Shoshone County | |
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![]() Wallace Carnegie Library | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Idaho | |
![]() Idaho's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 47°21′N 115°53′W / 47.35°N 115.89°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | February 4, 1864 |
Named for | Shoshone tribe |
Seat | Wallace |
Largest city | Kellogg |
Area | |
• Total | 2,635 sq mi (6,820 km2) |
• Land | 2,630 sq mi (6,800 km2) |
• Water | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2) 0.2% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,169 |
• Density | 5.0/sq mi (1.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | shoshonecounty |
Shoshone County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, 13,169 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Wallace,[2] and largest city is Kellogg. The county was founded in 1864 and named for the Native American Shoshone tribe.