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“The only thing new in the world
is the history you don’t know”
This page belongs to a non profit and is in
NO WAY connected with any MUSEUM.
Payette County has an area of 403 square miles – about 20 miles wide, 20 miles long – and is the smallest county in Idaho. Estimates are that about one-third of the people live in Payette. Elevation is about 2,147 feet about sea level. The Payette River flows through the center of the county and is fed by Big Willow and Little Willow creeks. It joins the Snake River on its western boundary which is also the state line between Idaho and Oregon. The eastern boundary in Gem County, northern boundary is Washington County and Canyon County borders on the south.
The mild climate is similar to that of southern Washington, Gem and Canyon counties. Summers are hot, conductive to growing all kinds of fruit including peaches, apricots, pears, plums, prunes, apples, nuts and melons. Farm crops include alfalfa for hay and seed, clover for seed, corn, onions and potatoes for food and for seed, mint, sugar beets and many other vegetables for seed. All crops are irrigated. Annual precipitation is 12.72 inches, and winter snowfall averages 19.8 inches. The county has an average of 183 frost free days from about April 20 to October 20. The average minimum temperature in January is about 20 degrees and the average daily maximum temperature in July is 91.4 degrees.
The main line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs from Oregon through Payette and Weiser in Washington County. U.S. Highway 95 runs through Payette County, south to north and connects Mexico with Canada. Interstate 84 comes from Boise and eastern points, across the southwest corner of the county to Ontario, Oregon and west to Portland, Oregon.
Address & Contact
- City:
- Payette
- State:
- ID
- Zip:
- 83661
- Phone:
- 208.401.6647
- Category:
- Non-Profit Organization