Kettle Falls, Washington
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| Kettle Falls, Washington | |
Welcome sign at the northern end of the city
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 Location of Kettle Falls, Washington |
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| Coordinates: 48°36′21″N 118°3′35″W / 48.60583°N 118.05972°WCoordinates: 48°36′21″N 118°3′35″W / 48.60583°N 118.05972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Stevens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| • Land | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,631 ft (497 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,595 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,597 |
| • Density | 1,490.7/sq mi (575.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 99141 |
| Area code | 509 |
| FIPS code | 53-35485 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1530955 |
| Website | City of Kettle Falls |
Kettle Falls is a city in Stevens County, Washington, United States, named for the nearby Kettle Falls on the Columbia River, an ancient and important fishing site for Native Americans. The population of the city was 1,595 at the 2010 census a 4.5% increase over the 2000 census.
The original Kettle Falls was officially incorporated on December 17, 1891 on the bank of the Columbia. After it was flooded by the Grand Coulee Dam in 1940, city planners relocated the town at a community called Meyers Falls, near the railroad lines, helping to ensure its success as a trans-shipment point for the logging, agriculture, and paper industries. This is its present location, eight miles northwest of Colville and roughly 80 miles northwest of Spokane. It is 30 miles (48 km) south of the Canada–US border at Laurier and adjacent to Lake Roosevelt, the reservoir of the Columbia River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.07 square miles (2.77 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,595 people, 676 households, and 419 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,490.7 inhabitants per square mile (575.6/km2). There were 726 housing units at an average density of 678.5 per square mile (262.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.9% European Ancestry, 0.1% African American, 2.0% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 5.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
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