Place:Spokane, Washington, United States

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NameSpokane
Alt namesSpokanesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates47.617°N 117.367°W
Located inWashington, United States     (1879 - )
See alsoDouglas, Washington, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Lincoln, Washington, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
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Census-designated place
Country Homes
Dishman
Fairwood
Green Acres
Otis Orchards-East Farms
Town and Country
Trentwood
Veradale
Deserted settlement
Alpha
Inhabited place
Airway Heights
Amber
Buckeye
Chattaroy
Cheney
Colbert
Dartford
Deep Creek
Deer Park
Denison
Duncan
Dynamite
East Cheney
East Farms
Elk
Espanola
Fairchild Air Force Base
Fairfield
Four Lakes
Freedom
Freeman
Glenrose
Grays Landing
Green Bluff
Hamann Corner
Hayford
Hazard
Hazelwood
Highland
Hutton Settlement
Irwin
Latah
Liberty Lake
Marshall
Mead
Medical Lake
Mica
Milan
Millwood
Moab
Mock
Moran
Morgan Acres
Mount Hope
Newman Lake
Nine Mile Falls
North Pine
Opportunity
Orchard Park
Orchard Prairie
Otis Orchards
Parkwater
Pasadena Park
Peone
Plaza
Pocahontas Bay
Rockford
Saxby
Scribner
Seven Mile
Silver Lake
Spangle
Spokane Valley
Spokane ( 1810 - )
Spring Valley
Stringtown
T Bridge Corner
Tyler
Valleyford
Wallner
Waverly
West Spokane
Unknown
Chester
Hillyard
Otis Orchard
Otis
Yardley
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after the Spokane tribe. As of the 2010 census the population was 471,221, making it the fourth most populous county in Washington state. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest city in the state, behind Seattle.

Spokane County was formed on January 29, 1858. It was annexed by Stevens County on January 19, 1864, and re-created on October 30, 1879.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1878 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1879 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1879 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 4,262
1890 37,487
1900 57,542
1910 139,404
1920 141,289
1930 150,477
1940 164,652
1950 221,561
1960 278,333
1970 287,487
1980 341,835
1990 361,364

Note: Areas shown for 1850 were then in Oregon Territory. Total for 1890 includes population (7,842) of certain Indian reservations not reported by county.. The first Spokane County was renamed Stevens in 1864. The present Spokane County was formed from Stevens after 1870.

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