Spokane, Washington
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.
Spokane, Washington | |
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| Nickname: The Lilac City | |
| Motto: Creative by Nature | |
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| Coordinates: 47°39′32″N 117°25′30″W / 47.65889°N 117.42500°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] |
| Area code | 509 |
| Official tree | Ponderosa Pine |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512683[5] |
| Website | my.spokanecity.org |
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.
History
changeSpokane was founded in 1871 when a sawmill was built on the Spokane Falls. In 1889 a fire burned down the downtown area of Spokane. In 1892 the railroad came to Spokane, and this made it easier for people to get into and out of the city. In 1974 Spokane hosted the World's Fair. This brought a lot of people and business into Spokane.
Spokane River
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The Spokane River flows through the city. In downtown Spokane, there is a large waterfall called the Spokane Falls. The first buildings in Spokane were built near the falls.
The Spokane River has many dams that make energy for the people of Spokane.
Climate
changeIn the Summer, Spokane is hot and dry. Spokane has cold and snowy Winters. Spring and Fall are very short.
Temperatures over 100 °F (38 °C) or less than −10 °F (−23 °C) do not usually happen in Spokane. However, the hottest temperature in Spokane was 108 °F (42 °C), and the coldest was −30 °F (−34 °C).
| Climate data for Spokane | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 62 (17) |
63 (17) |
74 (23) |
90 (32) |
97 (36) |
101 (38) |
108 (42) |
108 (42) |
98 (37) |
87 (31) |
70 (21) |
60 (16) |
108 (42) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 34 (1) |
40 (4) |
49 (9) |
57 (14) |
67 (19) |
74 (23) |
83 (28) |
83 (28) |
73 (23) |
58 (14) |
42 (6) |
32 (0) |
58 (14) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 25 (−4) |
26 (−3) |
32 (0) |
37 (3) |
44 (7) |
50 (10) |
56 (13) |
56 (13) |
47 (8) |
37 (3) |
30 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
39 (4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) |
−24 (−31) |
−10 (−23) |
14 (−10) |
24 (−4) |
33 (1) |
37 (3) |
35 (2) |
22 (−6) |
7 (−14) |
−21 (−29) |
−25 (−32) |
−30 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.79 (45) |
1.33 (34) |
1.61 (41) |
1.28 (33) |
1.62 (41) |
1.25 (32) |
0.64 (16) |
0.59 (15) |
0.67 (17) |
1.18 (30) |
2.30 (58) |
2.30 (58) |
16.56 (421) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 11.4 (29) |
6.8 (17) |
3.5 (8.9) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
7.4 (19) |
14.6 (37) |
44.9 (114) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 13.4 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 112.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 9.0 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 34.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.5 | 79.1 | 70.3 | 61.0 | 58.2 | 53.9 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 53.9 | 66.6 | 82.7 | 85.5 | 65.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 78.3 | 118.0 | 199.3 | 242.3 | 296.7 | 322.8 | 382.4 | 340.4 | 271.2 | 191.0 | 73.8 | 59.1 | 2,575.3 |
| Source: [7] | |||||||||||||
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Spokane History". City of Spokane. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Spokane city, Washington". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Definition of SPOKANE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ↑ "Monthly Average/Record Temperatures". weather.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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