State Tree: Western White Pine   
State Flower: Syringa    
State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
Origin of state's name: Idaho is a coined or invented word, and is not a derivation of an Indian phrase "E Dah Hoe (How)" supposedly meaning "gem of the mountains.
Became a State: July 3, 1890  (43rd)
State Motto: Esto perpetua
                     It is forever
Area: 83,574sq.mi (14th)
Geographic State Center: Settlement of Custer on the Yankee Fork River, Custer County
Highest Point:  Borah Peak; 12,662 feet (11th) 
Lowest Point:  Snake River; 710 feet (44th) 
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Population: 1,293,953 (39th)
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Sophia
Year of birth: 2004
Parent's First Name: Aimee
Parent's Email Address: ae_bark@yahoo.com
Language: English