Spokane County, Washington

Spokane County is a located in the  of. It is named after the  tribe. As of the 2007 Washington Census estimation, the population was 451,200, making it the fourth most populous county in Washington state. The county seat is at, the county's largest city, and the second largest city in Washington state to

Spokane County was formed on,. It was annexed by on, , and re-created on ,.

Law and Government
Spokane County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners, one from each of three districts. They run in a partisan within their own district, then compete countywide in the. Other elected officials include the, (who is also responsible for elections), , , and , which are also partisan offices. Spokane County has an appointed.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,612 (1,781 ). 4,568 km² (1,764 sq mi) of it is land and 44 km² (17 sq mi) of it (0.96%) is water. It is part of the, a wide and rolling prairie-like region of the middle. The highest point in the county is at 1,793 meters (5,883 feet) above sea level.

Geographic features
Rivers Lakes and reseviors Summits and peaks

Notable parks

Major highways

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 * [[Image:US 2.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 195.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 395.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:WA-27.svg|20px]] State Highway 27
 * [[Image:WA-904.svg|20px]] State Highway 904 (Michael Anderson Memorial Highway)
 * [[Image:WA-902.svg|20px]] State Highway 902
 * [[Image:WA-291.svg|20px]] State Highway 291
 * [[Image:WA-290.svg|20px]] State Highway 290
 * [[Image:WA-206.svg|20px]] State Highway 206

Adjacent counties

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 * - east
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 * - south
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 417,939 people, 163,611 households, and 106,019 families residing in the county. The was 92/km² (237/sq mi). There were 175,005 housing units at an average density of 38/km² (99/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.62%, 2.00% or , 1.40% , 1.88% , 0.16% , 0.82% from , and 2.76% from two or more races. 2.77% of the population were or  of any race. 22.0% were of, 10.7% , 9.9% , 7.6% or American and 6.4%  ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 163,611 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.90% were living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.20% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,308, and the median income for a family was $46,463. Males had a median income of $35,097 versus $25,526 for females. The for the county was $19,233. About 8.30% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.