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60-809: Twin Falls can refer to: Cities and counties [ edit ] Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls County, Idaho Waterfalls [ edit ] In Australia Twin Falls (Northern Territory) , a waterfall in the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory In Canada Twin Falls (British Columbia) , a waterfall in Yoho National Park, British Columbia Twin Falls (Labrador) ,

120-531: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending

180-415: A 300,000-acre (1,200 km ) wind farm after the environmental impact is weighed. Twin Falls County was expected to generate $ 33.4 million in tax revenues. Local schools and services were receive a portion of the tax revenue. The construction of the wind farm was to bring to the area 400-750 full- and part-time jobs during construction and 24-46 new jobs to maintain the facility. In 2012, Twin Falls hosted

240-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in

300-466: A growing population base, Twin Falls County voters voted to construct a new hospital in the northwest section of Twin Falls to replace the city's existing hospital. In spring 2011, the new 700,000-sq-ft facility, St. Luke's Magic Valley, was opened. One of the features of the new hospital is that all 186 rooms are private with family accommodations. China Mountain Wind, LLC in 2011 had proposed to construct

360-533: A junction with Interstate 80 at Wells . Limited commercial air service is provided at Magic Valley Regional Airport , also known as Joslin Field. As of August 2017, daily flights to Salt Lake City are available from Delta Connection (fulfilled by SkyWest Airlines ) using the Canadair CRJ200 . Twice-weekly service to Las Vegas was previously operated by Allegiant Air , but the airline discontinued

420-525: A large boost to an already busy economy, providing close to 1,000 jobs. In July 2011, C3 announced it was filling another 300 C3 jobs in Twin Falls due to brisk business. Creating 40-50 new jobs, Magic Valley Cinema 13 constructed a new theater equipped with D-BOX seating. The new entertainment center was developed in association with the unprecedented growth in the Magic Valley. In response to

480-521: A live cover released by Ben Folds Five on their 1998 album Naked Baby Photos Other [ edit ] USNS Twin Falls (T-AGM-11) , a missile range instrumentation ship Twin Falls Resort State Park , Saulsville, West Virginia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Twin Falls . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

540-647: A major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With the increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan,

600-446: A major regional economic center serving the agriculture industry, a role which it has sustained to the present day. The city became a processing center for several agricultural commodities, notably beans and sugar beets . In later years, other food-processing operations augmented the local economy. By 1960, Twin Falls had become one of Idaho's largest cities, though its origins were still within living memory for many. Twin Falls became

660-532: A ride in the city of Twin Falls boundary. Check out RideTFT.com for more information. Twin Falls is located at 42°34'N 114°28'W (42.561,-114.464). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 18.16 square miles (47.03 km ), of which 0.06 square miles (0.16 km ) is covered by water. The Snake River Canyon forms the city's northern limits, separating it from Jerome County. Three waterfalls are in

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720-879: A waterfall and hydroelectric generating station in Labrador In the Philippines Twin Falls (Camarines Sur) , a waterfall named Itbog Falls located in Buhi, Camarines Sur In the United States Twin Falls (Idaho) , a waterfall in Idaho, the namesake of the city of Twin Falls Twin Falls (Montana) , a waterfall in the Glacier National Park Twin Falls (Oregon) , a waterfall in

780-400: Is about $ 100 million. In spite of a troubled national economy, Twin Falls has seen rapid development since 2006. Many major retail outlets had opened stores in Twin Falls between 2006 and 2011. In November 2009, a new Walmart Supercenter opened, bringing to the region an estimated 100 additional jobs. In October 2010, C3, a customer call center, opened in the former Dell facility. It was

840-1015: Is directly elected in nonpartisan municipal elections to four-year terms. The mayor, who holds little executive power, is periodically selected among current city council members to chair meetings, and is "considered the official representative of the city." City council meetings are usually held on Mondays. The city's day-to-day operations are overseen by a city manager, who is appointed by the city council. The city government through various citizen boards oversees parks and recreation, planning and zoning, sanitation and garbage collection, street maintenance, and wastewater collection, and maintains police and fire departments. Twin Falls Public Library , Twin Falls Municipal Golf Course and Joslin Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport are also under

