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Sandpoint (Ktunaxa: kamanqukuǂ) is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Bonner County, Idaho. Its population was 7,365 at the 2010 census.
Sandpoint’s major economic contributors include forest products, light manufacturing, tourism, recreation and government services. As the largest service center in the two northern Idaho counties (Bonner and Boundary), as well as northwestern Montana, it has an active retail sector. It is the headquarters of Coldwater Creek, a national women’s apparel retailer; Litehouse Foods, a national salad dressing manufacturer; and Quest Aircraft, a maker of utility aircraft.
Sandpoint lies on the shores of Idaho’s largest lake, 43-mile-long Lake Pend Oreille, and is surrounded by three major mountain ranges, the Selkirk, Cabinet and Bitterroot ranges. It is home to Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort, Idaho’s second largest ski resort after Sun Valley, and is on the International Selkirk Loop and two National Scenic Byways (Wild Horse Trail and Pend…
