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Lincoln County

   Established March 18, 1895 with its county seat at Shoshone. Lincoln was much larger originally, in 1913 Gooding and Minidoka took about half the original Lincoln County, after the creation of Jerome in 1919, Lincoln was left with only 1,206 square miles. Named for President Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States, under whose administration the Idaho Territory was established.

   With the proposed airport which will serve the Woodriver Valley just North of Shoshone, we will see a major growth in this area.

   Richfield and Dietrich are starting to see some action they have never seen before with development and commercial activity.

County Seat: Shoshone

Land Area: 1,206 square miles.

Demographics

City of Shoshone

   The city of shoshone is located in Lincoln County Idaho, and is part of the Magic Valley. The Little Wood River snakes its way around through Shoshone and its park. Recreation in the area includes boating - water skiing - snow skiing - snowmobiling - big game hunting - fishing - river rafting - hiking and sightseeing. The scenic Sawtooth mountains are just a short drive away. In the heat of summer the Shoshone ice caves north of town is a popular place to cool off.

   North from the ice caves takes you to Magic Reservoir which is fed by the Big Wood River. Magic Reservoir provides irrigation water for farmers in the area, and offers recreational opportunities in the form of boating, water skiing, and fishing. Spring is the time to see the beautiful camas flowers blooming over the Camas Prairie between Sun Valley and Shoshone. In the winter Sun Valley has plenty of ski lifts with world class skiing and first class lodging. Hunting is is a sport people in the area take seriously. Game in the area include: deer - elk - pronghorn antelope - pheasant - duck and geese. South of Shoshone is the city of Twin Falls, the largest city in the area. Evel Knievel made Twin Falls famous with his failed attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon.

   The area is mostly untamed and rural with farming and ranching as the main source of income for the people. The crops grown are russet burbank potatoes - pinto beans - wheat - alfalfa hay - barley - corn - sugar beets and onions. Many dairy farms and feed lots are in the area. It's not unusual to see Basque Shepherds with their sheep dogs driving large herds of sheep on the main roads. This is one of the few places left that can be called the wild frontier.