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Pocatello City Profile

Official State Website URL- http://www.idaho.gov

Pocatello is located in Idaho. In Pocatello, ID, there are about fifty-one thousand, four hundred and sixty-six citizens. In Pocatello, ID, there are nineteen thousand, three hundred and thirty-four households. There are really good schools. The median income for a household is thirty-four thousand, three hundred and twenty-six dollars. There are 25,331 males and 26,135 females in Pocatello, ID. The city has many sportsgrounds and recreation facilities.

Pocatello, Idaho
Historic downtown Pocatello
Historic downtown Pocatello
Official seal of Pocatello, Idaho
Seal
Nickname(s): US Smile Capital
Motto: Gateway to the Northwest
Location in Bannock County and the state of Idaho
Location in Bannock County and the state of Idaho
Coordinates: 42°52′30.8″N 112°26′50.2″W / 42.875222, -112.447278
Country United States
State Idaho
Counties Bannock, Power
Government
 - Mayor Roger W. Chase
Area
 - City 28.2 sq mi (73.1 km²)
 - Land 28.2 sq mi (73.1 km²)
 - Water 0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation 4,462 ft (1,360 m)
Population (2000)
 - City 51,466
 - Density 1,822.5/sq mi (723.8/km²)
 - Urban 53,932
 - Metro 83,303
Time zone Mountain Standard Time (MST) (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) (UTC-6)
Area code(s) 208
FIPS code 16-64090
GNIS feature ID 0397053
Website: http://www.pocatello.us


Pocatello (pronounced /ˌpoʊkəˈtɛloʊ/) is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County,[1] 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)[2] 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.[3]

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.