Pocatello flag design gets world-wide attention

Pocatello’s call for new designs of the city’s flag caught attention across the world.

The city’s Ad-Hoc Flag Design Committee received 709 design proposals by the December 2 deadline.

There were 514 entries from eastern Idaho, but individuals in 31 states and 26 foreign countries also contributed designs.

“In the past three months, we’ve seen our city and this effort to go from worst to first discussed from Indonesia to Norway, across the United States, and everywhere in between,” said Committee Chair Logan McDougall.

The submissions will be turned over to a panel of experts tasked with selecting the best to be brought to the public for their comments. Using that input, the committee will then design or select a new flag design for presentation to the City Council for adoption.

Here’s where the submissions came from:

Southeast Idaho – 387 people (514 entries)

Alabama

Mobile – 1

Arkansas

Siloam Springs – 1

California

San Jose – 1

Los Angeles – 1

Mountain View – 2

Belmont – 1

Chula Vista – 1

San Diego – 1

Colorado

Commerce City – 1

Connecticut

Torrington – 1

Florida

Boca Raton – 1

Merritt Island – 1

Celebration – 1

Panama City Beach – 1

Georgia

Smyrna – 1

Illinois

Chicago – 2

Oak Park – 1

Mokena – 1

Rantoul – 1

Marion – 1

Indiana

Avon – 1

Maine

Orono – 1

Maryland

Takoma Park – 1

Massachusetts

Cambridge – 1

Montana

Great Falls – 1

Nebraska

East Kelham – 1

Nevada

Henderson -1

New Hampshire

Manchester – 1

New Jersey

Harrison – 1

Fair Haven – 1

New York

Amherst – 2

Staten Island – 1

Baldwinsville – 1

Mount Morris – 1

Brooklyn – 1

North Carolina

Monroe – 1

North Dakota

Velva – 1

Ohio

West Chester – 1

Munroe Falls – 1

Oklahoma

Broken Arrow – 1

Oregon

Portland – 1

Salem – 1

Eugene – 1

Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh – 1

Harrisburg – 1

South Carolina

Clinton – 1

Myrtle Beach – 1

Texas

Robstown – 1

Austin – 1

Houston – 1

Utah

Providence – 1

Nibley – 2

Elk Ridge – 2

Smithfield – 1

Logan – 1

Virginia

Stafford – 1

Roanoke – 1

Woodbridge – 1

Washington

Vashon – 1

Bothell – 1

Seattle – 1

Wisconsin

Wauwatosa – 1

Milwaukee – 1

Wyoming

Jackson – 1

Australia

Geraldton – 1

Milsons Point (Sydney) – 1

Southbank (Melbourne) – 1

Canberra – 1

Belgium

Hoboken – 1

Brazil

Governador Valadares – 1

Canada

Ontario – 2

Edmonton – 1

Beloeil – 2

Czechia

Praha (Prague) – 1

Chile

Macul – 1

Denmark

Hojbjerg – 1

England/UK

Nottingham – 1

Middlesex – 1

Newtownards, Northern Ireland – 1

Manchester – 1

Londonderry, Northern Ireland – 1

Marnhull – 1

Estonia

Parnu – 1

Finland

Tampere – 1

Germany

Berlin – 1

Rheine – 1

Indonesia

Jakarta – 1 (double sided flag)

Italy

Turin – 1

Macedonia

Skopje – 1

Malaysia

Selangor – 1

Netherlands

Holland – 1

Norway

Kjeller – 1

Poland

Wroclaw – 1

Portugal

Gondomar – 1

Republic of Ireland

Ennis – 1

Dublin – 1

Republic of Serbia

Krusevac – 1

Russia

Moscow – 1

Spain

Madrid – 1

Sweden

Enskede – 1

Kivik – 1

Arsta -1

Turkey

Canakkale – 1

Ankara – 1

Ukraine

Donetsk – 1