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Bear, Idaho

Coordinates: 45°01′28″N 116°40′20″W / 45.02444°N 116.67222°W / 45.02444; -116.67222
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Bear, Idaho
Bear, Idaho is located in Idaho
Bear, Idaho
Bear, Idaho
Location within the state of Idaho
Bear, Idaho is located in the United States
Bear, Idaho
Bear, Idaho
Bear, Idaho (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°01′28″N 116°40′20″W / 45.02444°N 116.67222°W / 45.02444; -116.67222
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyAdams
Elevation
4,419 ft (1,347 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
83612
Area codes208, 986
GNIS feature ID396085[1]

Bear is an unincorporated community in Adams County in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1] The community is located 23 mi (37 km) northwest of Council.[2]

History

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Bear's population was 50 in 1909,[3] and was just 5 in 1960.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bear, Idaho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Bear, Idaho - Community Profile". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  4. ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.