Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho Downtown Twin Falls Downtown Twin Falls Official seal of Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls County Idaho Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Twin Falls Highlighted.svg Twin Falls, Idaho is positioned in the US Twin Falls, Idaho - Twin Falls, Idaho County Twin Falls Twin Falls is the governmental center of county and biggest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The town/city had a populace of 44,125 as of the 2010 census. Twin Falls is the biggest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region.
As the biggest city in a 100-mile (160-kilometer) radius, Twin Falls serves as a county-wide commercial center for both south-central Idaho and northeastern Nevada. Twin Falls is the principal town/city of the Twin Falls, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which officially includes Jerome and Twin Falls Counties. The resort improve of Jackpot, Nevada, in Elko County is unofficially considered part of the greater Twin Falls area. Located on a broad plain, Twin Falls is near the site where Evel Knievel attempted to jump athwart the Snake River Canyon in 1974 with a rocket-powered motorcycle.
Excavations at Wilson Butte Cave near Twin Falls in 1959 revealed evidence of human activity, including arrowheads, that project among the earliest dated artifacts in North America. Later Native American tribes dominant in the region included the Northern Shoshone and Bannock. The first citizens of European lineage to visit the Twin Falls region are believed to be members of a group led by American Wilson Price Hunt, which attempted to blaze an all-water trail westward from St.
Louis, which passed through the Twin Falls area.
Stuart's route formed the basis of what became the Oregon Trail. Some 150 years later, Robert Stuart Middle School in Twin Falls was titled in his honor.
Perrine established the Twin Falls Land and Water Company, largely to build an irrigation canal fitness for the area.
These lots eventually became the settlements of Twin Falls, Kimberly, Buhl, Filer, Hansen and Murtaugh.
Completed in 1905, Milner Dam and its accompanying canals made commercial irrigation outside the Snake River Canyon practical for the first time. As a result, Perrine is generally credited as the founder of Twin Falls. A much more prosperous drawing was held in October 1904. Twin Falls town/city was established in 1904 as a prepared community, designed by jubilated Franco-American architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray, with proceeds from revenue of townsite lots going toward assembly of irrigation canals.
Twin Falls was incorporated as a village on April 12, 1905. The town/city is titled for a close-by waterfall on the Snake River of the same name.
In 1907 Twin Falls became the seat of the newly formed Twin Falls County.
In 1909 the privately owned Twin Falls Land and Water Company was reorganized as the shareholder-owned Twin Falls Canal Company. Twin Falls became a primary county-wide economic center serving the agriculture industry, a part which it has sustained to the present day.
By 1960, Twin Falls had turn into one of Idaho's biggest cities even though its origins were still inside living memory for many.
Twin Falls became the center of nationwide attention in September 1974 when daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in a specially modified rocket cycle.
Major Twin Falls employers in 2006 encompassed computer manufacturer Dell, Inc., Glanbia, and Jayco, a recreational vehicle manufacturer.
In September 2009 Dell announced it would close its Twin Falls facility by January 2010. Later in 2010 the call center business C3 opened a facility in the former Dell location. In 2012 Chobani, one of the U.S.'s biggest Greek yogurt manufacturers, opened its biggest factory and distribution center in Twin Falls. In recent years Twin Falls has turn into quite multicultural.
Thanks in large part to a refugee center directed by the College of Southern Idaho, since 1995 momentous numbers of citizens from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the former Soviet Union have settled in Twin Falls.
Twin Falls is one of only three Idaho metros/cities which has a council-manager form of government. The seven-member Twin Falls City Council is directly propel in non-partisan municipal elections to four-year terms.
The city's day-to-day operations are overseen by a town/city manager, who is appointed by the town/city council.
Twin Falls Public Library, Twin Falls Municipal Golf Course and Joslin Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport are also under the city's jurisdiction.
Twin Falls is home to the College of Southern Idaho (CSI), a large improve college in the northwestern part of the city.
Several Idaho universities, including Boise State University, Idaho State University, and the University of Idaho, offer classes on the CSI campus.
Public schools are administered by the Twin Falls School District, including Twin Falls High School, Canyon Ridge High School, the alternative Magic Valley High School, two middle schools and nine elementary schools.
