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Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 539,339, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington.[1] The largest city and county seat is Spokane,[2] the second largest city in the state after Seattle. The county is named after the Spokane tribe.

Spokane County
U.S. county
Spokane County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Washington
Washington's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°37′N 117°24′W
Country	United States
State	Washington
Founded	January 29, 1858 (created) January 19, 1864 (annexed to Stevens Co.) October 30, 1879 (separated from Stevens Co.)
Named for	Spokane people
Seat	Spokane
Largest city	Spokane
Area
• Total	1,781 sq mi (4,610 km2)
• Land	1,764 sq mi (4,570 km2)
• Water	17 sq mi (40 km2)  0.9%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	539,339
• Estimate  (2021)	546,040
• Density	275/sq mi (106/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.spokanecounty.org

Spokane County is part of the Spokane-Spokane Valley metropolitan statistical area, which is also part of the greater Spokane-Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area that includes nearby Kootenai County, Idaho.

History

The first humans to arrive in what is now Spokane County arrived between 12,000 and 8,000 years ago and were hunter-gatherer societies who lived off the plentiful game in the area. Initially, the settlers hunted predominantly bison and antelope, but after the game migrated out of the region, the native people became dependent on gathering various roots, berries, and nuts, and harvesting fish.[3] The Spokane tribe, after which the county is named, means "Children of the Sun" or "sun people" in Salishan[4] Explorer-geographer David Thompson, working as head of the North West Company's Columbia Department, became the first European to explore what is now the Inland Northwest.[5] After establishing the Kullyspell House and Saleesh House fur trading posts in what are now Idaho and Montana, Thompson then attempted to expand further west. He sent out two trappers, Jacques Raphael Finlay and Finan McDonald, to construct a fur-trading post on the Spokane River in Washington and trade with the local Indians.[6] This post was established in 1810, at the confluence of the Little Spokane and Spokane Rivers, becoming the first enduring European settlement of significance in Washington.[5] Known as the Spokane House, or simply "Spokane", it was in operation from 1810 to 1826.[4]

Spokane County was established by the Washington legislature effective January 29, 1858. It was annexed by Stevens County on January 19, 1864, and recreated on October 30, 1879.[7][8] The first post office in the county was located at Spokane Bridge.[9] The current Spokane county seat holder, Spokane, wrested the seat from Cheney in 1886.[10][11]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,781 sq mi (4,610 km²), of which 17 square miles (44 km²) (0.9%) are covered by water.[12] The lowest point in the county is the Spokane River behind Long Lake Dam (boundary of Stevens County) at 1,538 feet (469 m) above sea level. (Virtually no change in elevation occurs between the dam and the mouth of the Little Spokane River inside Riverside State Park.) The highest point in the county is the summit of Mount Spokane at 5,887 ft (1,794 m). NAVD 88[13]

Spokane County has a complex geologic history and varied topography. To the west is the barren landscape of the Columbia Basin and to the east are the foothills of the Rockies—the Coeur d'Alene Mountains, which rise to the east in northern Idaho. Spokane County lies in a transition area between the eastern edge of the basaltic Channeled Scablands steppe plains to the west and the rugged, timbered Rocky Mountain foothills to the east.[14] The area exhibits signs of the prehistoric geologic events that shaped the area and region such as the Missoula Floods, which ended 12,000 to 15,000 years ago.[15] The geography to the southeast, such as the Saltese Flats and Saltese Uplands is characterized as a shrub–steppe landscape with grassy hills and ravines.[16]

In ecology, as with the topography, the county is also in a transition area, roughly split between the Columbia Plateau ecoregion in the southwest portion, where it is at the eastern edge of the basaltic Channeled Scablands steppe plain and the Northern Rockies ecoregion in the northwest portion, which is the rugged and forested Selkirk Mountains.[17][18]

Rivers

Lakes and reservoirs

Notable summits and peaks

• Mount Spokane
• Mount Kit Carson
• Mica Peak
• Krell Hill

Notable parks

• Dishman Hills Natural Conservation Area
• Riverside State Park
• Riverfront Park
• Manito Park
• Mount Spokane State Park

National protected area

• Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	996		—
1870	2,000		100.8%
1880	4,262		113.1%
1890	37,487		779.6%
1900	57,542		53.5%
1910	139,404		142.3%
1920	141,289		1.4%
1930	150,477		6.5%
1940	164,652		9.4%
1950	221,561		34.6%
1960	278,333		25.6%
1970	287,487		3.3%
1980	341,835		18.9%
1990	361,364		5.7%
2000	417,939		15.7%
2010	471,221		12.7%
2020	539,339		14.5%
2021 (est.)	546,040	[19]	1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[20] 1790–1960[21] 1900–1990[22] 1990–2000[23] 2010–2020[1]

2000 census

As of the 2000 census,[24] 417,939 people, 163,611 households, and 106,019 families were in the county. The population density was 237/sq mi (92/km²). The 175,005 housing units had an average density of 99/sq mi (38/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.62% White, 2.00% African American, 1.40% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races; 2.77% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. About 22.0% were of German, 10.7% Irish, 9.9% English, 7.6% American, and 6.4% Norwegian ancestry.

