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Blackfoot Idaho is a city of trees and parks including Jensen Grove Park, which features several miles of Greenbelt path around a lake and continuing along the banks of the Snake River. A challenging 18 hole golf course, considered one of the best in the state, lies next to Jensen Grove Lake and close to the airport. Jensen's Grove Park also features a skate park and a disc golf course. The community swimming pool is located on the southeast side of town, and open year round.
The unemployment rate in Blackfoot, ID remains relatively low. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 18.16%.
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Swim year-round at the Blackfoot Pool
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Disc golf and walking path
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Blackfoot Municipal Golf Course
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Skate Park at Jensen's Grove
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| The county seat of Bingham County, Blackfoot is the agricultural center of east Idaho's important potato industry. It is known as the Potato Capital of the World, and hosts the Idaho Potato Expo. Bingham County has a population of nearly 42,000 with almost 11,000 living in Blackfoot. Blackfoot is within easy driving distance of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Sun Valley, Craters of the Moon National Monument, the Sawtooth Mountain range, and many of the most scenic areas of Idaho. |
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Blackfoot is also home to one of the few remaining old-fashioned State Fairs. The Eastern Idaho State Fair is held every year beginning on Labor Day weekend and attracts thousands of visitors. Events include a parade, a carnival, a rodeo and pari-mutuel racing. The Indian Relay races are not to be missed. But the best part, the thing that keeps locals and visitors alike coming back year after year, is the food. Local and regional vendors serve up homemade delights of every kind--dutch oven meals, Greek food, tacos, egg rolls, potato ice cream- the list goes on and on.
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Map to Eastern Idaho State Fair.
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