Formed January 16, 1915 (36th county)
Teton County (11,633), Driggs (1,991), Victor (2,155)
A Modern style red brick and concrete building is the courthouse for Teton County. It was built in 2009 to replace the 1924 courthouse. It is located on Courthouse Drive at Bates Road. Idaho State Highway 33 is three blocks east of the site. Plan One Architects provided the designs. Lava stones sit on the grounds. Teton County was established on January 16, 1915 as the 36th county with Driggs as the only county seat. It is named for the Teton Mountains which are east of the county in Wyoming. The county seat is named for settler Don Carlos Driggs.
Teton County government consists of a sheriff and 3 Commissioners. Five Circuit Court Judges and a Magistrate Court Judge serve Teton, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, and Madison counties. The county is in far southeast Idaho on the border with Wyoming. Idaho Falls, Idaho is southwest and Yellowstone National Park is northeast of the county. The Teton River flows through the county. The county center is 8.2 miles Northwest of Driggs nearer Tetonia. The county is surrounded clockwise by Fremont County and Wyoming and Bonner and Madison counties.
The area of the county is 450 square miles. It is 43 out of 44 in the state. It ranks 28 out of 44 in population in the state. It has a density of 25.9 persons per square mile making it 16 out of 44 in the state. Teton County has 38.3% of its population in its incorporated areas. There are no Interstates or United States Highways in the county. The county is shaped like the number 9. Driggs is located in the southeast quarter of the county. Victor is in the southern quarter of the county. Driggs is the county seat and Victor is the largest city. Driggs is 17.1% of the county population while Victor is 18.5% of the county population. The county is pronounced TEE-TON. This county is in the Jackson Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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