Spokane metropolitan area
Spokane Metropolitan Area | |
|---|---|
| Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
From top:Downtown Spokanefrom the south,Spokane Valleyfrom the air | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington Idaho |
| Largest city | Spokane, WA(228,989) |
| Other cities | -Spokane Valley, WA(102,976) -Coeur d'Alene, ID(54,628) -Post Falls, ID(38,485) -Hayden, ID(15,570) -Cheney, WA(13,255) -Liberty Lake, WA(12,003) -Airway Heights, WA(10,757) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,641.5 sq mi (14,611 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 7,320 ft (2,230 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,273 ft (338 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 593,466 |
| • Rank | 98th in the U.S. |
| Time zone | UTC-8(PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7(PDT) |
TheSpokane–Spokane Valley Metropolitan Statistical Area,as defined by theUnited States Census Bureau,is an area consisting ofSpokaneandStevenscounties inWashington state,anchored by the city ofSpokaneand its largestsuburb,Spokane Valley.[1]As of July 1, 2021, the MSA had an estimated population of 593,466.[2]The Spokane Metropolitan Area and the neighboring Coeur d'Alene metropolitan area,make up the largerSpokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area.The urban areas of the two MSAs largely follow the path of Interstate 90 between Spokane and Coeur d'Alene. In 2010, the Spokane–Spokane ValleyMSAhad a gross metropolitan product of $20.413 billion.[3]
Counties
[edit]Communities
[edit]Over 200,000 inhabitants
[edit]
- Spokane– (principal city)
50,000 to 199,999 inhabitants
[edit]- Spokane Valley– (principal city)
10,000 to 49,999 inhabitants
[edit]5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants
[edit]1,000 to 4,999 inhabitants
[edit]1,000 inhabitants or fewer
[edit]- Addy
- Clayton
- Fairfield
- Four Lakes
- Green Bluff
- Latah
- Loon Lake
- Marcus
- Northport
- Rockford
- Spangle
- Springdale
- Waverly
- Valley
Unincorporated places
[edit]- Amber
- Arden
- Bluecreek
- Cedonia
- Chattaroy
- Colbert
- Echo
- Elk
- Espanola
- Evans
- Ford
- Four Lakes
- Freedom
- Fruitland
- Gifford
- Green Bluff
- Greenacres
- Hunters
- Lakeside
- Marshall
- Mead
- Mica
- Milan
- Newman Lake
- Nine Mile Falls
- Onion Creek
- Plaza
- Rice
- Ruby
- Spokane Bridge
- Tumtum(also known as Tum Tum)
- Tyler
- Valleyford
- Wellpinit
Demographics
[edit]As of 2020, there were 585,784 people and 224,385 households residing within the MSA.[4]The racial makeup of the MSA was 86%White,2%Black,1%Native,2%Asian,0%Islander,and 5%Hispanic.According to theAssociation of Religion Data Archives' 2010 Metro Area Membership Report, the denominational affiliations of the Spokane MSA are 64,277Evangelical Protestant,682Black Protestant,24,826Mainline Protestant,754Orthodox,66,202Catholic,31,674 Other, and 339,338 Unclaimed.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 1,992 | — | |
| 1870 | 2,734 | 37.2% | |
| 1880 | 5,507 | 101.4% | |
| 1890 | 41,828 | 659.5% | |
| 1900 | 68,058 | 62.7% | |
| 1910 | 164,701 | 142.0% | |
| 1920 | 169,257 | 2.8% | |
| 1930 | 176,182 | 4.1% | |
| 1940 | 191,083 | 8.5% | |
| 1950 | 247,554 | 29.6% | |
| 1960 | 303,131 | 22.5% | |
| 1970 | 310,197 | 2.3% | |
| 1980 | 379,394 | 22.3% | |
| 1990 | 401,227 | 5.8% | |
| 2000 | 469,737 | 17.1% | |
| 2010 | 527,753 | 12.4% | |
| 2020 | 585,784 | 11.0% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 600,292 | 2.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6][2] | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Combined Statistical Areas of the United States and Puerto Rico"(PDF).census.gov.U.S. Census Bureau.Retrieved30 April2022.
- ^ab"QuickFacts: Stevens County, Washington; Spokane County, Washington".census.gov.U.S. Census Bureau.Retrieved30 April2022.
- ^"GDP & Personal Income".United States Department of Commerce:Bureau of Economic Analysis.RetrievedApril 10,2018.
- ^"QuickFacts: Spokane County, Washington; Stevens County, Washington".census.gov.U.S. Census Bureau.Retrieved3 May2022.
- ^"Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA".Metro-Area Membership Report.TheAssociation of Religion Data Archives,Pennsylvania State University. 2010.RetrievedJanuary 2,2014.
- ^"U.S. Decennial Census".United States Census Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon May 7, 2015.RetrievedApril 12,2020.
