Owyhee County, Idaho

Owyhee County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, 11,913 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Murphy,[2] and largest city is Homedale.[3] In area, it is the second-largest county in Idaho, after Idaho County.

Owyhee County
County
Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed in the Owyhee Mountains about 50 miles southwest of Boise.
Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed in the Owyhee Mountains about 50 miles southwest of Boise.
Map of Idaho highlighting Owyhee County
Location within the U.S. state of Idaho
Map of the United States highlighting Idaho
Idaho's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°34′N 116°10′W
Country United States
State Idaho
FoundedDecember 31, 1863
Named forlost Hawaiian trappers
SeatMurphy
Largest cityHomedale
Area
 • Total7,697 sq mi (19,940 km2)
 • Land7,666 sq mi (19,850 km2)
 • Water31 sq mi (80 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11,913
 • Density1.6/sq mi (0.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district1st
Websiteowyheecounty.net

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities
  • Claytonia
  • Dickshooter
  • Murphy Hot Springs
  • Oreana
  • Reynolds
  • Riddle

Ghost towns
  • Comical Turn
  • De Lamar
  • Dewey
  • Grasmere
  • Ruby City
  • Silver City
  • Wickahoney

References
  1. "QuickFacts: Owyhee County, Idaho". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. "Historic Homedale". Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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