Ammon, Idaho

Ammon is a suburb city in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States.

It was one of the state's fastest growing cities from 2000 to 2010, experiencing a 123.3% growth rate based on the 2010 US Census.

Ammon was founded by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1888.

On February 9, 1893, the name of the town was changed from South Iona Ward to Ammon.

[8] Ammon was an early agricultural center and later was home to several general stores, a grain elevator and a brickyard.

In the early 1900s a spur line was built by the Union Pacific Railroad to the Ammon Elevator.

Building boomed in the 1990s in both the business and housing sectors, and the city was one of the fastest growing in Idaho from 2000 to 2010.

[11] District #93 serves about 10,758 students in 19 schools, making it the fifth-largest by enrollment in the state of Idaho.

[13] Ammon provides the fiber to the premises, and relies on third party ISPs to connect customers to the Internet and other services.

A monument erected in 1937 by local Boy Scouts honors the early settlers of Ammon
Ammon City Building
Southeast Entrance of Bonneville High School
The west entrance to Hillcrest High School
Map of Idaho highlighting Bonneville County