Of the 163,611 households, 32.4% had children under 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were not families. About 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46, and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the age distribution was 25.7% under 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females. there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,308, and for a family was $46,463. Males had a median income of $35,097 versus $25,526 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,233. About 8.30% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, 471,221 people, 187,167 households, and 118,212 families were residing in the county.[25] The population density was 267.2/sq mi (103.2/km²). The 201,434 housing units had an average density of 114.2/sq mi (44.1/km²).[26] The racial makeup of the county was 89.2% White, 2.1% Asian, 1.7% African American, 1.5% American Indian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.5% of the population.[25] In terms of ancestry, 27.0% were German, 15.4% were Irish, 13.5% were English, 6.9% were Norwegian, and 4.4% were American.[27]

Of the 187,167 households, 30.9% had children under 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were not families; 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 2.99. The median age was 36.8 years.[25]

The median income for a household in the county was $47,250 and for a family was $59,999. Males had a median income of $44,000 versus $33,878 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,127. About 9.1% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.[28]

Law and government

Spokane County is governed by a partisan board of county commissioners, one from each of three districts. They run in a partisan primary election within their own district, then compete countywide in the general election. Other elected officials include the sheriff, auditor (who is also responsible for elections), assessor, treasurer, and prosecutor, which are also partisan offices. Spokane County has an appointed medical examiner. The current, as of October 2018, commissioners for Spokane County are Josh Kerns, Mary Kuney, and Al French, from the first, second, and third county districts, respectively. The current Sheriff is Ozzie D. Knezovich,[29] who was appointed on April, 11th 2006.[30]

Transportation planning within the county is handled by the Spokane Regional Transportation Council, a metropolitan planning organization that was created in 1962. It distributes federal and state funds for transportation projects and updaties the long-range transportation plan for Spokane County.[31]

The county has voted Republican all but three times since 1948. Lyndon Johnson was the last Democrat to win a majority of the county's vote. It gave a plurality of votes to Bill Clinton in both elections. Democratic strength is concentrated in Spokane itself and in Cheney, which is home to Eastern Washington University, while the suburban areas are heavily Republican. ^{[citation needed]}

United States presidential election results for Spokane County, Washington[32]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	148,576	50.29%	135,765	45.96%	11,089	3.75%
2016	113,435	48.06%	93,767	39.72%	28,848	12.22%
2012	115,285	51.07%	102,295	45.31%	8,174	3.62%
2008	108,314	49.01%	105,786	47.87%	6,907	3.13%
2004	111,606	55.09%	87,490	43.19%	3,491	1.72%
2000	89,299	51.88%	74,604	43.35%	8,209	4.77%
1996	66,628	41.84%	71,727	45.05%	20,877	13.11%
1992	59,984	35.47%	69,526	41.11%	39,622	23.43%
1988	68,787	49.43%	68,520	49.24%	1,843	1.32%
1984	88,043	58.96%	59,620	39.92%	1,673	1.12%
1980	78,096	55.51%	49,263	35.02%	13,326	9.47%
1976	68,290	53.37%	55,660	43.50%	4,004	3.13%
1972	74,320	59.37%	44,337	35.42%	6,528	5.21%
1968	52,650	47.61%	49,423	44.69%	8,521	7.70%
1964	49,387	44.26%	62,092	55.65%	102	0.09%
1960	59,557	51.62%	55,553	48.15%	259	0.22%
1956	60,335	55.21%	48,833	44.68%	119	0.11%
1952	56,958	55.17%	45,827	44.39%	451	0.44%
1948	37,086	41.68%	49,649	55.79%	2,253	2.53%
1944	36,359	44.18%	45,491	55.27%	456	0.55%
1940	33,228	42.17%	44,852	56.92%	713	0.90%
1936	19,951	28.45%	48,117	68.62%	2,057	2.93%
1932	24,848	38.15%	36,953	56.74%	3,324	5.10%
1928	35,858	65.48%	18,527	33.83%	373	0.68%
1924	23,403	49.30%	6,036	12.71%	18,034	37.99%
1920	26,219	60.55%	13,412	30.97%	3,670	8.48%
1916	19,503	45.23%	21,339	49.49%	2,278	5.28%
1912	4,205	11.92%	10,845	30.75%	20,218	57.33%
1908	11,719	58.68%	6,557	32.83%	1,694	8.48%
1904	10,258	71.71%	2,602	18.19%	1,445	10.10%
1900	5,515	49.84%	5,125	46.32%	425	3.84%
1896	2,701	31.22%	5,829	67.37%	122	1.41%
1892	3,367	45.45%	2,247	30.33%	1,794	24.22%

Communities

Cities

Towns

• Fairfield
• Latah
• Rockford
• Waverly

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns/neighborhoods

Education

School districts include:[33]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Spokane County, Washington

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Spokane County

Das Spokane County[1] ist ein County im Bundesstaat Washington der Vereinigten Staaten. Es hat laut der Volkszählung im Jahr 2020 539.339 Einwohner. Der Sitz der Countyverwaltung (County Seat) befindet sich in Spokane, die zweitgrößte Stadt ist Spokane Valley.

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- [en] Spokane County, Washington

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[ru] Спокан (округ)

Округ Спокан (англ. Spokane County) — округ штата Вашингтон, США, назван так основываясь на названии индейского племени, проживающего на этой территории. По данным переписи населения США 2010 года, население округа составляло 471 221 человек, что позволило округу занять четвёртое место по численности населения среди всех округов штата Вашингтон. Крупнейшим городом и административным центром округа является город Спокан, второй по величине город штата, после Сиэтла.

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