Also, Twin Falls is home to Xavier Charter School and the recently established Wings Charter Middle School.
The superintendent for the Twin Falls School District is the recipient of the Idaho Association of School Administrator's 2012/2013 Superintendent of the Year award and the precinct was awarded best title 1 - C precinct in the state. In November 2006, the Twin Falls School Board chose "River Hawks," thus officially giving birth to the Canyon Ridge High School River Hawks.
Pillar Falls Elementary School (K-5) Twin Falls High School (9-12) Edward's Catholic School and Twin Falls Christian Academy.
Twin Falls, the state's 7th biggest city, is the quickest burgeoning city in South-Central Idaho. As of April 2011 unemployment in Twin Falls county stood at 9.5%, below Idaho's average of 9.6%.
Twin Falls is the home of cheese producer Glanbia Foods, a primary American division of the Irish food business Glanbia plc. Falls Brand, another award-winning food company, is positioned in the southern part of Twin Falls.
Many students are from out-of-state and live in CSI's residentiary halls. These entities are examples of nationally successful, long-standing job opportunities for inhabitants of Twin Falls.
Other large employers include Amalgamated Sugar Company, manufacturers of White Satin sugar; and Lamb Weston, which has a food refining plant positioned in west Twin Falls.
In spite of a troubled nationwide economy, Twin Falls has seen rapid evolution since 2006.
Many primary retail outlets have opened stores in Twin Falls between 2006 and 2011. It was a large boost to an already busy economy, providing close to 1,000 jobs. In July 2011 C3 announced it was filling another 300 C3 jobs in Twin Falls due to brisk business. In November 2011 Agro-Farma announced that they will construct a state-of-the-art refining facility in Twin Falls to produce the company's Chobani brand Greek-style yogurt.
In response to a burgeoning population base, Twin Falls County voters voted to construct a new hospital in the northwest section of Twin Falls to replace the city's existing hospital.
Other businesses which have recently opened locations in Twin Falls include Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Coldwater Creek. Wanting to catch some momentum a boss has begun to rebuild downtown in hopes of moving some company back to where it originated. Twin Falls hosted the 2012 Idaho Republican Party convention, which was expected to problematic more positive economic activity. Twin Falls County can expect to generate $33.4 million in tax revenues.
Chobani Yogurt Company, in 2012, opened the world's biggest yogurt manufacturing plant providing an additional 300 jobs to the Twin Falls community. The Times-News is a small-town daily morning journal based in Twin Falls.
Several airways broadcasts broadcast in the Twin Falls area, including (but not limited to): Twin Falls had the first live call-in radio show in the United States.
Even with having the distinct ion of being the biggest city in Idaho that is not directly on the Interstate Highway System, Twin Falls is served by a several major highways including U.S.
Idaho State Highway 74 provides direct access from downtown Twin Falls to southbound locations on U.S.
As of January 2012 daily flights to Salt Lake City International Airport are directed by Sky - West Airlines using the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia. Twice-weekly service between Twin Falls and Mc - Carran International Airport in Las Vegas was directed by Allegiant Air, but citing insufficient ticket prices Allegiant permanently discontinued the route in January 2012. Twin Falls is positioned at 42 34'N 114 28'W (42.561,-114.464).
Shoshone Falls is positioned approximately 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) east of Twin Falls city.
Pillar Falls is positioned approximately 1 1 2 mi (2 1 2 km) upstream from the Perrine Bridge while Twin Falls, the city's namesake, is positioned upstream of Shoshone Falls.
Shoshone Falls stands at 213 ft (65 m), which is 46 feet (14 m) higher than Niagara Falls.
The Perrine Bridge, which spans the Snake River Canyon immediately north of the city, is one of only a handful of artificial structures around the world where BASE jumping is legal.
In September 2005 Miles Daisher of Twin Falls set a BASE jumping world record by jumping off Perrine Bridge 57 times in a 24-hour period.
Twin Falls experiences a semi-arid climate (Koppen climate classification, Bs - K).
Monthly temperature averages in Twin Falls range from 34.9 F (1.6 C) in January to 85.0 F (29.4 C) in July, with lows below freezing from December through March.
