Pocatello

Pocatello Forklift Parts - Pocatello is the biggest city within Bannock County and is the county seat as well. There is a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho in neighboring Power County. Within the Pocatello metropolitan area it is the principal city and this area consists of all of Bannock and Power counties. The population of Pocatello was about 54,255 Based on the 2010 Census.

The city of Pocatello is the state of Idaho's 5th largest city coming just behind Idaho Falls. The city was placed on the Forbes list of Best Small Places for Careers and Business. The city of Pocatello has an elevation of 1360 meters or 4462 above sea level and is served by the Pocatello Regional Airport. It is home to the Idaho State University and the manufacturing facility of ON Semiconductor.

Pocatello served as a key stop on the states first railroad in the gold rush. Pocatello eventually grew to be a key agricultural center along the Portneuf River. Pocatello emerges from the mountains on the Snake River Plain and travels along the Oregon Trail's route. The city of Pocatello is named to honor Chief Pocatello from the Shoshoni Tribe. He granted the right of way for the railroad to travel across the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

During the year 1860, gold was discovered in the state of Idaho. This initiated the first big group of U.S. settlers to the area and caused the Portneuf Valley to become a main conduit for the transportation of goods and freight. Jay Gould of the Union Pacific Railroad acquired and extended the Northern and Utah Railway in the year 1877. This had previously stopped at the border of Utah and entered into Idaho State through the Portneuf Canyon. The region was initially called "Pocatello Junction," and was established as an essential stop along this route during the gold rush. The region started to attract farmers and ranchers after the gold rush. The very first commercial development and very first residences appeared within the city of Pocatello by the year 1882.

Pocatello during 1962, absorbed the nearby community of Alameda to become for a short time the biggest city within Idaho State. Until the latter part of the 1990s, Pocatello was the second largest city within the state of Idaho after the city of Boise. The Treasure Valley then experienced rapid growth of southwestern Idaho placed the cities of Meridian and Nampa ahead of the cities of Idaho Falls and Pocatello. These are now respectively the 4th and 5th biggest cities in the state of Idaho.