Bear, Idaho

Coordinates: 45°01′28″N 116°40′20″W / 45.02444°N 116.67222°W / 45.02444; -116.67222
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Bear, Idaho
ZIP codes
83612
Area codes208, 986
GNIS feature ID396085[1]

Bear is an unincorporated community in Adams County in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1] The community is located 23 mi (37 km) northwest of Council.[2]

History

Bear's population was 50 in 1909,[3] and was just 5 in 1960.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bear, Idaho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Bear, Idaho - Community Profile". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  4. ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.