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White Bird is a city in Idaho County, Idaho. The population was 91 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 106 in 2000.

White Bird city overview:
Name:	White Bird city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Idaho
County:	Idaho County
Elevation:	1,581 ft (482 m)
Total Area:	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km²)
Land Area:	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	91
Population Density:	1,461.54/sq mi (566.62/km²)
ZIP code:	83554
Area code:	208
FIPS code:	1687310
GNISfeature ID:	0398345
Website:	www.visitwhitebird.com

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History

At the southwest corner of the Camas Prairie, White Bird is near the Salmon River crossing point for the Lewis and Clark expedition. It is also the location of the Battle of White Bird Canyon in 1877, which was the first fight of the Nez Perce War and a significant defeat of the U.S. Army.

The summit of White Bird Hill is 2,700 feet (820 m) above the city, ascended via U.S. Highway 95. The steeper, straighter, and faster multi-lane grade of U.S. 95 was opened 48 years ago in 1975, after ten challenging years of construction. The two-lane road of 1921 to the east was first paved in 1938; it left the Salmon River at White Bird Creek, followed it up through White Bird, and then gradually climbed the grade in twice the distance, with multiple switchback curves to a higher summit, without a cut.

White Bird was established 132 years ago in 1891 and was named for Chief White Bird, a Nez Perce leader.