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Boise is the capital and largest city in the state of Idaho. As of the 2000 census, Boise's population was 185,787 (2003 estimate: 190,117). [1] Downtown Boise is at an elevation of 2,704 feet above sea level.

Geography

To distinguish the city from neighboring Boise County, government publications, maps and some other media may refer to the city as "Boise City". The official city name, however, is simply "Boise".

Recent figures

Boise and its surrounding metropolitan area have seen dramatic growth through the 1990s and 2000s. The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) puts Boise's population as of 2005 at just more than 208,000 people [2]. That is up 11 percent from the 2000 Census figures below.

As of 2004 the city of Boise estimated the metropolitan area (Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell) had a population of 526,656

Economy

Boise is the headquarters of Albertsons, Idaho Power, Micron Technology, Simplot, Washington Group International, and WinCo Foods. Hewlett-Packard has a large complex in Boise which specializes in scanners and printers and is one of the largest private employers in the area, second only to Micron. Other high-tech employers include Sybase and Microsoft, which recently purchased locally-owned ProClarity. Boise also has a thriving in-bound technical call center's such as Teleperformance USA which boasts clients such as Apple and Cingular. Qwest, T-Mobile and DirecTV are also major player's in the call-center industry in Boise.

Varney Airlines, founded by Walter Varney, was formed in Boise. The company is the root of present day United Airlines, which still serves the city.

Education

The city is home to the Boise School District, which includes 34 elementary schools, 8 junior highs, 5 high schools and 2 specialty schools. Part of the Meridian School District (the largest district in Idaho) overlaps into Boise city limits.

The city is home to six public high schools: Boise High School, Borah High School, Capital High School, Timberline High School as well as the Meridian district's Centennial High School and the alternative Mountain Cove High School. Boise has one Catholic high school, Bishop Kelly High School.

Post-secondary educational options in Boise include Boise State University, Idaho State University, University of Phoenix as well as a wide range of technical schools. Boise is home to Boise Bible College, an undergraduate degree-granting college that exists to train leaders for churches as well as missionaries for the world.

Culture

Numbering about 15,000, Boise is home of the largest Basque community in the United States, and the second largest community in the world outside the Basque Country in Spain and France [4]. A large Basque festival known as Jaialdi is held once every five years (next in 2010). Downtown Boise features a vibrant section known as the "Basque Block". Boise's mayor, David H. Bieter is of Basque descent.

Boise is also a regional hub for jazz and theater. The Gene Harris Jazz Festival is hosted in Boise each spring.

The city is home to a number of museums, including the Boise Art Museum, Idaho Historical Museum, the Basque Museum and Cultural Center and the Discovery Center of Idaho. Several theater groups operate in the city, including the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Boise Little Theatre and the Boise Contemporary Theatre among others.

On the first Thursday of each month, a gallery stroll is hosted in the city's core business district by the Downtown Boise Association.

 

Major attractions

A number of recreational opportunities are available, including extensive hiking and biking in the foothills to the immediate north of downtown and an extensive urban trail system called the Boise River Greenbelt that runs along the river. The Boise River itself is a common destination for fishing, swimming and rafting.

Bogus Basin Mountain Resort hosts several winter activities, including cross-country and downhill skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing. Bogus is just 16 miles outside city limits (less than an hour drive from downtown).

Minor professional sports teams in Boise include the short-season Class A Boise Hawks (Minor League Baseball), the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL, and the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association (moving to the NBA Development League starting in 2007). An arenafootball2 franchise will begin play in 2007.

The Boise State University campus is home to Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, home to local and national fine arts performances; Bronco Stadium, the 30,000 seat football stadium known for its blue AstroPlay field; and Taco Bell Arena, a 12,000 seat basketball and entertainment venue which opened in 1982 as the BSU Pavillion.

The MPC Computers Bowl football game is held in late December of each year, and pairs a team from the Western Athletic Conference with an at-large team.

The World Center for Birds of Prey is located just outside city limits, and is a key part of the re-establishment of the Peregrine falcon and the subsequent removal from the Endangered Species list. The center is currently breeding the very rare California condor, among many other rare and endangered species.

The city has been cited by publications like Forbes, Fortune and Sunset for quality of life.

Boise is the hometown of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Torrie Wilson.

 

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