Emmett, Idaho
Emmett was originally called Martinsville, named after Nathaniel Martin who, along with Jonathan Smith, built the ferry crossing.A series of irrigation projects made it possible for more rapid expansion of the town as the major service center for a farming and fruit-growing valley.In the early 1900s fruit packers adopted the label of "Gem of Plenty" because of the fertility of the valley.[8] While campaigning for a return to Congress in 1934, Robert M. McCracken died in an automobile accident near Emmett.[10] The Black Canyon diversion dam on the Payette River, built in the early 1920s, is east of the city.Permanent settlement began in the early 1860s, after gold discoveries in the Boise Basin brought people over the established stage and pack train routes.Emmett experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with cold, moist winters and hot, dry summers.As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,647 people, 2,773 households, and 1,790 families residing in the city.[20] Residents of Gem County are in the area (but not the taxation zone) for College of Western Idaho.
CountryCountyTime zoneMountain (MST)ZIP codeArea codeFIPS codeGem County, Idaho2010 censuscounty seatMetropolitan Statistical AreaCongressRobert M. McCrackenBoise CascadePayette Riverabove sea levelNative AmericansFrancois Payettefur traderQuebecBoise BasinUnited States Census Bureauelevationsemi-arid climateKöppenprecipitationBlack or African AmericanNative AmericanAlaska NativePacific IslanderMixed/Multi-RacialHispanic or Latino2020 United States censuscensuspopulation densityAfrican Americanother racesHispanicLatinomarried couplesper capita incomepoverty linePayetteOntarioHorseshoe Bendschool districtCollege of Western IdahoCarlos BilbaoAmmon BundyOccupation of the Malheur National Wildlife RefugeHattie JohnsonBrad LittleAaron PaulEmmy AwardClayne L. PopeBrigham Young UniversityPaul Graham PophamSteven ThaynEmmett High SchoolWayback MachineChicagoRand McNallyU.S. Census BureauIdaho LegislatureOthercommunitiesBramwell