Spokane County, Washington

Spokane County
County
Spokane County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Washington
Washington's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°37′N 117°24′W / 47.62°N 117.4°W / 47.62; -117.4
Country	United States
State	Washington
Founded	January 29, 1858 (created) January 19, 1864 (annexed to Stevens Co.) October 30, 1879 (separated from Stevens Co.)
Named for	Spokane people
Seat	Spokane
Largest city	Spokane
Government
• Sheriff	John Nowels
Area
• Total	1,781 sq mi (4,610 km2)
• Land	1,764 sq mi (4,570 km2)
• Water	17 sq mi (40 km2)  0.9%
Population  (2020)
• Total	539,339
• Estimate  (2023)	551,455
• Density	275/sq mi (106/km2)
Demonym	Spokanite
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.spokanecounty.org

Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 539,339, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington.^[1] The largest city and county seat is Spokane,^[2] the second largest city in the state after Seattle. The county is named after the Spokane people.

Spokane County is part of the Spokane metropolitan area, which is also part of the greater Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area that includes nearby Kootenai County, Idaho.