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Geologic Map

Cities and Towns:
Craigmont
Kamiah
Nezperce
Winchester

Nez Perce Indian Reservation

Fisheries & Drainage Regions
Snake River-Hells Canyon
Clearwater River

Location
46.2386 N, 116.4298 W

Land Area
480 square miles

County Seat
Nez Perce

Population
4,087

Background
Established March 3, 1911 with its county seat at Nez Perce. Named for Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Nez Perce Indians made this area their home and knew no whites until the Lewis and Clark expedition, the expedition spent a month in the Clearwater River Valley near the town of Kamiah on the return from the Pacific coast in May 1806.

Official County Website

County Clerk
County Courthouse
Nez Perce, ID 83543-0039
Phone: (208) 937-2661
Fax: (208) 937-9234

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