Back Spocāne ANG سبوكين Arabic سبوكين ARZ اسپوکن AZB Спокан (Вашингтон) Bashkir Спакан (Вашынгтон) Byelorussian Спакан (Вашынгтон) BE-X-OLD Спокан Bulgarian স্পোকেন, ওয়াশিংটন Bengali/Bangla Spokane (Washington) Breton
Spokane, Washington | |
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| Nickname: The Lilac City | |
| Motto: Creative by Nature | |
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| Coordinates: 47°39′32″N 117°25′30″W / 47.65889°N 117.42500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Spokane |
| Founded | 1873[1] |
| Incorporated | November 29, 1881 |
| Founded by | James N. Glover[1] |
| Named for | Spokane people |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Lisa Brown |
| Area | |
| • City | 69.50 sq mi (179.99 km2) |
| • Land | 68.76 sq mi (178.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,843 ft (562 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 228,989 |
| • Rank | US: 98th WA: 2nd |
| • Density | 3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| • Urban | 447,279 (US: 90th) |
| • Urban density | 2,605.4/sq mi (1,006.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 597,919 (US: 98th) |
| • CSA | 781,497 (US: 70th) |
| Demonym | Spokanite |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | Zip codes[4] |
| Area code | 509 |
| Official tree | Ponderosa Pine |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512683[5] |
| Website | my.spokanecity.org |
Spokane (Pronounced: spoh-KAN)[6] is a city in the U.S. state of Washington. Spokane is in the eastern half of the state, about 20 miles (32 km) from Idaho. Spokane is 92 miles (148 km) south of Canada.
Spokane is the second largest city in Washington, while Seattle is the largest. Spokane's nickname is the "Lilac City" because of how many of those flowers grow in the area.
The population of the city in 2020 was 228,989,[3] and the population of the metro area of Spokane is 585,784.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Spokane History". City of Spokane. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Spokane city, Washington". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Definition of SPOKANE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.