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Camas County is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Idaho. The county seat and largest city is Fairfield. The county was established in 1917 by the Idaho Legislature with a partition of Blaine County on February 6. It is named for the camas root, or Camassia, a lily-like plant with an edible bulb found in the region, that Native Americans and settlers used as a food source. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,077, making it the second-least populous county in the state, after Clark County.
Camas County is part of the Hailey, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1870 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1885 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1897 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1917 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1917 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1920 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1920 | 1,730
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1930 | 1,411
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1940 | 1,360
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1950 | 1,079
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1960 | 917
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1970 | 728
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1980 | 818
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1990 | 727
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Camas County, Idaho, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~idcamas/
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