Bear Lake County, Idaho
22 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 6,650
- Median household income
- $75,260
- ±9,578
- Unemployed
- 2.6%
- 76 of 2,898 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.6%
- 2,042 of 2,278 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Bear Lake | 6,545 (2021) | Po Box 190, Paris | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bloomington | 206 (2021) | Po Box 194, Bloomington | — |
| City of Georgetown | 513 (2021) | Po Box 99, Georgetown | Website |
| City of Montpelier | 2,669 (2021) | 534 Washington St, Montpelier | — |
| City of Paris | 553 (2021) | Po Box 364, Paris | — |
| City of St Charles | 172 (2021) | Po Box 58, Saint Charles | — |
Special districts 16
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 77 N Main St, Montpelier | — |
| Bern Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 233 1st W, Bern | — |
| Bloomington Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 265, Bloomington | — |
| Dingle Cemetery District | Cemeteries | P O Box 5, Dingle | — |
| Fish Haven Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2744 Us Hwy 89, Fish Haven | — |
| Geneva Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 42145 Us Highway 89, Geneva | — |
| Lanark Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2049 Lanark RD., Ovid | — |
| Liberty Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 20 Sharon Loop, Ovid | — |
| Ovid Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 607 Ovid Rd, Ovid | — |
| St Charles Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 125, Saint Charles | — |
| Wardboro Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 1656 Bench Rd, Montpelier | — |
| Bear Lake County Free Library District | Libraries | 138 N 6th St, Montpelier | Website |
| Bear Lake County Fire District | Local fire protection | 21728 Us Hwy 30, Montpelier | — |
| Cottonwood Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 37, Cottonwood | — |
| Fish Haven Recreational Sewer District | Sewerage | Po Box 24, Saint Charles | — |
| Bear Lake Soil and Water District | Soil and water conservation | 785 N 4th St, Montpelier | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT
School district7 schools
39 FIELDING STREET, Paris, ID, 83261
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Richmond Harvest Market (Richmond)
Oregon Trail Farmers' Market (Soda Springs)
Star Valley Farmers Market (111 US Highway 89 Alpine) · Kemmerer Farmers' Market (Kemmerer)
Garden City Farmers' and Artisans' Market (Garden City)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.