Facts About Twin Falls
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Twin Falls was named after the Twin Falls of the Snake River.
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Twin Falls was incorporated as a city in 1904.
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Twin Falls is one of only three Idaho cities that has a council-manager form of government.
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The first people of European ancestry to visit the Twin Falls area are believed to be members of a group led by American Wilson Price Hunt.
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The city has a total area of 18.16 square miles, of which, 18.10 square miles is land and 0.06 square miles is water.
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Twin Falls is where daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump across the canyon in 1974 on a steam-powered rocket.
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The first permanent settlement in the area was a stage stop established in 1864 at Rock Creek near the present-day townsite.
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Twin Falls is located at 42°34’N 114°28’W.
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The College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, as is the headquarters of the Minidoka Division of the Sawtooth National Forest.
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The city became the county seat of the newly-formed Twin Falls County in 1907.
