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City of Gooding

   The town of Gooding was established in 1907 on 160 acres owned by Frank R. Gooding, a former Governor and Senator in Idaho. In 1908 the town was incorporated. The City of Gooding with a population of approximately 3384 combines all of the conveniences of a larger city with friendly atmosphere of a small western community

   Fortunately, perhaps, the growth was steady rather than spectacular, and Gooding County today still has the traditional resources that gave it birth. The Big and Little Wood Rivers remain the basis for a rich irrigated agriculture and a thriving livestock industry.

   Cattle and sheep ranching, irrigated and dry farming contribute much to the economy of Gooding, the trading center of one of the richest irrigated agricultural districts in the United States

   Gooding's mild climate compares favorably with the rest of the state. A four season environment, the weather features a definitive spring, summer, fall and winter. The average high temperature of 76 degrees, average low temperature of 28 degrees and average precipitation of 8.93 inches.

   Golfing, skiing, boating, hunting, camping, bowling, horseshoes and summer city recreation programs are all part of the local year round scene. Softball diamonds, indoor swimming pool, 3 city parks and tennis courts are all close to the downtown area.

   The Gooding Basque Association Picnic is held the 3rd Sunday of July at the Gooding County Fairgrounds. Partake in the fine company and delicacies of the Basque. Rich with cultural dancing, weight carrying and lifting contests, categories for men, women and children.

   The new Basque cultural center opened January 18, 2003. They are serving dinner the first Friday of every month. The Center boasts a nicely appointed 6400 square foot building available to rent for those special occasions. The goals of the Basque association is to promote the Basque cultural through food, dance, language and a variety of other activities.

City of Wendell, Idaho

   Wendell is a rural town in south central Idaho, between Mountain Home and Twin Falls just of Interstate I-84. Wendell is home to Niagra Springs State Park.
Niagra Springs State Park.
Population: 4,400
Elevation 3262
Wendell is located in Gooding County in the South Central Travel Region. The GPS Coordinates for Wendell are 42.757905-114.704821.

Demographics

Gooding County

   Gooding County is entirely on the Snake River Plain, north of the Snake River. Thus all the rocks are Miocene and younger, with Quaternary basalt covering most of the county.

   In the north the Gooding City of Rocks, carved from Miocene rhyolite ignimbrites of the Twin Falls Volcanic Field, forms the south flank of the Mount Bennett Hills. A series of east-west normal faults cuts the Mount Bennett Hills, reflecting the rift-valley structure of the western Snake River Plain.

   On the south, in the Snake River Canyon, are exposures of Miocene and Pliocene Glenns Ferry Formation below the Quaternary basalt flows. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, itself located on the west side of the Snake River in Twin Falls County, has its headquarters in Hagerman.

   Malad Gorge, a narrow canyon cut by the Wood River is a unique feature of southern Gooding County.

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