Boise metropolitan area
The Boise–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (commonly known as the Boise Metropolitan Area or the Treasure Valley) is an area that encompasses Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Owyhee counties in southwestern Idaho, anchored by the cities of Boise and Nampa. It is the main component of the wider Boise–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR Combined Statistical Area, which adds Elmore and Payette counties in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. It is the state's largest officially designated metropolitan area and includes Idaho's three largest cities: Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Nearly 40 percent of Idaho's total population lives in the area.
Boise metropolitan area | |
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Metropolitan statistical area | |
| Boise–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′N 116°30′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Idaho and Oregon |
| Largest city | Boise |
| Other cities | – Nampa – Meridian – Caldwell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,833.06 sq mi (30,647.5 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 10,751 ft (3,277 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 2,000 ft (610 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 764,718 |
| • Rank | 75th in the U.S. |
| • Density | 52.1/sq mi (20.118/km2) |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 27,034 | — | |
| 1910 | 63,705 | 135.6% | |
| 1920 | 75,088 | 17.9% | |
| 1930 | 82,224 | 9.5% | |
| 1940 | 108,917 | 32.5% | |
| 1950 | 141,059 | 29.5% | |
| 1960 | 168,270 | 19.3% | |
| 1970 | 191,090 | 13.6% | |
| 1980 | 280,035 | 46.5% | |
| 1990 | 319,596 | 14.1% | |
| 2000 | 464,840 | 45.4% | |
| 2010 | 616,561 | 32.6% | |
| 2020 | 764,718 | 24.0% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 811,336 | 6.1% | |
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As of the 2021 estimate, the Boise–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had a population of 795,268, while the larger Boise City–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had a population of 850,341. The metro area is currently the third largest in the U.S. section of the Pacific Northwest after Seattle and Portland, and is the 75th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.