Why visit Payette
Townapedia lists 8 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include J.C. Palumbo Fruit Company Packing Warehouse Building and N. A. Jacobsen Building.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 92°F; January lows average 24°F.
Weather in Payette
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Payette
Payette is a city in and the county seat of Payette County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, Payette had a population of 8,127. It is part of the Ontario, OR−ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From the Wikipedia article Payette, Idaho (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks8
J.C. Palumbo Fruit Company Packing Warehouse Building
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.7 mi
United States historic place
N. A. Jacobsen Building
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.6 mi
Commercial building in Payette, Idaho
Portia Club
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.4 mi
Women's club in Payette, Idaho
Woodward Building
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Office building in Payette, Idaho, United States
A. B. Moss Building
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Coughanour Apartment Block
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
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Grant Whitney House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Payette City Hall and Courthouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.4 mi
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Churches and places of worship3
St. John's United Church of Christ
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 0.7 mi
Historic building in Payette, Idaho, United States
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Mormon · 1.0 mi
501 South Iowa Avenue, Payette
History
The settlement was originally named "Boomerang," a construction camp for the Oregon Short Line from 1882 to 1884 at the mouth of the Payette River. Logs were floated down the river to the sawmills at the camp to produce railroad ties. After completion of the railroad, the settlement moved upstream to its present site and incorporated in 1891 as "Payette," to honor François Payette, a French-Canadian fur trapper and one of the first white men to explore the area. He had arrived in present-day Idaho from Astoria and was later the head of the Fort Boise trading post for the British Hudson's Bay Company from 1835 to 1844. A large merry man, Payette was highly regarded for his helpful assistance to the many travelers who came through the fort. Following his retirement in 1844, he returned to Montreal, after which the rest of his life is a mystery.
Payette County was created in 1917, partitioned from Canyon County, and the city of Payette became the county seat.
From the History section of Payette, Idaho on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries22
Fruitland Elementary School
School · 5.5 mi
1100 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Fruitland
Map of Payette
39 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 24°F | 1.4 in |
| Feb | 48°F | 28°F | 1.1 in |
| Mar | 58°F | 34°F | 1.0 in |
| Apr | 65°F | 39°F | 0.8 in |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 1.3 in |
| Jun | 81°F | 54°F | 0.8 in |
| Jul | 92°F | 61°F | 0.4 in |
| Aug | 90°F | 59°F | 0.2 in |
| Sep | 80°F | 50°F | 0.8 in |
| Oct | 67°F | 39°F | 0.6 in |
| Nov | 52°F | 30°F | 1.0 in |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 1.8 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Payette Hcn (0 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Payette County has had 4 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for biologicals.
- 2020-04-09: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2010-07-27: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2005-09-13: Hurricane Katrina (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Fruitland 4 mi south, about 7 min by car
- Ontario 5 mi southwest, about 7 min by car
- New Plymouth 9 mi southeast, about 15 min by car
- Parma 20 mi south, about 33 min by car
- Emmett 26 mi southeast, about 42 min by car
- Greenleaf 29 mi south, about 46 min by car
- Middleton 30 mi southeast, about 48 min by car
- Caldwell 33 mi southeast, about 53 min by car
- Star 33 mi southeast, about 54 min by car
- Nampa 39 mi southeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Payette City Hall-Courthouse 1 - Payette Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jacobsen House - Payette Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chase House - Payette Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- David Chase House (Payette, Idaho), Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Portia Club - Payette Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St James Episcopal Church - Payette Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ezra A. Burrell Cornerstone (Payette, Idaho, City Hall), Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- City Hall (Payette, Idaho), Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Payette City Hall-Courthouse 2 - Payette Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Moss Building - Payette Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- US Post Office - Payette Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Payette, Idaho, Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Payette County Museum 1 - Payette Oregon, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Methodist Episcopal Church (Payette, Idaho), Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- J. C. Woodward Building (Payette, Idaho), Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Payette County Museum 2 - Payette Oregon, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Johns UCC - Payette Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palumbo Fruit Company Warehouse - Payette Idaho, Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- -IDAHO-B-0168- Snake River - Payette (27741039224), WaterArchives.org from Sacramento, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eagle in Payette Idaho, SeagravesTheFurry, CC0
- Payette Idaho Greenbelt Trail, SeagravesTheFurry, CC0
- -IDAHO-B-0072- Snake River - Payette (5569430285), WaterArchives.org from Sacramento, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jacobsen Bldg 1908, publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Woodward Bldg 1908, publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Coughanour Apartment Block - Payette Idaho, Duane Garrett Idaho State Historical Society, Public domain
- Whitney House front - Payette Idaho, J. M. Neil Idaho State Historical Society, Public domain
- J. C. Palumbo Ghost Signs, Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS061-E-12091 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-96906 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-96907 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-98779 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-96905 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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