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Bear Lake County, Idaho
Bear Lake County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States Census the county had a population of 6,372. The county seat is Paris, and Montpelier is the largest city.
The county is named after Bear Lake, a large a ...
. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. Although unincorporated, it has the zip code 83233.
History
Although a fur trapper and blacksmith named "Peg-Leg Smith" established a trading post on the Oregon Trail from 1848 to 1850 near Dingle, the first permanent settlement at Dingle was made in 1871 by a colony of Mormons.
Dingle's population was 40 in 1909, and was estimated at 100 in 1960.
Notable people
* Beulah Ream Allen (1897-1989) physician and WWII POW, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.