Cities and Towns:
Fruitland
New Plymouth
Payette
Fisheries & Drainage Regions
Snake River-Hells
Canyon
Payette River
Boise River
Location
44.0101 N, 116.7578 W
Land Area
403 square miles
County Seat
Payette
Population
20,220
Background
Established February 28, 1917 with its county seat at Payette. Named for the
Payette River which was named for Francois Payette, a Canadian fur trapper and
explorer with the North West Company, who came to this county in 1818. He was
the first white man in the area and brought the first cattle. Boomerang, which
was named for the log boom on the Payette river, was constructed as a railroad
camp in 1883 and later changed its name to Payette.
County Clerk
PO Drawer D
Payette, ID 83661-0277
Phone: (208) 642-6000
Fax: (208) 642-6011
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