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'''Rupert''' ist ein Ort und US-Bundesstaat Idaho.

== Geographie ==
Der Ort liegt 5 km nördlich der Interstate 84  zwischen Twin Falls und Pocatello und ca. 25 km des
Minidoka Dams mit dem Lake Walcott Reservoir. Rupert bedeckt eine
Fläche vo 5,3&nbsp;km² (2,0 mi²).

== Geschichte ==
Mit der Fertigstellung  der Minidoka Talsperre  gab es elektrischen Strom in Fülle. Rupert war eines der ersten Städte
der Welt, die ihre Stadtbeleuchtung  auf elektrischen Strom umstellte.
Rupert wurde am 12. April 1906 gegründet. Der Ort wurde auch als Gem City ''Edelstein Stadt'' bezeichnet, und im November 
1987 offiziell als Christmas City benannt.
Mit viel Aufwand wird der alte '''Historische Distrikt''' mit der Restauration des alten Wilson Theater von 1920 wieder
hergestellt.

== Demographie ==
Am 1. Juli 2006 hatte Rupert 5.214 Einwohner.

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thumb|right|Wilson Theatre, Rupert, Idaho. A national historic monument.
'''Rupert''' is the Minidoka County, Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,645 at the 2000 census.

Rupert sprung up after the announcement of the Minidoka Reclamation Project, which would provide irrigation and electricity to the area by the building of the Minidoka Dam.

Electricity was plentiful in Rupert after the building of the Minidoka Dam and led to Rupert being one of the first cities in the world to have its streets lighted by electricity. Rupert was founded in 1906. 

==Geography==
Rupert is located at  (42.617967, -113.674543), at 4,150 feet in elevation. It is part of the agricultural region of the Acequia lies about 5 miles northeast of Rupert and Paul lies about 5 miles to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0&nbsp;square miles (5.3&nbsp;km²), all of it land.

==Demographics==
As of the White, 0.37% African American, 1.17% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 22.69% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.39% of the population.