Editing Rexburg, Idaho (section)

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.84|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

Much of the city, including BYU-Idaho and the Rexburg Idaho Temple, rests on top of a [[shield volcano]] just north of [[Rigby, Idaho|Rigby]]. Eruptions are not expected in the near future so far south; [[Yellowstone National Park]] and [[Island Park, Idaho|Island Park]] are thought to be the most likely settings for future volcanic activity in the area. Many different types of [[volcano]]es exist near Rexburg, including [[cinder cone]]s, [[Volcanic cone|spatter cones]], other [[shield volcano]]es, and [[fissure vent|volcanic fissures]]. There are [[lava fields]] to the west and south of Rexburg, the results of open fissure eruptions from about two thousand years ago. The nearby [[Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve|Craters of the Moon National Monument]] presents the most obvious features of this recent activity. Sediment deposits enriched by volcanism make the surrounding area famous for its production of large starch-rich [[potato]]es.

Rexburg is close to the [[St. Anthony, Idaho|St. Anthony]] Sand Dunes, the West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park and the [[Teton Range]].