Nampa, Idaho Nampa, Idaho Nampa Depot Nampa Depot Location in Canyon County and the state of Idaho Location in Canyon County and the state of Idaho Nampa, Idaho is positioned in the US Nampa, Idaho - Nampa, Idaho State Idaho Nampa (Listeni/ n mp /) is the biggest city of Canyon County, Idaho, USA.

The populace of Nampa was 81,557 at the 2010 census making it the second-most crowded city in Idaho.

Nampa is positioned about 20 miles (32 km) west of Boise along Interstate 84, and six miles (10 km) west of Meridian.

Nampa is the second principal town/city of the Boise-Nampa urbane area.

Nampa began its life in the early 1880s when the Oregon Short Line Railroad assembled a line from Granger, Wyoming, to Huntington, Oregon, which passed through Nampa. More barns lines sprang up running through Nampa, making it a very meaningful barns town.

Alexander and Hannah Duffes established one of the town's first homesteads, eventually forming the Nampa Land and Improvement Company with the help of their friend and co-founder, James Mc - Gee.

As new amenities were added to the town, Nampa continued its expansion and was incorporated in 1890.

Unlike most suburbs in that historic era with streets running true north and south, Nampa's historic roads run perpendicular to the barns tracks that travel northwest to southeast through the town.

Founder Alexander Duffes laid out Nampa's streets this way to prevent an accident like one that occurred earlier in a town he had platted near Toronto, Canada.

As the Oregon Short Line barns originally bypassed Boise, Nampa has the fanciest of many barns depots assembled in the area.

Dewey (a former Nampa mayor) was the only bidder.

Nampa people wanted another park.

It is Nampa's biggest park and many improve celebrations are held there. The hotel railwaythe great fire of 1909, which burned a several blocks of downtown Nampa, but was razed in 1963 because no one wanted to invest in renovating the grand structure.

Relics from the hotel, such as the chandelier and the hotel safe can be found at the Canyon County Historical Museum, which is homed in the old train depot on Front Street and Nampa City Hall.

A public-use postage stamp sized park was later placed athwart the street from the old palace property as a collaboration between the Downtown Alliance of Nampa (the small-town business council) and an Eagle Scout Project for the Boy Scouts of America.

The Nampa Public Library is now positioned on the corner of 1st Street and 11th Avenue South in the old bank building.

The Idaho State School and Hospital was assembled northwest of Nampa in 1910, for the state's developmentally challenged population, and opened in 1918.

Nampa held an annual harvest festival and farmers' market from about 1908, a time of celebration and improve fun.

Nampa is burgeoning fast, with new homes, new shopping centers and new roads.

The Nampa Gateway Center is a shopping center under evolution near the Idaho Center off the Garrity Boulevard Exit of Interstate 84.

Penney, the Sports Authority, Macy's, the Idaho Athletic Club, and Edwards Cinema are positioned in the Nampa Gateway Center.

The Idaho Press-Tribune is the small-town journal for the Canyon County area.

Nampa in 1907.

In November 2013, after two years on the City Council, Bob Henry was propel mayor after defeating 12-year incumbent Tom Dale by 113 votes in a four-way race. The Nampa City Council increased from four to six members after voters allowed the increase in May 2013. Council members are: Pam White (first appointed in 2007), Randy Haverfield (elected in 2013), Bruce Skaug (re-elected in 2015) and Paul Raymond (elected in 2013), Sandi Levi (elected in 2015) and Darl Bruner (elected in 2015.) to fill his vacant seat on the council.

The City of Nampa operates on a fiscal year that begins on Oct.

In 2016, the City of Nampa was ranked No.

The Nampa school precinct includes 15 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 high schools, one of which is an alternative high school that serves students who struggle in traditional high schools.

Nampa is also home to Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) and College of Western Idaho (CWI).

The interstate that runs through Nampa is Interstate 84 (west) which has four exits into Nampa.

The Nampa Municipal Airport is positioned there for general aviation.

Among the principal roads are Idaho state highway 55, Nampa-Caldwell Boulevard (which joins Nampa with Caldwell), 12th Avenue Road, 16th Avenue, and Garrity Boulevard.

The Union Pacific's Northwest Corridor line, connecting Salt Lake City and points east with the Pacific Northwest, runs through Nampa.

Nampa has twenty-four parks, the biggest of which is Lakeview Park. The Nampa Recreation Center, a 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m2) facility including a six-pool aquatics center, three gymnasiums, racquetball courts, a walking/running track, a weight room and exercise equipment, a climbing wall, and a number of other activeness areas, opened in 1994. Centennial Golf Course (18 holes) and Ridgecrest Golf Club (27 holes) are owned and directed by the City of Nampa.

Venues include a 10,500-seat amphitheater which was assembled in 1998 and features a 60-by-40-foot stage; a 12,279-seat arena featuring 31,200 square feet (2,900 m2) of arena floor space; the Idaho Horse Park, used for horse shows; and the Sports Center, used for track and field affairs including the home meets of the Boise State University Broncos track teams.

The Idaho Center arena is best known for hosting the Snake River Stampede Rodeo amid the third week of July every year.

The arena is the former home of the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association and the Idaho Stallions of the now defunct Indoor Professional Football League and is used for concerts; trade shows, sporting affairs, and other affairs.

The Idaho Center arena is the former home of the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament.

Upon its culmination, the tournament moved to the Idaho Center in 1998 from its former home on the ground of Northwest Nazarene University (then known as Northwest Nazarene College).

In March 2004, the Idaho Center arena played home for the Boise State University men's basketball second round matchup in the NIT against the UW Milwaukee Panthers.

The game was moved to the Idaho Center due to a before scheduled Metallica concert at Boise State's Taco Bell Arena.

On November 14, 2006, the Idaho Center hosted the Rolling Stones, the first time the band had performed in Idaho.

The Idaho Center also has been hosting a Monster Jam event once a year.

Nampa served as the host of the 2012 Division I NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Nampa is positioned at 43 34 29 N 116 33 49 W (43.574807, -116.563559). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 31.34 square miles (81.17 km2), of which, 31.19 square miles (80.78 km2) is territory and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) is water. Climate data for Nampa, Idaho There were 27,729 homeholds of which 44.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 27.8% were non-families.

The median age in the town/city was 30.1 years.

32.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 to 44; 18.8% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older.

"Quickfacts: Nampa, Idaho".

The Origin of the Name Nampa, Idaho State Historical Society, May 1965 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

"Henry unseats Dale as Nampa mayor".

Nampa Parks and Recreation - Orah Brandt park is slated for future evolution but is not presently open.

Nampa Recreation Center history.

"Average Weather for Nampa, ID - Temperature and Precipitation".

Official City of Nampa website Nampa Chamber of Commerce Nampa Public Library Idaho Press Tribune- Nampa's small-town journal Municipalities and communities of Canyon County, Idaho, United States State of Idaho

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