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Geologic Map

Cities and Towns:
Sandpoint

Priest Lake
Lake Pend Oreille

Fisheries & Drainage Regions
Kootenai River
Pend Oreille River


Location
48.2947 N, 116.5975 W

Land Area
1,918 square miles

County Seat
Sandpoint

Population
34,771

Background
Established February 21, 1907 with its county seat at Sand Point. It was named for Edwin L. Bonner, who, in 1864, established a ferry on the Kootenai River where the town of Bonners Ferry is located. The ferry became an important site in emigrant travel between Walla Walla to the placer and quartz mines in British Columbia.

Official County Website

County Clerk
County Courthouse
Sandpoint, ID 83864-1305
Phone: (208) 265-1432
Fax: (208) 265-1447

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