• Census Map: SR has cool map that shows growth in all Idaho/U.S. counties here
• Population: North Idaho, 212,393; Benewah County, 10972; Bonner, 40,877; Kootenai, 138,494; Shoshone, 12,765; and Benewah, 9285.

Boise suburbs were among the fastest-growing areas of Idaho in the past decade, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Nampa, with 81,557 residents, grew by 57 percent, while neighboring Meridian, at 75,092, grew by a whopping 115 percent, according to 2010 Census details released this afternoon. Ada County, with a population of 392,365, grew by 30.4 percent since 2000, and Canyon County, at 188,923 residents, grew by 43.7 percent. In the Panhandle, Kootenai County saw growth of 27.4 percent. It had 138,494 residents in 2010/Spokesman-Review. Washington Census numbers here.

Question: Is North Idaho getting too crowded for you?