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Nampa, Idaho
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Nampa | |
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.jpg) The former Nampa Department Store in Downtown Nampa | |
| Nickname: The Heart of the Treasure Valley | |
| Motto: What a Place to Live | |
 Location of Nampa in Canyon County, Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′29″N 116°33′49″W / 43.57472°N 116.56361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Canyon |
| Founded | September 8, 1886 |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Debbie Kling |
| Area | |
| • City | 34.77 sq mi (90.06 km2) |
| • Land | 33.48 sq mi (86.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,517 ft (767 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 100,200 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 110,951 |
| • Rank | US: 279th ID: 3rd |
| • Density | 2,992.7/sq mi (1,155.5/km2) |
| • Urban | 177,561 (US: 203rd) |
| • Metro | 811,336 (US: 75th) |
| • Combined | 899,574 (US: 67th) |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 83651, 83653, 83686, 83687 |
| Area code(s) | 208 and 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-56260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0396943[2] |
| Website | www |
Nampa (/ˈnæmpə/ ) is the most populous city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. The population was 100,200 at the 2020 census.[3] It is Idaho's 3rd most populous city. Nampa is about 20 miles (32 km) west of Boise along Interstate 84, and 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Meridian. It is the second principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. The name "Nampa" may have come from a Shoshoni word meaning either 'moccasin' or 'footprint'.[5] According to toponymist William O. Bright the name comes from the Shoshoni word /nampai/, meaning "foot".[6]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nampa, Idaho
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ The Origin of the Name Nampa, Idaho State Historical Society, May 1965
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 311. ISBN 9780806135984. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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