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{{short description|City in and county seat of Power County, Idaho, United States}}
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| settlement_type = [[City]]
| image_skyline = Power County Courthouse.jpg
| image_caption = Power County Courthouse
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| image_map = File:Power County Idaho Incorporated and Unincorporated areas American Falls Highlighted 1601900.svg
| map_caption = Location of American Falls in Power County, Idaho.
| coordinates = {{coord|42|46|52|N|112|51|20|W|type:city_region:US-ID|display=it}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| population_density_sq_mi = 2673.48
| timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
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| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 0396035
| website = {{URL|http://www.cityofamericanfalls.com/}}
|area_total_km2 = 4.18
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|population_density_km2 = 1032.46
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'''American Falls''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Power County, Idaho|Power County]], [[Idaho]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> The population was 4,568 at the time of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].
==History==
[[File:Idaho - American Falls - NARA - 23939361 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Looking southeast across American Falls, Snake River, 1923]]
[[File:Idaho - American Falls - NARA - 23939363 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Looking downstream, American Falls, Snake River, 1923]]
American Falls was a landmark waterfall on the [[Snake River]], named after a party of American trappers whose boat went over the falls. The [[Wilson Price Hunt]] expedition in 1811 camped at the falls one night and the expedition of [[John C. Frémont]] was here in 1843. The [[Oregon Trail]] passed north of town, through the present-day reservoir. Power plants first sprang up at the falls in 1901. American Falls was the first town in the U.S. to be entirely relocated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=As American Falls|url=https://phmuseum.com/stevedavis/story/as-american-falls-46940a04fa|access-date=2021-02-05|website=phmuseum.com|language=en}}</ref> It was moved in 1925 to facilitate construction of the nearby [[American Falls Dam]]. The old townsite sits at the bottom of the reservoir, northwest of the present city. A larger dam was completed in 1978, downstream from the deteriorating 1927 structure, which was later demolished.<ref>"Idaho for the Curious", by Cort Conley, ©1982, {{ISBN|0-9603566-3-0}}, p.261-263</ref>
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===Climate===
American Falls has a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'').
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| Feb mean F =30.0
| Mar mean F =40.5
| Apr mean F =47.5
| May mean F =56.9
| Jun mean F =64.4
| Jul mean F =73.4
| Aug mean F =71.2
| Sep mean F =61.5
| Oct mean F =48.8
| Nov mean F =36.6
| Dec mean F =27.2
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| Jan low F =18.7
| Feb low F =21.0
| Mar low F =29.1
| Apr low F =35.0
| May low F =42.5
| Jun low F =49.6
| Jul low F =56.4
| Aug low F =54.8
| Sep low F =46.2
| Oct low F =36.2
| Nov low F =26.8
| Dec low F =20.0
|Jan record low F = -22
|Feb record low F = -10
|Mar record low F = 1
|Apr record low F = 16
|May record low F = 25
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 28
|Oct record low F = 3
|Nov record low F = -3
|Dec record low F = -14
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| Apr precipitation inch =1.30
| May precipitation inch =1.54
| Jun precipitation inch =1.15
| Jul precipitation inch =0.53
| Aug precipitation inch =0.49
| Sep precipitation inch =0.81
| Oct precipitation inch =0.92
| Nov precipitation inch =0.83
| Dec precipitation inch =0.87
|year precipitation inch = 11.10
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.6
|Feb precipitation days = 6.5
|Mar precipitation days = 9.1
|Apr precipitation days = 9.2
|May precipitation days = 8.4
|Jun precipitation days = 5.1
|Jul precipitation days = 2.5
|Aug precipitation days = 3.2
|Sep precipitation days = 4.5
|Oct precipitation days = 5.9
|Nov precipitation days = 6.4
|Dec precipitation days = 9.0
|Jan snow inch = 8.3
|Feb snow inch = 6.7
|Mar snow inch = 3.2
|Apr snow inch = 1.7
|May snow inch = 0.5
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
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|Jan snow days = 6.7
|Feb snow days = 4.4
|Mar snow days = 2.4
|Apr snow days = 1.1
|May snow days = 0.2
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.7
|Nov snow days = 2.9
|Dec snow days = 5.9
|source 1 = NOAA (snow/snow days 1981–2010)<ref name = NOAA>
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00100218&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: American Falls, ID (1991–2020)
|access-date = February 25, 2023
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{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00100227&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: American Falls 3 NW, ID (1981–2010)
|access-date = February 25, 2023
}}
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=pih
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Pocatello
|access-date = February 25, 2023
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 953
|1920= 1547
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|2000= 4111
|2010= 4457
|2020= 4568
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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In 2004, Randy Jensen, Principal of [[William Thomas Middle School]] in American Falls, was awarded the National Principal of Secondary Schools Award.
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* [[Bob Barron]], racing driver
* [[D. W. Davis]], 12th [[List of governors of Idaho|governor of Idaho]]
* [[Boyd Grant]], college basketball coach
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* [[Marion Barton Skaggs]], businessman
* [[Annalee Skarin]], writer of [[Mormons|Mormon]] literature
==See also==
{{portal|Idaho}}
* [[List of cities in Idaho]]
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.tourofidaho.com American Falls is on the Tour of Idaho] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223195127/http://tourofidaho.com/ |date=2021-12-23 }}
* [http://americanfalls.pbworks.com/w/page/118456827/FrontPage American Falls information including photos]
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