Blaine County, Idaho

Blaine County
Blaine County
County
	Blaine County Courthouse
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Idaho
	Idaho's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°23′N 113°59′W / 43.39°N 113.98°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Founded	March 5, 1895
Named for	James G. Blaine
Seat	Hailey
Largest city	Hailey
Area
• Total	2,661 sq mi (6,890 km2)
• Land	2,644 sq mi (6,850 km2)
• Water	17 sq mi (40 km2) 0.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	24,272
• Density	9.1/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.co.blaine.id.us

Blaine County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 24,272.^[1] The county seat and largest city is Hailey.^[2]^[3] It is also home to the Sun Valley ski resort, adjacent to Ketchum.

Blaine County was created by the territorial legislature on March 5, 1895, by combining Alturas and Logan counties; it was named for former congressman and 1884 Republican presidential nominee James G. Blaine.^[2]^[4] Its present boundaries were set on February 8, 1917, when a western portion was partitioned off to form Camas County.^[5]

Blaine County is part of the Hailey, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.

^ Cite error: The named reference 2020 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Nisson, Evelyn (May 24, 1962). "County seat was a juicy plum". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 9, section 2.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Blaine County". Idaho.gov. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
^ "Camas County". Idaho.gov. February 6, 1917. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.