~Ada County News~

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Ada County News:

http://www.adaweb.net/

Idaho Statesman (daily newspaper):

http://www.idahostatesman.com/

Ada County, located in the southwestern part of Idaho, has a population of about 380,904. The county seat and largest city is Boise. Other cities in the county with over 10,000 residents include Meridian, Eagle, Kuna, and Garden City.

Ada County is by far the state's largest in population, and contains its only county highway district; the Ada County Highway District (ACHD) has jurisdiction over all the local county and city streets, except for private roads and state roads.

Ada County was created by the Idaho Territorial Legislature on December 22, 1864. It is named for Ada Riggs, the first pioneer child born in the area and the daughter of H.C. Riggs, a co-founder of Boise.