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Welcome to Spokane County ...

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

The community of Spokane is the Seat for Spokane County.

Spokane County was founded in 1879 and was created by taking area from Stevens County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Spokane had a population of 522,798 people. This is an increase of 10.74% since the last Census (which gave a population of 472,081 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spokane represented 7.02% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Spokane County:

  • Airway Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cheney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
    • Cheney is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <2>
  • Deer Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Latah
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
    • Latah is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <2>
  • Medical Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Millwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Millwood is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
  • Rockford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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    • Spangle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
      • Spangle is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <2>
    • Spokane
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
      • Spokane is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <2>
    • Spokane Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waverly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
 

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