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Spokane, Washington

Spokane (/spoʊˈkæn/ ⓘ spoh-KAN; Spokane: sƛ̓x̌etkʷ) is a city in and the county seat of Spokane County in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, 110 miles (180 km) south of the Canadian border, twenty miles (30 km) west of the Idaho state line, 279 miles…

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Founded
1873
Area code
509
Country
United States
County
Spokane
Demonym
Spokanite
Elevation
1,844 ft (562 m)

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Spokane, Washington

Nodes570
Edges569
Triples326
Avg. degree2
Density0.003509
Components1

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related to Bibliography · 187
Spokane, Washington → Adventure Guide, African Americans, America, American Geographic Publishing, American Holidays, An Interior Pacific Northwest, Anthology, April, Arcadia Publishing, Archived, Balancing Sustainability, Bao, Biographical Dictionary Completing, Boise, Brash, Brendan, Bridges, Brown, Caldwell, Cambridge
related to Further reading · 64
Spokane, Washington → American, Architect, Bamonte, Borden, Cheney, City, Cornell University Press, Date, David, DJVU, Donald, Eastern Washington University Press, Edwards, Elma, Falls, Helena, Henry, Illustrated, Inland Empire, Inset
• City · 2
Spokane, Washington → 228,989, 69.49 sq mi (179.99 km2)
Area code · 1
Spokane, Washington → 509
Country · 1
Spokane, Washington → United States
County · 1
Spokane, Washington → Spokane
Demonym · 1
Spokane, Washington → Spokanite
Elevation · 1
Spokane, Washington → 1,844 ft (562 m)
FIPS code · 1
Spokane, Washington → 53-67000
Founded · 1
Spokane, Washington → 1873

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Spokane, WashingtonArea code5091.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonCountySpokane1.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonDemonymSpokanite1.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonElevation1,844 ft (562 m)1.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonFIPS code53-670001.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonFounded18731.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonFounded byJames N. Glover1.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonGNIS feature ID24119561.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonIncorporatedNovember 29, 18811.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonNamed afterSpokane people1.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonOfficial treePonderosa Pine1.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonStateWashington1.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonTime zoneUTC-8 (PST)1.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonWebsitemy.spokanecity.org1.00infobox
Spokane, WashingtonZIP Codes99201, 99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99206, 99207, 99208, 99209 (PO BOX), 99210 (PO BOX), 99211 (PO BOX), 99212, 99213 (PO BOX), 99214 (PO BOX), 99215 (PO BOX), 99216, 99217, 9921…1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• BodySpokane City Council1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• City69.49 sq mi (179.99 km2)1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• City228,9891.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• CSA785,302 (US: 70th)1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• Density3,330.2/sq mi (1,285.8/km2)1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• Estimate (2025)230,7831.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• Land68.76 sq mi (178.09 km2)1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• MayorLisa Brown (D)1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• Metro600,292 (US: 96th)1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• RankUS: 101st WA: 2nd1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• TypeMayor–council1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• Urban447,279 (US: 90th)1.00infobox
Spokane, Washington• Urban density2,610/sq mi (1,006/km2)1.00infobox

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