Garden City is nearly surrounded by Boise but retains a separate municipal government.

The name of the city's only main street, Chinden Boulevard, is a portmanteau of the words "China" and "garden."

[4] Garden City is part of the Boise metropolitan area.

[5] At the 2010 census there were 10,972 people, 4,878 households, and 2,849 families living in the city.

There were 5,429 housing units at an average density of 1,343.8 per square mile (518.8/km2).

At the 2000 census there were 10,624 people, 4,331 households, and 2,784 families living in the city.

There were 4,590 housing units at an average density of 1,106.0 per square mile.