14th largest state by land area. With a population of approximately 1.8 million, it ranks as the 13th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states.

For thousands of years, and prior to European colonization, Idaho has been inhabited by native peoples. In the early 19th century, Idaho was considered part of the Oregon Country, an area of dispute between the U.S. and the British Empire. It officially became a U.S. territory with the signing of the Oregon Treaty of 1846, but a separate Idaho Territory was not organized until 1863, instead being included for periods in Oregon Territory and Washington Territory. Idaho was eventually admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, becoming the 43rd state.

Forming part of the Pacific Northwest (and the associated Cascadia bioregion), Idaho is divided into several distinct geographic and climatic regions. The state's north, the relatively isolated Idaho Panhandle, is closely linked with Eastern Washington, with which it shares the Pacific Time Zone—the rest of the state uses the Mountain Time Zone. The state's south includes the Snake River Plain (which has most of the population and agricultural land), and the southeast incorporates part of the Great Basin. Idaho is quite mountainous and contains several stretches of the Rocky Mountains. The United States Forest Service holds about 38% of Idaho's land, the highest proportion of any state. (Full article...)

The 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 22, 2016, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The 20th annual edition of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the game featured the Idaho Vandals of the Sun Belt Conference and the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season. The game's title sponsor was the Idaho Potato Commission. The game began at 5:05 p.m. MST and was broadcast on ESPN College Football. Idaho defeated Colorado State by a score of 61–50.

Both teams entered with similar records: Idaho finished the regular season with an 8–4 mark, their first winning season under head coach Paul Petrino, while Colorado State came into the contest with a record of 7–5. Idaho made their third appearance in the game, and their third overall bowl game appearance, with their previous two in the Humanitarian Bowl, this game's predecessor. Colorado State made their 16th bowl game appearance, and their first in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Despite their lesser record, Colorado State entered the game as fourteen-point favorites, and were generally expected to win the contest behind the passing attack of Nick Stevens and their rushing game, led by Dalyn Dawkins. (Full article...)
List of selected articles

Did you know

News

Recognized content

Featured articles

2008 Humanitarian BowlBoise National ForestWilliam BorahCraters of the Moon National Monument and PreserveCutthroat troutErnest HemingwayHarmon KillebrewSawtooth National Forest

Featured lists

List of governors of IdahoList of longest streams of Idaho

Good articles

1970 Idaho gubernatorial election2016 Famous Idaho Potato BowlBeulah Ream AllenLeonard J. ArringtonBeaver dropDavid B. BleakBurke CanyonBurke, IdahoCoeur d'Alene, IdahoBill HaywoodUSS Idaho (BB-42)Interstate 86 (Idaho)Kootenay RiverH. Rex LeeThe Oregon Trail (1971 video game)The Oregon Trail (1985 video game)Potlatch RiverJane SeveranceSnake RiverTwin Falls saucer hoaxU.S. Route 195Brad White (defensive lineman)

General images

The following are images from various Idaho-related articles on Wikipedia.

Selected picture

Categories

Category puzzle
Category puzzle
Select [►] to view subcategories

Topics

New articles

This list was generated from these rules. Questions and feedback are always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results. Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project.

Rules | Match log | Results page (for watching) | Last updated: 2024-05-16 20:22 (UTC)

Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. See List display personalization for details.








Related portals


WikiProjects

Wikimedia

The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject:

Things to do


Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Sources

Discover Wikipedia using portals