Back مقاطعة كاماس (أيداهو) Arabic Camas County, Idaho BAR Камас (окръг) Bulgarian কেম্স কাউন্টি, আইডাহো BPY Camas Gông (Idaho) CDO Камас (гуо, Айдахо) CE Camas County CEB Camas County, Idaho Welsh Camas County German Condado de Camas Spanish
Camas County | |
|---|---|
 Camas County Courthouse in Fairfield | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Idaho | |
 Idaho's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′N 114°49′W / 43.47°N 114.81°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Idaho |
| Founded | February 6, 1917 |
| Named for | Camas root |
| Seat | Fairfield |
| Largest city | Fairfield |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,079 sq mi (2,790 km2) |
| • Land | 1,074 sq mi (2,780 km2) |
| • Water | 4.5 sq mi (12 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,077 |
• Estimate (2022) | 1,153  |
| • Density | 1/sq mi (0.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | camascounty |
Camas County is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Idaho. The county seat and largest city is Fairfield.[1] The county was established 107 years ago in 1917 by the Idaho Legislature with a partition of Blaine County on February 6. It is named for the camas root, or Camassia, a lily-like plant with an edible bulb found in the region, that Native Americans and settlers used as a food source. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,077,[2] making it the second-least populous county in the state, after Clark County.
Camas County is part of the Hailey, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2024.