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Also Known As Gem State
Capital Boise
Population1 (2020) 1,839,106; (2023 est.) 1,964,726
Governor Brad Little (Republican)
Date Of Admission July 3, 1890
U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (Republican) • James E. Risch (Republican)
State Nickname Gem State
State Motto "Esto Perpetua (Let It Be Perpetual)"
State Bird2 mountain bluebird • peregrine falcon
State Flower Lewis’ mock orange (‘syringa’)
State Song “Here We Have Idaho”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 2 (of 435)
Time Zone Pacific (GMT − 8 hours) • Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 216,443
Total Area (Sq Mi) 83,569
1 Excluding military abroad.2The peregrine falcon is the state raptor.

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state seal of Idaho
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