900-409: Is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of

960-622: Is northeast of central Twin Falls, midway between Shoshone Falls and the Perrine Bridge . Excavations at Wilson Butte Cave near Twin Falls in 1959 revealed evidence of human activity, including arrowheads, that rank among the oldest dated artifacts in North America. Later Native American tribes predominant in the area included the Northern Shoshone and Bannock . The first people of European ancestry to visit

1020-571: Is the College of Southern Idaho (CSI). Boasting a student population of 3,433, this junior college may be an alternative for students not yet ready to attend a four-year university. Many students are from out-of-state and live in CSI's residential halls. Other large employers include Amalgamated Sugar Company , makers of White Satin sugar; and Lamb Weston , which has a food-processing plant located in west Twin Falls. It employs 500 and its annual revenue

1080-557: Is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County , Idaho , United States. The city had a population of 51,807 as of the 2020 census . In the Magic Valley region, Twin Falls is the largest city in a 100-mile (160 km) radius, and is the regional commercial center for south-central Idaho and northeastern Nevada . It is the principal city of the Twin Falls metropolitan statistical area , which officially includes

1140-572: Is the home of cheese producer Glanbia Foods, a major American division of Irish food company Glanbia plc . Falls Brand, another award-winning food company, is located in the southern part of Twin Falls. In early 2011, Falls Brands' Old Fashioned Basque Chorizo sausage won the "Hold the Mustard" award presented by the National Meat Association (NMA) every year during their annual NMA Annual Gourmet Sausagefest. Another mainstay

1200-585: The Idaho Republican Party convention, which was expected to create more positive economic activity. Chobani Yogurt Company, in 2012, opened the world's largest yogurt manufacturing plant, providing an additional 300 jobs to the Twin Falls community. The Times-News is a local daily morning newspaper based in Twin Falls. Over-the-air television stations include: Cable television subscribers also receive stations from Boise and Salt Lake City, Utah. A number of radio stations broadcast in

1260-564: The Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of the United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government

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1320-631: The Silver Falls State Park . Twin Falls (South Carolina) , a waterfall near Pickens Twin Falls (Washington) , a waterfall near North Bend in Washington state Twin Falls (Hawaii) , a waterfall in Maui, Hawaii In music [ edit ] Twin Falls (band) , an indie electronic folk band from Somerset, England "Twin Falls", a song from the 1994 album There's Nothing Wrong with Love by Built to Spill "Twin Falls",

1380-517: The Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of the imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it

1440-478: The Snake River Canyon immediately north of the city, is one of only a handful of artificial structures worldwide where BASE jumping is legal. In September 2005, Miles Daisher of Twin Falls set a BASE-jumping world record by jumping off Perrine Bridge 57 times in a 24-hour period. In July 2006, Dan Schilling jumped off the bridge 201 times in 21 hours to raise money for charity. Unlike Daisher, Schilling

1500-625: The Snake River Canyon practical for the first time. As a result, Perrine is generally credited as the founder of Twin Falls. A land drawing was held for the future townsite in July 1903, with disappointing results. A much more successful drawing was held in October 1904. Twin Falls city was founded in 1904 as a planned community , designed by celebrated Franco-American architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray , with proceeds from sales of townsite lots going toward construction of irrigation canals. Twin Falls

1560-462: The Twin Falls area are believed to be members of a group led by American Wilson Price Hunt , who attempted to blaze an all-water trail westward from St. Louis, Missouri , to Astoria, Oregon , in 1811 and 1812. Hunt's expedition met with disaster; much of his expedition was destroyed and one man was killed in rapids on the Snake River known as Caldron Linn near present-day Murtaugh . Hunt and

1620-459: The Twin Falls area include Gary Puckett , Paul Durham of Black Lab, Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe , and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill . County seat In Canada , the provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

1680-717: The Twin Falls area, including: Twin Falls is the largest city in Idaho that is not directly on the Interstate Highway System ; it is served by several major highways, including U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 93 . Access to nearby Interstate 84 is across the canyon via the Perrine Bridge (U.S. 93); the junction is about 5 mi (8 km) north, in Jerome County. State Highway 74 provides direct access from downtown Twin Falls to southbound locations on U.S. 93, including Hollister and Rogerson , then crosses into Nevada at Jackpot and continues to

