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The Idaho Panhandle is the northern region of the U.S. State of Idaho that encompasses the ten northernmost counties of Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone. The southern part of this region is sometimes referred to as North Central Idaho, with the rest as North Idaho. The panhandle is bordered by Washington state to the west, Montana to the east and British Columbia to the north.
Coeur d'Alene is the region's largest city. Other important cities include Lewiston, Moscow (home of the University of Idaho), Post Falls, Hayden, Sandpoint, and the smaller St. Maries and Bonners Ferry. The region has a land area of 54,422.49 km? (21,012.64 sq mi), or 25.39 percent of Idaho's land area; there is also 839.07 km? (323.95 sq mi) of water area. The estimated population of the Idaho Panhandle as of 2004 was 295,160, or slightly more than 21% of Idaho's estimated population of 1,393,262. The 2000 census number was 278,866 residents, or 21.55% of the state's population at the time.

The Panhandle region observes Pacific Time north of the western-flowing Salmon River in the southern part of Idaho County. The rest of the state observes Mountain Time, which begins at Riggins. The Idaho Panhandle is also the only panhandle of a United States which borders two other states and a foreign country (Canada).

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Sali: States should be paid for federal land

Aug 19, 2008 9:25 am

COEUR d'ALENE -- The western states should be able to use a portion of the vast amount of land the federal government owns within their boundaries as compensation for the adverse effect federal land o...

PF budget adds four police jobs

Aug 19, 2008 9:24 am

POST FALLS -- Post Falls' proposed $15.4 million city budget includes adding four police positions, using $261,833 in foregone taxes and a call to put a growing street problem into focus.

MiVoden to ask for expansion again

Aug 19, 2008 9:24 am

Hayden -- Can campers rough it by the lake without roughing up the water? Those at Camp MiVoden hope so.

LCDC: Boundary shift will help schools

Aug 19, 2008 9:24 am

COEUR d'ALENE -- Two older Coeur d'Alene schools could get much-needed financial aid if the City Council agrees to stretch a Lake City Development Corp. boundary.

Your Community College

Aug 19, 2008 9:24 am

One of the many great things about North Idaho is the interest people express in their community college. People have high hopes for, and expectations of, North Idaho College. They care.

Join the Club

Aug 19, 2008 9:24 am

In the spring of 1959, I was a student at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic School on Chicago's west side. I was in the eighth grade and less than two months from graduation.

Family Matters

Aug 19, 2008 9:24 am

With the Olympics going on and once again coming up on the beginning of a school year (OK, parents, enough cheering, keep it down) we find ourselves at the beginning of fall sports.

Tyler Wilson

Aug 19, 2008 9:24 am

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Fish Tips

Aug 19, 2008 9:22 am

Smallmouth bass may not be the biggest fish in the lake but don't tell them, when they fight they don't think small. "Smallies are still very aggressive and probably the most fun to catch if you ...

Heart of the matter

Aug 19, 2008 9:22 am

Big cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland may look down on little Coeur d'Alene and think we're hicks from the sticks, but we're not. We're just like the big boys and we're being bambooz...

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