Cottonwood, Idaho

About Cottonwood

Set in the northwestern part of Idaho, Cottonwood is a tiny community with an estimated population of 921.

Cottonwood holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.84 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,096 residents per square mile.

📰 Cottonwood News Today

• Prairie High School (Cottonwood, ID) Football MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Cottonwood resident receives lifetime hunting revocation for poaching Idaho Fish and Game (.gov) · Jan 16
• Fr. Meinrad Schallberger OSB Obituary (2026) - Cottonwood, ID - DeFord Funeral Home - Grangeville Legacy obituary · Aug 14
• Cottonwood Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Varsity Football Prairie High School - 08/15/2026 | Live & On Demand nfhsnetwork.com · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cottonwood Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Cottonwood — but the Idaho one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern Idaho, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Idaho — one of 236 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Idaho County Fairgrounds · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cottonwood

• Snowhole Rapids Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cottonwood

• PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• PRAIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• St Mary'S Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cottonwood

🏘️ Nearby Communities