Rupert (Rupert)
Rupert is the county seat and largest city of Minidoka County, Idaho,. It is part of the Burley Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,082 at the 2020 census, up from 5,554 in 2010.
Rupert, founded in 1906, sprang up after the announcement of the Minidoka Reclamation Project, which provided irrigation and electricity following the completion of the Minidoka Dam on the Snake River in 1906. After the dam was built, Rupert became one of the first cities in the world to have its streets lit by electricity.
Rupert is located in southern Minidoka County at an elevation of 4157 ft above sea level. It is part of the agricultural region of the Snake River Plain known as Magic Valley, and is 3 mi northwest of the Snake River. Interstate 84 passes 5 mi to the south, and before its construction, U.S. Route 30 passed through Rupert. Acequia lies about 5 mi northeast of Rupert and Paul is about the same distance to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rupert has a total area of 2.06 sqmi, all of it land.
Rupert, founded in 1906, sprang up after the announcement of the Minidoka Reclamation Project, which provided irrigation and electricity following the completion of the Minidoka Dam on the Snake River in 1906. After the dam was built, Rupert became one of the first cities in the world to have its streets lit by electricity.
Rupert is located in southern Minidoka County at an elevation of 4157 ft above sea level. It is part of the agricultural region of the Snake River Plain known as Magic Valley, and is 3 mi northwest of the Snake River. Interstate 84 passes 5 mi to the south, and before its construction, U.S. Route 30 passed through Rupert. Acequia lies about 5 mi northeast of Rupert and Paul is about the same distance to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rupert has a total area of 2.06 sqmi, all of it land.
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