Post Falls, Idaho
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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 24,427 citizens.
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.
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[edit] Geography
Post Falls is located at (47.715552, -116.937926)GR1.
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.
[edit] 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.
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 size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13.
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 64, 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.
[edit] 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. And also a new $8,000,000 elementary is going into the city. Along with a new extension to the Post Falls High School.
[edit] Interesting Facts
Post Falls had around 7,000 people in 1993, but from '93 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 expand and build upon.
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, creating high-scale neighborhood such as Riverside Harbor which boasts gorgeous houses along the river.
Decades after Fredrick Post built the Post Falls Dam, the dam still stood when the Avista Hydroelectric Dam was under construction. And in Falls Park (location of dam), you can see the chains that held up the crane for dam construction!
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Official City of Post Falls Website
- Post Falls Chamber of Commerce
- Post Falls School District #273
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