Boise County, Idaho
17 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 1 farmers market. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,273
- Median household income
- $78,774
- ±3,983
- Unemployed
- 3.4%
- 129 of 3,790 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.0%
- 3,234 of 3,593 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 Boise | 8,094 (2021) | Po Box 1300, Idaho City | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crouch | 163 (2021) | 342 Village Circle, Garden Valley | — |
| City of Horseshoe Bend | 818 (2021) | Po Box 246, Horseshoe Bend | — |
| City of Idaho City | 484 (2021) | Po Box 130, Idaho City | — |
| City of Placerville | 46 (2021) | 110 E Granite St, Placerville | — |
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Cemetery District- Boise | Cemeteries | 1104 W Royal Blvd, Boise | — |
| Horseshoe Bend Hospital District | Health | Po Box 323, Horseshoe Bend | — |
| Garden Valley Hospital (clinic) District | Hospitals | Po Box 516, Garden Valley | — |
| Boise Basin Library District | Libraries | 123 Montgomery St, Idaho City | Website |
| Garden Valley Library District | Libraries | 85 Old Crouch Rd, Garden Valley | Website |
| Horseshoe Bend District Library | Libraries | 392 Highway 55, Horseshoe Bend | — |
| Garden Valley Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 530, Garden Valley | — |
| Horseshoe Bend Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 145, Horseshoe Bend | — |
| Placerville Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 100 E Granite St, Placerville | — |
| Wilderness Ranch Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 7 Wilderness Way, Boise | — |
| Garden Valley Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 433, Garden Valley | — |
| Mores Creek Rim Ranch Water District | Water supply utility | 1 Paloma Drive, Boise | — |
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
BASIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
100 CENTERVILLE ROAD, Idaho City, ID, 83631
GARDEN VALLEY DISTRICT
School district2 schools
1076 BANKS LOWMAN ROAD, Garden Valley, ID, 83622
HORSESHOE BEND SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district3 schools
398 SCHOOL DRIVE, Horseshoe Bend, ID, 83629
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Crouch Farmers' Market
1021 Old Crouch Rd., in the Merc Parking Lot, Crouch, ID, 83622
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.