Facts About Nampa
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Nampa is the largest city in Canyon County, Idaho.
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The estimated population of Nampa is 93,952, making Nampa Idaho’s third-most populous city.
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Nampa was established in the early 1880s as a railroad town by Alexander Duffes.
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Nampa is located at 43°34′29″N 116°33′49″W (43.574807, -116.563559).
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Nampa is one of the top producers of sweet corn seed, alfalfa, sugar beets, mint, onion, and cattle. Onions and mint are among Idaho’s top exports.
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In Nampa, 10.6% of the residents in the non-military labour force are employed by the local, state and federal government, as of 2019.
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The city has an area of 31.34 square miles, of which, 31.19 square miles is land and 0.15 square miles is water.
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Nampa is the seat of Northwest Nazarene University, founded in 1913.
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The median age in Nampa is 30.8, and the US median age is 37.4, as of 2019.
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The name “Nampa” may have come from a Shoshoni word meaning either moccasin or footprint.
