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Minidoka County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,069.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/16067.html )〕 The county seat and largest city is Rupert.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Minidoka County is part of the Burley, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. The name Minidoka is of Dakota Sioux origin meaning "a fountain or spring of water."〔(Idaho History.net reference series, page #34 )〕 Minidoka was first used in 1883 as a name for the Union Pacific's Oregon Short Line, a railroad spur in the middle of the Snake River Plain. The spur later became the site of a watering station along the line. The village of Minidoka grew up next to the station. The Minidoka name was then given to a reclamation project under then President Theodore Roosevelt which included the construction of the Minidoka Dam, completed in 1904. Minidoka National Historic Site (in Jerome County) was part of the original reclamation project and hence shares the name. Minidoka County was created by the Idaho Legislature on January 28, 1913, by a partition of Lincoln County.〔(Idaho.gov - Minidoka County ) accessed 2009-05-29〕 ==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.7%) is water. It is part of the Magic Valley region of the Snake River Plain. Irrigated farmland covers the southern part of the county, while lava beds cover the northern portion. The elevation is generally in the range of to . The Snake River forms the county's southern boundary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minidoka County, Idaho」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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