1740-947: The United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated, is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of

1800-508: The area was a stage stop established in 1864 at Rock Creek near the present-day townsite. By 1890, a handful of successful agricultural operations were in the Snake River Canyon, but the lack of infrastructure and the canyon's geography made irrigating the dry surrounding area improbable at best. To address this issue in 1900, I. B. Perrine founded the Twin Falls Land and Water Company, largely to build an irrigation canal system for

1860-402: The area. After an August 1900 area survey of 244,025 acres (98,753 ha) in October 1900, the company was granted the necessary water rights to begin construction of the irrigation system. Several lots in the surveyed area were set aside specifically for future townsites. These lots eventually became the settlements of Twin Falls, Kimberly , Buhl , Filer , Hansen , and Murtaugh . In 1902,

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1920-486: The call center company C3 opened a facility in the former Dell location. The College of Southern Idaho had administered a refugee program in Twin Falls from 1980 until 2024, when management was taken over by the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. Twin Falls is one of only three Idaho cities that has a council-manager form of government. The seven-member Twin Falls city council

1980-534: The canyon's south rim. Less than 2 miles west (3 km) of Shoshone Falls , it is still visible ( 42°35′49″N 114°25′23″W  /  42.597°N 114.423°W  / 42.597; -114.423 ). During the last quarter of the 20th century, gradual diversification of the agriculture-based economy allowed the city to continue to grow. Major Twin Falls employers in 2006 included Dell , Glanbia and Jayco . In September 2009, Dell announced it would close its Twin Falls facility by January 2010. Later in 2010,

2040-460: The center of national attention 50 years ago in September 1974, when daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in a specially modified rocket cycle . Watched by millions on closed-circuit television on a Sunday afternoon, the attempt ultimately failed due to high winds and a premature deployment of Knievel's parachute. The launch ramp's foundation lies on private land on

2100-487: The city's jurisdiction. Twin Falls is home to the College of Southern Idaho (CSI), a large community college in the northwestern part of the city. The three state universities ( Boise State University , Idaho State University , and the University of Idaho ) offer classes on the CSI campus. The nursing program received money from the 2007-2008 state budget to construct a state-of-the-art nursing facility to complement

2160-418: The county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where the county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in

2220-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for

2280-559: The deserts of the southwestern U.S. are uncommon here. As of the census of 2010, 44,125 people, 16,744 households, and 11,011 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,437.8 inhabitants per square mile (941.2/km ). The 18,033 housing units had an average density of 996.3 per square mile (384.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 88.5% White, 0.7% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.7% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 13.1% of

2340-551: The district was awarded best title 1C district in the state. On March 14, 2006, registered voters approved a bond to build an additional high school. A citywide contest was held to determine the school's nickname. In November 2006, the Twin Falls school board selected "River Hawks", thus officially starting the Canyon Ridge High School River Hawks. Also on the bond, were plans to make general improvements to existing school facilities and to convert

2400-497: The entirety of Twin Falls and Jerome Counties. The border town resort community of Jackpot, Nevada , 50 mi (80 km) south at the state line, is unofficially considered part of the greater Twin Falls area. Located on a broad plain at the south rim of the Snake River Canyon , Twin Falls, is where daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump across the canyon in 1974 on a steam-powered rocket . The jump site

2460-520: The immediate area. Shoshone Falls is located about 5 mi (8.0 km) east of Twin Falls city. Pillar Falls is located roughly 1 + 1 ⁄ 2  mi ( 2 + 1 ⁄ 2  km) upstream from the Perrine Bridge, while Twin Falls , the city's namesake, is located upstream of Shoshone Falls. Shoshone Falls stands at 213 ft (65 m), which is 46 ft (14 m) higher than Niagara Falls . The Perrine Bridge, which spans

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2520-625: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford

