Idaho Boise Mission History
The Idaho Boise Mission
came about by way of the Idaho Pocatello Mission. On 1 July 1974 the Idaho
Pocatello Mission was formed from the Montana Billings Mission. On 1 July
1979 the mission home was moved to Boise and the name changed to the Idaho
Boise Mission. On 1 July 1991, the Idaho Boise mission split to Idaho Boise
& Idaho Pocatello missions.
The Idaho Boise Mission
includes 30 stakes in South Western Idaho and Eastern Oregon. Most of the
population resides in the Snake River Valley in Southern Idaho and the
Oregon population is in a narrow band a few miles wide which follows Interstate
84 from Ontario to LaGrande, Oregon.
The Mission extends
from Twin Falls, Kimberly, and Carey on the East to Ontario, and Lagrande,
Oregon on the West. The Northern boundary extends in Idaho to McCall and
Riggins and also includes Sun Valley on the Northeast. All of Idaho East
of Twin Falls is in the Idaho Pocatello Mission and the Northern Panhandle
is in the Washington Spokane Mission.
Idaho's population
is approximately 1,250,000. Boise is the largest city with approximately
250,000 residents and is the only city in Idaho with more than 50,000 people.
For the most part, the state is very rural and sparsely populated.
A rapidly increasing
Hispanic element, representing 5.3% of the state's population, constitutes
Idaho's largest ethnic minority. Among religious groups, the Mormons make
up about 29% of the state's population and are the largest, followed by
Roman Catholics and Methodists. For more than a century, Idaho has ranked
second after Utah in concentration of Mormon population.
Some cities in Eastern
Idaho have a Mormon population of 50% to 60%. The Idaho Boise Mission which
includes South Western Idaho and Eastern Oregon is closer to 15% to 20%
Mormon. Idaho has two Mormon temples, one in Idaho Falls and the other
in Boise.
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