Garden City is a city in Ada County, Idaho, United States. The population was 10,972 at the 2010 census. Garden City is nearly surrounded by Boise but retains a separate municipal government.
Garden City was named for gardens raised by Chinese immigrants who lived in the area. The name of the city's only main street, Chinden Boulevard, is a portmanteau of the words "China" and "garden." In the second decade of the 21st century, it became a haven for artists' studios due to its cheap rents and eclectic ambience.
Garden City is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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The Visual Arts Collective, a notable art gallery, performance venue and bar, is aRobert Rauschenberg Foundation grantee [1]
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Garden City is located at 43°38′44″N 116°15′58″W (43.645561, -116.266132), at an elevation of 2674 feet (815 m) above sea level
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.17 square miles (10.80 km2), of which, 4.04 square miles (10.46 km2) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) is water