Pocatello (IPA: ) is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County , with a small portion in neighboring Power County, in southeastern Idaho. As of the 2000 census Pocatello population was 51,466 (2004 estimate: 52,910). ^* Pocatello routinely switches places with Idaho Falls as the third largest city in the state and the largest city in the Eastern Idaho region.

Pocatello is home of Idaho State University. Founded as an important stop on the first railroad in Idaho during the gold rush, the city later became an important center for agriculture. It is located along the Portneuf River where it emerges from the mountains onto the Snake River Plain, along the route of the Oregon Trail. The name comes from Chief Pocatello, a chief of the Shoshoni who granted the right-of-way for the railroad across the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

Pocatello is the principal city of the Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bannock and Power Counties.

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RT @visitidaho: The Bannock County Bluegrass - 8/28-8/30 in Pocatello - Featuring 10 outstanding bluegrass bands - http://tinyurl.com/q8fk7n
jamiemorgancda (Jamie Lynn Morgan) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:59:48 -0000
RT @visitidaho: The Bannock County Bluegrass - 8/28-8/30 in Pocatello - Featuring 10 outstanding bluegrass bands - http://tinyurl.com/q8fk7n
The Bannock County Bluegrass Festival - 8/28-8/30 in Pocatello - Featuring 10 outstanding bluegrass bands - http://tinyurl.com/q8fk7n
visitidaho (Idaho Tourism) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:57:29 -0000
The Bannock County Bluegrass Festival - 8/28-8/30 in Pocatello - Featuring 10 outstanding bluegrass bands - http://tinyurl.com/q8fk7n
Fair and 80 F at Pocatello Municipal, ID: Winds are East at 4.6 MPH (4 KT). The pressure is 1019.8 mb and the humidi.. http://bit.ly/vnR3C
Pocatello_WX (Pocatello Weather) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:43:41 -0000
Fair and 80 F at Pocatello Municipal, ID: Winds are East at 4.6 MPH (4 KT). The pressure is 1019.8 mb and the humidi.. http://bit.ly/vnR3C
RT :) FaithT1990: I don't think I could ever get sick of Girls Do What They Want by The Maine. I REALLY wanna go see them in Pocatello, ...
BritButler (Britney Butler) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:25:16 -0000
RT :) FaithT1990: I don't think I could ever get sick of Girls Do What They Want by The Maine. I REALLY wanna go see them in Pocatello, ...
The best buds tour is stopping in Pocatello, Idaho. Lets wreck this place!
xveniachadx (Chad Urich) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:21:59 -0000
The best buds tour is stopping in Pocatello, Idaho. Lets wreck this place!
I don't think I could ever get sick of Girls Do What They Want by The Maine. I REALLY wanna go see them in Pocatello, ID on October 21st.
FaithT1990 (Faith ) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:18:00 -0000
I don't think I could ever get sick of Girls Do What They Want by The Maine. I REALLY wanna go see them in Pocatello, ID on October 21st.

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