Smiths Ferry, Idaho

Smiths Ferry, Idaho
Census-designated place
Smiths Ferry, Idaho
Coordinates: 44°18′05″N 116°05′22″W / 44.30139°N 116.08944°WCoordinates: 44°18′05″N 116°05′22″W / 44.30139°N 116.08944°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Valley
Area
• Total	2.009 sq mi (5.20 km^2)
• Land	1.849 sq mi (4.79 km^2)
• Water	0.160 sq mi (0.41 km^2)
Elevation	4,554 ft (1,388 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	75
• Density	37/sq mi (14/km^2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Area code(s)	208
GNIS feature ID	400096[2]

Smiths Ferry is a census-designated place in Valley County, Idaho, United States. Its population was 75 as of the 2010 census.^[1] Situated where the North Fork of the Payette River briefly calms and widens, its elevation is 4,554 feet (1,388 m) above sea level.

A ferry at the river was established by Clinton Meyers in 1887 to transport livestock to summer pasture in the Round and Long Valleys across the river. Also popular with freighters, the ferry was sold by Meyers to Jim Smith in 1891, hence the name Smith's Ferry.^[3]

Highway

• - SH-55 to Boise (south) and McCall (north)^[4]

Smiths Ferry sits along State Highway 55, the primary north-south route out of Boise, It was designated the "Payette River Scenic Byway" in 1977.^[5]

References

1. "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smiths Ferry, Idaho
3. "Smiths Ferry, ID". U.S. Forest Service, Boise National Forest. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
4. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '09. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2009, p. 31.
5. payetteriverscenicbyway.com - about - accessed 2011-12-10

External links

• Idaho Transportation Department   webcam of Highway 55 at Smiths Ferry
• Visit Idaho.org   Payette River Scenic Byway
• igougo.com   Scenic Smith's Ferry, Idaho
• You Tube - video - Hwy 55, Smiths Ferry Dr to Rainbow Bridge, Idaho