Mead, Washington | |
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 Commercial district along Market Street | |
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| Coordinates: 47°45′58″N 117°21′18″W / 47.76611°N 117.35500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Spokane County |
| Named for | George Meade |
| Area | |
| • Land | 7.26 sq mi (18.8 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,576 |
| • Density | 1,043/sq mi (403/km2) |
| Zip Code | 99201, 99217 |
| Area code | 509 |
Mead is an unincorporated suburb and census-designated place north of Spokane in Spokane County, Washington, United States. Named for Civil War general George Meade,[1] this area is tracked by the United States Census Bureau. As of 2020, the population of Mead was 7,576.
In 1900, Mead was the second stop on the Spokane Falls & Northern Railway. The community included the Cushing & Bryant general store, a blacksmith shop, a public school with approximately 60 students, a Methodist Episcopal church, and a Sunday school. At the time the post office was located in the Cushing & Bryant store.[2]
Mead is home to the computer game development firm, Cyan Worlds, makers of Myst and Riven. The Kaiser Aluminum Mead Works, which operated as a leading area employer from 1942 until curtailment in 2001, is nearby.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 162.
- ^ Edwards, Jonathan (1847-1929) (1900). Illustrated history of Spokane county, state of Washington. W.H. Lever. p. 278.
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