Twin Falls, Idaho 2025

Twin Falls is a city located in southern Idaho, USA. The city has 48,827 residents as of 2020[3] and is the largest city in Twin Falls County. Located on a broad plain below the Snake River Canyon, Twin Falls is known for its scenic canyon views and outdoor recreational opportunities.

The Perrine Bridge, a prominent local landmark, spans the canyon. The Snake River Canyon provides numerous opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, canyon kayaking, whitewater rafting, and fishing for rainbow trout and bass. The towering canyon walls are a popular destination for BASE jumpers, offering opportunities for legal BASE jumping from the bridge.

Twin Falls is the location of the Viá Ki-du-adu (Niimíipt Ctí–iu—"The Center of the Universe") monument for the 1970s—2000s Indigenous peoples' movement of the Americas headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, though its founders and major meetings have been held at Twin Falls, Idaho.

The Snake River flowing through the Snake River Canyon

The city was founded in 1904 as a development of resorts along the Snake River. The city was named for a nearby waterfall, which was formerly known as Twin Falls.Twin Falls were a series of several small falls—the main one having a drop of 18 feet, a second smaller one just downstream, and three minute rapids below that—that were located near the site of the present-day city.

In the late 19th century, technology changes associated with logging caused the falls to disappear, as locally cut timber was no longer moved downstream via log drives. In 1900 a ranch was built across the Snake River below the site of the present-day Milner Dam, which would provide the main source of hydroelectric power in Twin Falls. There were few settlers until the formation of the Twin Falls Water and Electric Company, which began construction on both Milner Dam and a hydroelectric generation plant in 1901.

Boulder Falls, another local waterfall, is located 4 miles below the dam. The 40-foot Boulder Falls has a crest 300 feet wide.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has an area of 8.57 sq mi. As of the census of 2010, there were 44,125 people residing in Twin Falls. The racial makeup of the city was 82.8% White, 0.6% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 13.2% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.1% of the population.

Twin Falls Municipal Golf Course, opened 1934

The average household size was 2.43, and the average family size was 3.05. The median age in the city was 33.1 years. The gender makeup of the city was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

At the 2000 census, there were 37,412 people, 15,157 households, and 10,434 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,270.1 people per square mile (876.6/km²). There were 16,232 housing units at an average density of 986.9 per square mile (381.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.5% White, 0.7% African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 10.2% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.3% of the population.

There were 15,157 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43, and the average family size was 3.04.

Twin Falls High School

The city is served by the Twin Falls School District. Twin Falls has two high schools, Twin Falls High School and Canyon Springs High School, and three elementary schools: I. B. Perrine, Washington, and Oregon Trail.

The Times-News is the local newspaper. The city has a public library.

The Indianapolis 500 mile race has been held in Twin Falls annually on Arbor Day weekend since 1975.The city has a skydiving drop zone near the Perrine Bridge. A bronze statue commemorates the Wicked Wolves canyon jumpers.

On June 22, 1979, Dan Miller perished in a wingsuit flying accident.

According to Twin Falls' Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

1. St. Luke's Magic Vally Hospital (1200 employees)

2. J.R. Simplot Company (1070)

3. Twin Falls School District (6665)

4. Clear Springs Foods, Inc. (556)

5. Glanbia Foods (470)

6. Twin Falls County (430)

7. Wal-Mart (395)

8. T-Mobile (380)

9. Cabela's (360)

10. Vistron (UAS) (350)