Four Lakes, Washington | |
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  Four Lakes, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′41″N 117°35′39″W / 47.56139°N 117.59417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Spokane |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.428 sq mi (8.88 km2) |
| • Land | 3.375 sq mi (8.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.053 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,431 ft (741 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 512 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 99004[3] |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512225[4] |
Four Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spokane County, Washington, United States, just southwest of the city of Spokane, and north of Cheney. As of the 2010 census, its population was 512.[2] Both Interstate 90 and SR 904 run through Four Lakes and the junction of the two is located near the center of town. Four Lakes was founded in 1879 by G.H. Morgan.[5] The community was so named on account of there being four lakes near the original town site.[6] It is speculated the fourth lake, is now a marsh south of Meadow Lake, which was drained by the ditch, blasted through basalt, which Minnie Creek flows through, under SR 904, south of the rodeo grounds.[7]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Four Lakes WA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Four Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 92.
- ^ Personal observation & study by local Rod Hagel