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About Rupert
Rupert lies in the middle of the Snake River Basin, in an agricultural region known as Magic Valley. The Snake River passes a few miles to the south, and provides irrigation water which transformed the desert to a rich farmland. The land is flat to the horizon on the east and west, but mountains can be seen to the south, and on a clear day, the Sawtooth Mountains are visible far to the north.
The railroad passes diagonally through Rupert from northeast to southwest, dividing the city in half, and making lots of odd intersections in a town otherwise laid out on a north-south, east-west grid. State Highways 24 and 25 run parallel to the railroad, following what used to be U.S. Highway 30. The routes split at the edge of the town, with Highway 25 following an east-west route, and Highway 24 following the diagonal route of the railroad. Interstate 84 passes by a couple miles to the south.
Rupert's population is 5,645, as of the year 2000, and it is the county seat and largest city in Minidoka County. The elevation is 4,150 feet.