Rexburg, Idaho

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Rexburg, Idaho is a small city in eastern Idaho known for housing Brigham Young University–Idaho and serving as a regional educational and agricultural center.

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Rexburg, Idaho canonical 2
Rexburg 1
Rexburg, Idaho micropolitan area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
agriculturalProducts barley
potatoes
sugar beets
wheat
climate cold semi-arid climate
climateClassification Köppen BSk
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eventDate Teton Dam failure flooding – June 1976
experiencedEvent Teton Dam failure flooding
foundedBy Latter-day Saint settlers
Thomas Edwin Ricks
foundedIn 1883
governingBody Rexburg City Council
governmentType mayor–council government
hasEducationalInstitution Brigham Young University–Idaho
hasFormerName Ricks College
hasMuseum Legacy Flight Museum
Museum of Rexburg
hasReligiousTemple Rexburg Idaho Temple
higherEducationRole regional educational hub
incorporatedAsCityIn 1883
isCountySeatOf Madison County, Idaho
isRegionalCenterFor agriculture
education
knownFor Brigham Young University–Idaho
agricultural production
large Latter-day Saint population
proximity to Yellowstone region
locatedIn Idaho
Madison County, Idaho
locatedInRegion Upper Snake River Valley
eastern Idaho
locatedNear Grand Teton National Park
surface form: Grand Teton National Park (regionally)

Idaho Falls
surface form: Idaho Falls, Idaho

St. Anthony, Idaho
Yellowstone National Park
surface form: Yellowstone National Park (regionally)
locatedNearRiver Snake River
locatedOnRiver Teton River (nearby)
majorEconomicSector agriculture
education
retail
services
namedAfter Thomas Edwin Ricks
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
religiousMajority Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
transportationRoute U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED

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Leon Lederman placeOfDeath Rexburg, Idaho
Island Park, Idaho partOf Rexburg, Idaho
this entity surface form: Rexburg, Idaho micropolitan area
Henry’s Fork flowsThrough Rexburg, Idaho
southern Idaho hasMajorCity Rexburg, Idaho
subject surface form: Southern Idaho
this entity surface form: Rexburg