Spokane, Washington
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Spokane (Pronounced: spoh-KAN)[6] is a city in the U.S. state of Washington. Spokane is in the eastern half of the state, about 20 miles (32 km) from Idaho. Spokane is 92 miles (148 km) south of Canada.
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Spokane, Washington | |
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Nickname: The Lilac City | |
Motto: Creative by Nature | |
Coordinates: 47°39′32″N 117°25′30″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Spokane |
Founded | 1873[1] |
Incorporated | November 29, 1881 |
Founded by | James N. Glover[1] |
Named for | Spokane people |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Lisa Brown |
Area | |
• City | 69.50 sq mi (179.99 km2) |
• Land | 68.76 sq mi (178.09 km2) |
• Water | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
Elevation | 1,843 ft (562 m) |
Population | |
• City | 228,989 |
• Rank | US: 97th WA: 2nd |
• Density | 3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
• Urban | 447,279 (US: 90th) |
• Urban density | 2,605.4/sq mi (1,006.0/km2) |
• Metro | 597,919 (US: 97th) |
• CSA | 781,497 (US: 70th) |
Demonym | Spokanite |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | Zip codes[4]
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Area code | 509 |
Official tree | Ponderosa Pine |
GNIS feature ID | 1512683[5] |
Website | my.spokanecity.org |
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Spokane is the second largest city in Washington, while Seattle is the largest. Spokane's nickname is the "Lilac City" because of how many of those flowers grow in the area.
The population of the city in 2020 was 228,989,[3] and the population of the metro area of Spokane is 585,784.