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Place Name
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Bonneville County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Idaho Falls
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Population
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72,207 (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°23'N
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Longitude
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111°36'W
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Bonneville
, county (
1,900 sq mi/4,921 sq km; 1990
pop. 72,207), SE Idaho;  Idaho Falls; 43°23'N 111°36'W. Mt.
area bordering on Wyo. (E). Drained by Snake R. NW and NE; also by
Willow Creek. Irrigated Snake R. valley extends through NW. Agr.
(wheat, barley, oats, rye; alfalfa; potatoes; sheep, cattle; dairying).
Parts of Targhee and Caribou natl. forests are in E; parts of Grays L.
(dry) Natl. Wildlife Refuge in S. Palisades Reservoir in E, Ririe
Reservoir, on Willow Creek, in N center. Formed 1911.
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