Welcome to Millwood ...

The town of Millwood is located in Spokane County<1>.

The location of Millwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Millwood has a population of 1,798 people<3> (see below for details).

Millwood is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Millwood lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Millwood lies within the (509) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Millwood had an population of 1,798 people. This is an increase of 0.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Millwood had a population of 1,786 people. This makes Millwood the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Millwood represents 0.03% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 166th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,786 people, the population of Millwood increased 8.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,649 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Millwood.

Communities Also Named Millwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Millwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland (3), Missouri, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (6), Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Millwood.

Communities near Millwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Millwood.

• Spokane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
  • Spokane is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <5>
• Post Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
  • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <5>
• Cheney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Cheney is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <5>
• Airway Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
  • Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <5>
• Rathdrum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
  • Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <5>
• Liberty Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake
  • Liberty Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Lake <5>
• Hauser
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
  • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <5>
• Rockford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <5>
• Spangle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
  • Spangle is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <5>
• State Line
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Millwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Millwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Millwood. See our Newspapers Page for Millwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millwood ...

Looking for more information about Millwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Millwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Millwood.

Adding Millwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Millwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Millwood post office opened in 1915.

We also found Millwood on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/