Teton County

Teton County is the name of several counties in the United States:

Teton County, Idaho

Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,170. The county seat is Driggs, and the largest city is Victor. The county was established in 1915 and was named after the Teton Mountains to the east.

Teton County is part of the Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The Teton Valley was discovered by John Colter in 1808, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–06). It became known as Pierre's Hole, and it hosted the well-attended 1832 Rendezvous, which was followed by the Battle of Pierre's Hole.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 451 square miles (1,170 km²), of which 449 square miles (1,160 km²) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) (0.2%) is water. It is the second-smallest county in Idaho by area.

Adjacent counties

Teton County, Idaho and Teton County, Wyoming are two of twenty-two counties or parishes in the United States with the same name to border each other across state lines. The others are Big Horn County, Montana and Big Horn County, Wyoming; Bristol County, Massachusetts and Bristol County, Rhode Island; Escambia County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida; Kent County, Delaware and Kent County, Maryland; Park County, Montana and Park County, Wyoming; Pike County, Illinois and Pike County, Missouri; Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana; San Juan County, New Mexico and San Juan County, Utah; Union Parish, Louisiana and Union County, Arkansas; and Vermilion County, Illinois and Vermillion County, Indiana (both these counties are named for the Vermilion River, despite their different spellings).