Nampa, Idaho

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The city of Nampa is located in Canyon County.

Nampa is 750 feet [228.6 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Nampa lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both Alberta and Kentucky have communities that are also named Nampa.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Nampa had a population of 51,867 people^<2> (or 38.98% of the total population of Canyon County). The population of Nampa represented 4.01% of the total of Idaho, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Nampa had a population of 80,362 people. This is an increase of 54.94% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Nampa.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Boise City	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	205,314	10.51% increase
	Caldwell	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	42,331	63.02% increase
	Eagle	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	19,471	75.65% increase
	Garden City	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	11,713	10.25% increase
	Homedale	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,471	2.25% decrease
	Kuna	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	13,354	148.12% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Nampa.

Websites for Nampa

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The Commemorative Quarter for Idaho<4>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Nampa. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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