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Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States near the Idaho state line between Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The population was 17,247 at the 2000 census. But now as of 2006 it has 24,420 citizens. Kootenai County is a county located in the state of Idaho. ...
Official language(s) English [1] Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area Ranked 14th - Total 83,642 sq mi (216,632 km²) - Width 305 miles (491 km) - Length 479 miles (771 km) - % water 0. ...
Official language(s) English [1] Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area Ranked 14th - Total 83,642 sq mi (216,632 km²) - Width 305 miles (491 km) - Length 479 miles (771 km) - % water 0. ...
Nickname: Location of Spokane in Spokane County and Washington Coordinates: , Country United States State Washington County Spokane Government - Mayor Dennis P. Hession Area - City 58. ...
Coeur dAlene (IPA: ) is the county seat and largest city of Kootenai County, Idaho. ...
Post Falls is named for Frederick Post, who located there in 1871 to construct a sawmill along the Spokane River. The park bordering the Spokane River is called Q'emlin'Park - meaning "throat of the river". The name was given by local historian, Kim Brown. 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards. ...
The Spokane River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 100 mi (161 km) long, in northern Idaho and eastern Washington in the United States. ...
Geography
Post Falls is located at 47°42′56″N, 116°56′17″W (47.715552, -116.937926)GR1. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias ID county maps by Seth Ilys. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 mi². 9.7 mi² of it is land and .1 mi² of it (.52%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 17,247 people, 6,369 households, and 4,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,786.1/mi². There were 6,697 housing units at an average density of 693.5/mi². The racial makeup of the city was 96.13% White, .18% African American, .87% Native American, .56% Asian, .06% Pacific Islander, .60% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.55% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 6,369 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household 420 size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13. “Spouse†redirects here. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 6 420 4, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,061, and the median income for a family was $42,758. Males had a median income of $32,284 versus $22,798 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,692. About 7.1% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Education The city is home to the North Idaho College Workforce Training Center. It has two high schools: Post Falls High School and New Visions Alternative High School, two Middle Schools: Post Falls and River City, and four elementary schools: Mullan Trail, Ponderosa, Prairie View and Seltice. Riverbend Professional Technical Academy offers half day professional program to upperclassmen and the Kindercenter is a centralized kindergarten for the entire district. Also, a new $8,000,000 elementary is going into the city, along with a new extension to the Post Falls High School. North Idaho College is a community college located in Coeur dAlene, Idaho, right next to the lake. ...
Interesting Facts Post Falls had around 7,000 people in 1993, but from 1993 to 2003 it nearly tripled to 20,136 and the current 2006 population is 24,427.
It is believed that Post Falls' rapid growth rate will continue, particularly because of its proximity to Couer d'Alene and Spokane. Unlike the larger cities, Post Falls has far more land to sprawl upon.
Post Falls is home to Buck Knives, a major knife producer. A call center exists near the Buck Knives headquarters that handles most of T-Mobile's incoming sales calls. Post Falls has been experiencing major business growth recently.
The Spokane River runs through Post Falls, and it's a popular swimming area when families prefer to avoid the crowds in Coeur d'Alene. It's also made the area a popular spot to retire.
Decades after Fredrick Post built the Post Falls Dam, the dam still stood when the Avista Hydroelectric Dam was under construction. At Falls Park (location of dam), one can see the chains that held up the crane for dam construction.
Post Falls will zone its first R6 (High Rise) area in the summer of 2006. Building will be localized in that area, so as not to follow the expansion style of neighboring Coeur D' Alene, which is running out of room. Post Falls also encompasses the Rathdrum Prarie, acres of farm land if Post Falls eventually needs to sprawl even more.
Cabela's, a hunting, fishing, camping, and outdoor recreation store, is currently building a 125,000 square foot retail store in Post Falls. It is expected to be open for business in the fall of 2007 and may provide upwards of 250 retail jobs to locals.
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