Capital: Boise

State Nickname: Gem State

State Bird: Mountain Bluebird

State Flower: Syringa

Admitted to the Union: July 3, 1890

October 1, 1890 to December 19, 1890:

George L. Shoup

December 19, 1890 to January 1, 1893:

N. B. Willey

January 1, 1893 to January 4, 1897:

William McConnell

January 4, 1897 to January 7, 1901:

Frank Steunenberg

January 7, 1901 to January 5, 1903:

Frank W. Hunt

January 5, 1903 to January 2, 1905:

John T. Morrison

January 2, 1905 to January 4, 1909:

Frank R. Gooding

January 4, 1909 to January 2, 1911:

James H. Brady

January 2, 1911 to January 6, 1913:

James H. Hawley

January 6, 1913 to January 4, 1915:

John M. Haines

January 4, 1915 to January 6, 1919:

Moses Alexander

January 6, 1919 to January 1, 1923:

David W. Davis

January 1, 1923 to January 3, 1927:

Charles C. Moore

January 3, 1927 to January 5, 1931:

H. Clarence Bladridge

January 5, 1931 to January 4, 1937:

c. Ben Ross

January 4, 1937 to January 2, 1939:

Brazilla W. Clark

January 2, 1939 to January 6, 1941:

Clarence A. Bottolfsen

January 6, 1941 to January 4, 1943:

Chase A. Clark

January 4, 1943 to January 1, 1945:

Clarence A. Bottolfsen

January 1, 1945 to November 17, 1945:

Charles C. Gossett

November 17, 1945 to January 6, 1947:

Arnold Williams

January 6, 1947 to January 1, 1951:

Charles A. Robins

January 1, 1951 to January 3, 1955:

Lee B. Jordan

January 3, 1955 to January 2, 1967:

Robert E. Smylie

January 2, 1967 to January 4, 1971:

Don Samuelson

January 4, 1971 to January 24, 1977:

Cecil D. Andrus

January 24, 1977 to January 5, 1987:

John V. Evans

Janyuary 5, 1987 to January 2, 1995:

Cecil D. Andrus

January 2, 1995 to 1999:

Philip E. Batt

1999 --

Dirk Kempthorne

Written by McKinley Helm & Albert J. Tompkins
Composed by Sallie Hume-Douglas

You've heard of the wonders our land does possess,
It's beautiful valleys and hills,
The majestic forests where nature abounds,
We love every nook and rill.

1890: 84,385

1900: 161,772

1910: 325,594

1920: 431,866

1930: 445,032

1940: 524,873

1950: 588,637

1960: 667,191

1970: 713,015

1980: 943,935

1990: 1,006,749

2000: 1,293,956