Pocatello (pronounced: /ˌpoʊkəˈtɛloʊ/) is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the "Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area" which encompasses all of Bannock and Power counties of Idaho. As of the 2000 census the population of Pocatello was 51,466 (2006 estimate: 53,932) with a metro population of 83,303. Pocatello is the fourth-largest city in the state and the second largest city in the Eastern Idaho region, after Idaho Falls. In 2007, Pocatello was ranked number twenty on Forbes' list of Best Small Places for Business and Careers. Pocatello is a home to Idaho State University and the manufacturing facility of ON Semiconductor. Founded as an important stop on the first railroad in Idaho during the gold rush, the city later became an important center for agriculture. It is located along the Portneuf River where it emerges from the mountains onto the Snake River Plain, along the route of the Oregon Trail. The name comes from Chief Pocatello, a chief of the Shoshoni who granted the right-of-way for the railroad across the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. The city is served by the Pocatello Regional Airport. (via Wikipedia)


About Pocatello, Idaho


Leader: Roger W. Chase

Area Code: 208

Land Area (sq mi): 28.2

Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (MST)

Water Area (sq mi): 0

Elevation (ft): 4462

Metro population: 83303

Total Area (sq. mi): 28.2

Elevation (m): 1360

Type: City

Urban Population: 53932

As of: 2000

Founding Date: Jan 1, 1889

Latitude: N

Longitude: W

Name: Pocatello, Idaho

Latitude (Minutes): 52

Motto: Gateway to the Northwest

Longitude (Minutes): 26

Total Population: 51466

Also Known As: US Smile Capital

Website: http://www.pocatello.us

Longitude (Degrees): 112


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