The People

In 2000 the population density was 15.6 persons per square mile (6.0 per km2). Most of the people lived in the Panhandle and on the Snake River Plain, site of Idaho's chief cities.

Whites made up 91 per cent of Idaho's population. Of the state's American Indian population (17,645), most live on reservations. Some of the largest tribes are the Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, and the Shoshone.

Annual events in Idaho
January-April
McCall Winter Carnival (January-February); Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow (February); Dodge National Finals Rodeo in Pocatello (March); Dogwood Festival in Lewiston (April).
May-August
Challis Mountain Lilac Festival in Challis (May-June); National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest and Festival in Weiser (June); Snake River Stampede in Nampa (July); Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival at Fort Hall Indian Reservation near Blackfoot (August); Western Idaho Fair in Boise (August).
September-December
Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot (September); Lewiston Roundup (September); Art in the Park in Boise (September); Lumberjack Days in Orofino (September); Idaho Spud Day in Shelley (September); Trailing of the Sheep in Ketchum (October).