Twin Falls, Idaho

Twin Falls, Idaho
City
Downtown Twin Falls
Motto(s):  People Serving People
Location of Twin Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Twin Falls, Idaho Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°33′20″N 114°28′15″W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Twin Falls
Incorporated	April 12, 1905
Government
• Type	council-manager
• Mayor	Shawn Barigar
• City Manager	Travis Rothweiler
Area
• City	19.21 sq mi (49.75 km2)
• Land	19.10 sq mi (49.47 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
Elevation	3,745 ft (1,141 m)
Population  (2010)
• City	44,125
• Estimate  (2016)	48,260
• Density	2,526.70/sq mi (975.58/km2)
• Metro	106,508
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	83301 (street addresses) 83303 (PO Boxes)
Area code(s)	+1 208
FIPS code	16-82810
GNIS feature ID	0398273
Interstate
U.S. Route(s)
Website	http://www.tfid.org

Twin Falls is a city in Idaho in the United States. It is the county seat of Twin Falls County, Idaho. The 2010 population was 44,125. The estimated population for July 1, 2014 is 46,528.

History

In 1900, I. B. Perrine founded the Twin Falls Land and Water Company to build an irrigation canal in the area now known as Twin Falls. One of the investors was named Stanley Milner. By 1903, Perrine and his investors had government approval to build a dam on the Snake River. The dam was finished in 1905. It is now called Milner Dam. It allows farmers in the area to irrigate their crops.

In 1904, some property in the area was sold off to start a few towns. One of those towns was Twin Falls. The others include Buhl, Filer, Hansen, Kimberly, and Murtaugh. Many of those towns were named for the original investors in the Twin Falls land and Water Company.

Twin Falls was incorporated on April 12, 1905 as a village.

On February 21, 1907, Twin Falls became the county seat of the new Twin Falls County. Prior to that, the city was part of Cassia County.

Evel Knievel's rocket cycle.

On September 8, 1974, Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon on a rocket cycle at a site close to Twin Falls. The attempt failed. Located on private property at 42.597°N 114.423°W / 42.597; -114.423, the ramp's base remains in place as of January, 2016. Evel Knievel was paid six million dollars (US) for trying to jump the canyon. The payment was promised no matter the outcome of the attempt.

Government

Twin Falls has a council-manager form of government. The city council hires a manager to supervise city employees on a day-to-day basis, and the position of "mayor" is appointed by the city council from among their own members.