However, in Twin Falls proper after an average snow flurry it is uncommon to see more than six inches of snow on streets and sidewalks.
Summer and autumn months are very dry in Twin Falls, with less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) inch of rain falling each month between June and October.
Climate data for Twin Falls, Idaho On the Livability.com list of "Top Ten Cities to Defy Death", Twin Falls ranked No.
Mark Felt (1913 2008), informant in the Watergate scandal known as Deep Throat, graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1931 Christina Hendricks, of the famous AMC series Mad Men, interval up in Twin Falls and despite moving while in high school, Hendricks still considers Twin Falls her hometown. Notable musicians who spent parts of their childhood in the Twin Falls region include Tom White with Mr.
In 1999, Bruce Willis, a resident of close-by Blaine County, chose Twin Falls to serve as the fictional Midland City in the film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel Breakfast of Champions.
Several Twin Falls locations, prominently the Rob Green auto dealership on Blue Lakes Boulevard North, are prominently featured in the film.
In the 2001 movie 3000 Miles to Graceland, Michael Zane (Kurt Russell) and Murphy (Kevin Costner) play a violent cat and mouse game with each other all the way to Twin Falls to launder the cash they had stolen from an earlier casino heist.
In the video game Resistance 2, the player must activate anti-aircraft towers in Twin Falls in order to stop an alien invasion.
Also, one of the chief characters is from Twin Falls.
"Twin Falls," a Built to Spill song from their 1994 album There's Nothing Wrong with Love, mentions Harrison Elementary and is based on Doug Martsch's experiences burgeoning up in the city.
Ben Folds Five released a live cover of "Twin Falls" on their 1998 album Naked Baby Photos.
In the 1968 episode of "Get Smart," "Snoopy Smart vs the Red Baron," it is revealed that Twin Falls is the hometown of Agent 99, as played by Barbara Feldon.
"Barigar Picked as New Twin Falls Mayor", Times-News, January 5, 2016.
Twin Falls, ID - Official Website - City Manager (Retrieved January 17, 2012) Twin Falls (city) Quick - Facts from the US Enumeration Bureau (Retrieved January 17, 2012) City of Twin Falls Comprehensive Plan Update Retrieved May 7, 2007 Archived September 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
Twin Falls visitidaho.org Retrieved May 7, 2007 BLM.gov Retrieved January 16, 2010 Archived September 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
The Astorians Retrieved May 7, 2007 Archived September 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
The History of Twin Falls (Retrieved January 17, 2012) Welcome to Twin Falls County, Idaho (Retrieved January 17, 2012) Dell to close Twin Falls call center C3 to Add 300 Jobs in Twin Falls; Company to Expand into Texas, Arizona Times-News, August 4, 2011.
"Lewiston's manager fitness challenged often, Twin Falls stays quiet", Mc - Call Star-News, July 16, 2009.
Twin Falls, ID - Official Website - City Council (Retrieved February 25, 2014) Gallery: Twin Falls Schools Awarded Best Title 1 - C District in State Idaho Department of Labor Idaho Department of Labor.
Regional theater chain to build new cinema complex in Magic Valley Mall, Magic Valley website; Retrieved June 13, 2011 C3 to Add 300 Jobs in Twin Falls Seattlepi.com "Chobani yogurt manufacturer to build plant in Twin Falls"], Seattle PI, Retrieved November 9, 2011 Archived November 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
Regional theater chain to build new cinema complex in Magic Valley Mall magicvalley.com Retrieved June 13, 2011 Twin Falls chosen to be site of 2012 Idaho GOP convention.
Chobani Celebrates Grand Opening of World's Largest Yogurt Manufacturing Plant in Twin Falls, Idaho | Chobani Foodservice "Radio Stations in Twin Falls, Idaho".
Twin Falls, ID - Official Website - Flight Schedules (Retrieved January 17, 2012) Allegiant to Terminate Service at Twin Falls Airport Times-News, December 2, 2011.
Although United Airlines and Alleigant say they are to return to Twin Falls by 2020.
"Average Weather for Twin Falls, ID - Temperature and Precipitation" (HMTL).
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