Spokane (WA): Profile

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 522,231 people. This is an increase of 10.83% since the last Census (which gave a population of 471,221 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spokane represented 7.01% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Spokane County:

Airway Heights
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Airway Heights
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights<2>
Cheney
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Cheney
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney<2>
Deer Park
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Deer Park
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park<2>
Fairfield
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Fairfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield<2>
Latah
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Latah
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah<2>
Medical Lake
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Medical Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake<2>
Millwood
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- 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 Google Maps centered on Millwood
Rockford
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Rockford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford<2>
Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spangle
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  - Jump to Google Maps centered on Spangle
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle<2>
- Spokane
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
  - Jump to Google Maps centered on Spokane
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane<2>
- Spokane Valley
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane Valley
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 102,893 people
  - Jump to Google Maps centered on Spokane Valley
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane Valley<2>
- Waverly
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  - 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 Google Maps centered on Waverly

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Washington
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Washington State Archives

Websites specific to Spokane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Pend Oreille County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bonner County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kootenai County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Benewah County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Whitman County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lincoln County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stevens County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Washington
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Washington
- Cemeteries of Spokane County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Washington
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Washington
- Cemeteries of Spokane County

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.