2580-550: The junior high schools to middle schools . These projects were completed for the 2009–10 school year. The addition of Canyon Ridge High School meant that the student population was split nearly in half. Athletics for both schools are designated 4A rather than 5A by Idaho High School Activities Association Private schools include Lighthouse Christian School , Xavier Charter School , St. Edward's Catholic School, and Twin Falls Christian Academy . Twin Falls,

2640-420: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Twin_Falls&oldid=1149377083 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls

2700-551: The number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized the term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after

2760-604: The nursing program. The CSI men's basketball team won its third NJCAA Division I Championship in March 2011. Public schools are administered by the Twin Falls School District , including Twin Falls High School , Canyon Ridge High School , the alternative Magic Valley High School , three middle schools, and nine elementary schools. Also, Twin Falls is home to Xavier Charter School and

2820-410: The population. Of the 16,744 households, 35.1% had children under 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were not families. About 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size

2880-621: The project nearly failed, as most of the original investors pulled out, with only Salt Lake City businessman Stanley Milner maintaining a stake in the company. By 1903, Perrine, who had been a successful farmer and rancher in the Snake River Canyon, had obtained private financing from Milner and others under the provisions of the Carey Act of 1894 to build a dam on the Snake River near Caldron Linn. Completed in 1905, Milner Dam and its accompanying canals made commercial irrigation outside

2940-517: The route in January 2012, citing insufficient ticket prices. When Twin Falls surpassed a population of 50,000 people, it then became federally required to provide a public transportation system for its citizens. (Read Metropolitan planning organization for more information.) On July 1, 2023, the city of Twin Falls launched a Microtransit system known as Ride TFT (Twin Falls Transit.) It

3000-777: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of

3060-467: The state's seventh-largest city, is the fastest growing city in south-central Idaho. As of April 2011, unemployment in Twin Falls County stood at 9.5%, below Idaho's average of 9.6%. From 1998 to 2007, the unemployment rate was steadily decreasing, to a low of just under 2%. Then, in tandem with the national economy, the unemployment rate increased to nearly 9.5% as of April 2011. Twin Falls

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3120-488: The surviving members of his expedition completed the journey to Astoria by land. In 1812 and 1813, Robert Stuart successfully led an overland expedition eastward from Astoria to St. Louis, which passed through the Twin Falls area. Stuart's route formed the basis of what became the Oregon Trail . Some 150 years later, Robert Stuart Middle School in Twin Falls was named in his honor. The first permanent settlement in

3180-723: The term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under

3240-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of

3300-544: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,

3360-509: Was 2.58. and the average family size was 3.13. The median age in the city was 31.9 years; 27% of residents were under 18; 11.7% were between 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. On the Livability.com list of "Best 10 Places to Defy Death", Twin Falls ranked number one. Notable musicians who spent parts of their childhood in

3420-653: Was hoisted to the top of the bridge by a crane after every jump. Twin Falls experiences a semiarid climate ( Köppen climate classification BSk ). Highs reach 90 °F (32 °C) on average 22.7 days per year, but very rarely exceed 100 °F (38 °C). Winter snowfall averages 24.2 inches (61.5 cm) per year, though much heavier amounts have fallen. In Twin Falls proper, an average snowfall uncommonly exceeds 6 inches of snow. Summer and autumn are very dry in Twin Falls, with less than 1 in (2.5 cm) of precipitation falling each month between June and October. Fast moving, intense electrical storms common in

3480-589: Was incorporated as a village on April 12, 1905. The city is named for a nearby waterfall on the Snake River of the same name. In 1907, Twin Falls became the seat of the newly formed Twin Falls County. After Milner Dam was constructed, agricultural production in south-central Idaho increased substantially. In 1909, the privately owned Twin Falls Land and Water Company was reorganized as the shareholder-owned Twin Falls Canal Company. Twin Falls became

3540-401: Was initially launched as a pilot program and was to run for two years. But in late January 2024, it was found to have quickly become a success in the community. While officials expected around 2,000 riders per month. In its first month, it had a ridership of 3,200. It had consistently gone up since then, nearly tripling initial projections during the month of December 2023. Typical fare is $ 3.00

3600-583: Was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of a county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of the later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been

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