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Place Name
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Ada County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Boise
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Population
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205,775 (1990)
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Location
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Idaho, United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°27'N
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Longitude
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116°14'W
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Ada
, county (
1,060 sq mi/2,745 sq km; 1990
pop. 205,775), SW Idaho;  Boise; 43°27'N 116°14'W. Elev.
2,704 ft/824 m. Irrigated agr. area in Boise
R. valley (N); bounded SW by the Snake. Dairying; hay, alfalfa; wheat,
barley, oats, corn; sugar beets, fruit, vegetables; cattle, sheep. Mfg.
at Boise. Bogus Basin Ski Area on N boundary; Lucky Peak Reservoir
(Boise R.) and State Park in NE, Veterans Memorial State Park at Boise
in N, Swan Falls, on Snake R., and Snake R. Bends of Pery Natural Area
in S; part of Boise Natl. Forest on N boundary. Formed 1864.
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