It was, at one time, the terminus of a branch of the Oregon Short Line Railroad.

In 1898 Jacob Mussell built a ferry boat to help settlers cross the Snake River making Homedale more accessible.

By 1914 Homedale had a mayor, a council, a schoolhouse, and a railroad though it wouldn't be an official city until 1920.

In 1914 Austrians were lured to Homedale and promised good farming ground.

Homedale is on the Snake River, which is the border with Canyon County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.47 square miles (3.81 km2), all of it land.

25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Media related to Homedale, Idaho at Wikimedia Commons