Glenrose, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 47°37′41″N117°20′05″W / 47.62806°N 117.33472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Spokane |
Elevation | 2,240 ft (680 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 99223 |
Area code | 509 |
GNIS feature ID | 1510993 [1] |
Glenrose is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is a rural and suburban community split between sections of farmland with many canola fields [2] and new construction of single-family homes. The community is bounded by mountains on two sides and the Spokane urban area on the other two.
Located on a prairie of the same name, Glenrose sits immediately to the east of the Lincoln Heights and Southgate neighborhoods of the South Hill section of the city of Spokane, and immediately north of the city of Spokane Valley. The prairie slopes upward to the east and south towards Krell Hill and the associated Dishman Hills, some of the southernmost peaks of the Selkirk Mountains. Main thoroughfares include Glenrose Road, which bisects the prairie north to south, and 29th and 37th Avenues, which cross west to east from the developed area of Spokane. There are no roads crossing over the ridges to the east.
Numerous drainageways cut through the prairie [3] giving it a rolling appearance similar to that of Palouse, located just south of the community beyond Krell Hill. There are wetlands to the south and east [4] of the prairie that serve as the source of these drainageways. Mostly fed by rainwater and runoff, many of these drainageways are ephemeral streams that only carry water after a storm.
The community is predominantly rural, with approximately 500 households with many located on five to 10 acre parcels. [5] However, suburban developments have encroached on the community. The municipal boundaries of both Spokane to the west and Spokane Valley to the north extend right up to the edge of Glenrose, with a small portion of Spokane's city limits extending onto the prairie itself in the vicinity of 29th Avenue. Parts of the community now fall within the Spokane's defined urban growth area. [6] Subdivisions and suburban developments extend eastward from Spokane as far as Glenrose Road on the southern portion of the community.
The Mullan Road, the first wagon road to cross the Rocky Mountains into the Pacific Northwest, passed through Glenrose. [7] That brought settlers in the 1860s and 1870s who were attracted to the area's potential as farmland. [8]
The Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad, an electrified, interurban railway came to Glenrose in 1908. It connected Glenrose and farming areas to the south with the city of Spokane. At the time, Glenrose was home to many orchards. [9] The railroad operated in the area through 1939 and the tracks were removed in the following decade. [8]
Over the decades, as the Spokane area has grown, the rural character of Glenrose has come under threat due to suburban expansion. In 2013, Spokane County's urban growth area was extended into Glenrose. [10] A youth sports complex development was proposed in 2008, [11] drawing protest from Glenrose residents. The controversy surrounding the proposed development is ongoing as of 2020. [12]
Coeur d'Alene is a city and the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the most populous city in North Idaho and the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 54,628 at the 2020 census. Coeur d'Alene is a satellite city of Spokane, which is located about thirty miles (50 km) to the west in the state of Washington. The two cities are the key components of the Spokane–Coeur d'Alene Combined Statistical Area, of which Coeur d'Alene is the third-largest city. The city is situated on the north shore of the 25-mile (40 km) long Lake Coeur d'Alene and to the west of the Coeur d'Alene Mountains. Locally, Coeur d'Alene is known as the "Lake City," or simply called by its initials, "CDA."
Spokane Valley is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, and the largest suburb of Spokane. It is located east of Spokane, west of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and surrounds the city of Millwood on three sides. The city incorporated as the City of Spokane Valley on March 31, 2003. The population was 102,976 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-largest city in Washington state. Spokane Valley is named after the valley of the Spokane River, in which it is located. The city and the general area is colloquially referred to as "The Valley" by residents of the Spokane–Coeur d'Alene area.
The Spokane Valley is a valley of the Spokane River through the southern Selkirk Mountains in the U.S. state of Washington. The valley is home to the cities of Spokane and its suburbs Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, and Millwood. The valley is bounded on the north and south by the Selkirk Mountains, on the west by the Columbia River Basalt Group, and on the east by the Rathdrum Prairie at the Idaho state border. Mica Peak, located south of the valley, is the southernmost peak in the Selkirk Range. The mountain, along with surrounding peaks, separates the Spokane Valley from the Palouse. The Valley contains part of the Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer.
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Interstate 90 (I-90) is a transcontinental Interstate Highway that runs east–west across the northern United States. Within the state of Idaho, the freeway travels for 74 miles (119 km) from the Washington border near Spokane to Coeur d'Alene and the panhandle region at the north end of the state. After traveling through the Silver Valley along the Coeur d'Alene River in the Bitterroot Range, I-90 crosses into Montana at Lookout Pass.
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Freeman is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is notable as being the location of the public elementary, middle and high schools serving a large area of rural southeast Spokane County.
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Latah/Hangman is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington.
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Southgate is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. It is located in the southwestern corner of the City of Spokane and part of the broader area known locally as the South Hill. Southgate is one of the newer neighborhoods in the city, with development first taking hold in the post-World War II housing boom and continuing into the present day. It is a mix of single-family residential, multi-family residential and commercial districts. The neighborhood has grown as Spokane has expanded southward, with multiple annexations expanding Southgate and the city since 2000 and as recently as 2016.
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