Teton County, Idaho


Founding: 1915
Parent county: Madison
Namesake: The Teton Range
Seat: Driggs (1915–)
Land area: 449 square miles
Population (2020): 11,630
Population (historic): 3,921 (1920); 3,573 (1930); 3,601 (1940)
Periods of population growth: pre-1920; 1930s; 1970–2020
Subdivisions: Three cities
National Register listings: Five
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 119 (2.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.7%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.9%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $797
Average outbuilding value (1930): $630
Average farmhouse size (1940): 
Number of farms (1920): 541
Average farm size (1920): 155.9 acres
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Driggs
 
Namesake: Benjamin and Don Driggs, founders of the city
Founding: 1888 (platting); 1894 (post office); 1910 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,984
Population (historic): 683 (1920); 719 (1930); 1,040 (1940)
Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1940; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 33 (3.3%)
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