Nampa Idaho Real Estate - Community Information
Nampa, Idaho is a city in Canyon County, in the Boise City-Nampa metro area. One Nampa, Idaho tradition says the community was named after a Shoshone Native American chief; another says the name derives from a Native American term for "foot print."
It is in the Mountain Standard time zone. Elevation is 2,516 feet.
The estimated population, in 2003, was 64,269.
Nampa is located on Indian Creek. Nampa, Idaho was founded when the Oregon Short Line Railway was built in the 1880s. The community incorporated, as a town, in 1891.
Local festivals include:Snake River Dayz - July 12-21, 2007
Snake River Stampede - July 17-21, 2007
Fiesta Idaho - Sept. 15-16, 2007
Griddles & Fiddles Festival - July 13-14, 2007
Nampa Festival of the Arts - Aug. 11-12, 2007
Historic sites and museums: Canyon County Historical Museum, Warhawk Air Museum Colleges and universities: Northwest Nazarene College
Nampa Idaho Real Estate - Economy At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Nampa was $14,491, compared with $21,587 nationally.Nampa Idaho Real Estate - Education
16% of Nampa residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Nampa Idaho Real Estate
Median Monthly homeowner costs in the Nampa, Idaho real estate market, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $808.
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