Post Falls
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Post Falls, Idaho Nicknames: Title Town |
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Downtown Post Falls along the Spokane River.
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 Location in Kootenai County and the state of Idaho |
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 Post Falls, Idaho
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| Coordinates: 47°42′43″N 116°56′53″W / 47.712°N 116.948°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Kootenai |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Incorporated | 1891 |
| Government | |
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City Council (6) & Mayor elected to four-year terms |
| • Mayor | Ron Jacobson |
| Area | |
| • City | 14.11 sq mi (36.54 km2) |
| • Land | 14.07 sq mi (36.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,182 ft (665 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 27,574 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 29,357 |
| • Density | 1,959.8/sq mi (756.7/km2) |
| • Metro | 144,265 (US: 283th) |
| • CSA | 679,989 (US: 71st) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 83854, 83877 |
| Area code(s) | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-64810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0397061 |
| Website | postfallsidaho.org |
Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, between Coeur d'Alene and Spokane, Washington. It is both a suburb of Coeur d'Alene, to the east; and a bedroom community to Spokane, to the west. The population was 27,574 at the 2010 census, up from 17,247 in 2000 census, making it Idaho's tenth largest city. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated 2014 population is 30,123.
Post Falls is named after Frederick Post, a German immigrant who constructed a lumber mill along the Spokane River in 1871 on land he purchased from Andrew Seltice, Chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The purchase of the land is preserved in a pictograph on a granite cliff in Treaty Rock park.
47°42′43″N 116°56′53″W / 47.712°N 116.948°W
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.11 square miles (36.54 km2), of which 14.07 square miles (36.44 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
Post Falls is located four miles (6 km) east of the Washington-Idaho border along Interstate 90 in Kootenai County. It is bounded by Coeur d’Alene to the east, the state of Washington to the west, the Spokane River to the south and the Rathdrum prairie to the north. Post Falls is 20 miles (32 km) east of Spokane and approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. The elevation of the city is 2,182 feet (665 m) above sea level.
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