Moscow, Idaho

E95432

city county seat

Moscow, Idaho is a small university city in northern Idaho best known as the home of the University of Idaho and as a cultural and economic hub of the Palouse region.

Aliases (1)

Moscow, Idaho micropolitan area ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaCode	208 → 986 →
climate	humid continental climate →
coordinates	46.7324°N 117.0002°W →
country	United States →
county	Latah County NERFINISHED →
demographicCharacteristic	large student population →
distanceTo	Pullman, Washington ~8 miles →
elevation	approximately 2,579 feet →
founded	1870s →
governingBody	Moscow City Council →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasCulturalInstitution	Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre → Prichard Art Gallery →
hasHistoricDistrict	Moscow Downtown Historic District →
hasNickname	Heart of the Arts →
hostsEvent	Moscow Farmers Market → Rendezvous in the Park music festival →
incorporatedAsCity	1887 →
isCollegeTownOf	University of Idaho →
isCountySeatOf	Latah County NERFINISHED →
library	Moscow Public Library →
locatedInRegion	Palouse → northern Idaho →
majorEmployer	University of Idaho →
majorNearbyAirport	Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport →
nearBorderWith	Washington →
nearestLandGrantUniversity	University of Idaho →
nearestMajorUniversityTown	Pullman, Washington NERFINISHED →
partOfMicropolitanArea	Moscow, Idaho micropolitan area →
population	approximately 25,000 (early 2020s) →
postalCode	83843 →
primaryEconomicSector	agriculture-related services → higher education → retail and services →
publicSchoolDistrict	Moscow School District →
regionSpecialization	dryland wheat and legume agriculture (Palouse) →
role	cultural hub of the Palouse → economic hub of the Palouse →
sportsAffiliation	home city for Idaho Vandals athletics →
state	Idaho →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
timeZoneDST	Pacific Daylight Time →
transportInfrastructure	served by Idaho State Highway 8 → served by U.S. Route 95 →
university	University of Idaho →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Inland Northwest →	contains
Palouse region →	majorCity
Moscow, Idaho ("Moscow, Idaho micropolitan area") →	partOfMicropolitanArea
U.S. Route 95 →	passesThrough