Georgetown

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Georgetown

Total population

739

Median home value

$197,700

19.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$70,179

Georgetown$70k

National$74k

Elevation1842 m

Land area1.76 km²

Weather66°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates42.48°, -111.36°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Georgetown is a city in the Bear River Valley in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, at the center of a farming area between the river and the mountains to the east. It was settled by Mormon pioneers on the route of the Oregon Trail and was named after George Q. Cannon. Georgetown was first settled in 1864. The population was 503 at the 2020 census. U.S. Route 30 passes through the town.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Georgetown, ID from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Idaho

• Bennington
  7 mi away · pop. 92
• Montpelier
  11.1 mi away
• Soda Springs
  16.8 mi away · pop. 3,158
• Paris
  17.5 mi away
• Grace
  19.8 mi away · pop. 1,349
• Bloomington
  20 mi away
• St. Charles
  25.4 mi away
• Bancroft
  31.2 mi away · pop. 250
• Lava Hot Springs
  34.3 mi away
• Oxford
  36.7 mi away · pop. 49
• Preston
  37.2 mi away · pop. 5,928
• Clifton
  38.5 mi away · pop. 788

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Georgetown

Geology of the phosphate deposits northeast of Georgetown, Idaho

Ralph Webster Richards · 1914

Geologic hazards of the Georgetown, Idaho Springs, and Squaw Pass quadrangles, Clear Creek County, Colorado

Beth L. Widmann · 2003

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Georgetown Id State of Mind Collection · 2020

Geology of the Georgetown Canyon-Snowdrift Mountain area, southeastern Idaho

Earle Rupert Cressman · 1964

The Rocky Mountain directory and Colorado gazetteer, for 1871

Samuel S. Wallihan · 1870

Idaho Springs

Aaron Frost · 1880

The Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer for 1871

1870

Brown's gazeteer of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, and branches, and of the Union Pacific Rail Road.

1869

Search results from Open Library.