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Largely because Four Lakes is a bedroom community for its neighbors such as Cheney and Spokane, there are very few businesses {{As of|2022|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Four Lakes, WA Business Directory {{!}} US Business |url=https://us-business.info/directory/four_lakes-wa/ |website=us-business.info |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> A hair salon, a tavern, a dog grooming business |
Largely because Four Lakes is a bedroom community for its neighbors such as Cheney and Spokane, there are very few businesses {{As of|2022|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Four Lakes, WA Business Directory {{!}} US Business |url=https://us-business.info/directory/four_lakes-wa/ |website=us-business.info |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> A hair salon, a tavern, a dog grooming business, and a convenience store are among the small handful of businesses that call Four Lakes home. Most of the businesses in Four Lakes have been located there for many years and are firmly rooted.{{cn}} Farms are also plentiful around Four Lakes. The small community has its own post office,<ref>{{cite web |title=USPS - Display Post Offices by County |url=https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm?PostOfficeCounty=Spokane&stat_state_name=WASHINGTON |website=webpmt.usps.gov |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> water district, and volunteer fire department. |
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Four Lakes, Washington | |
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  Four Lakes, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′41″N 117°35′39″W / 47.56139°N 117.59417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Spokane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.428 sq mi (8.88 km2) |
| • Land | 3.375 sq mi (8.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.053 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,431 ft (741 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 512 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512225[3] |
Four Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spokane County, Washington, United States, just southwest of the city of Spokane, and north of Cheney. As of the 2010 census, its population was 512.[2] Both Interstate 90 and SR 904 run through Four Lakes and the junction of the two is located near the center of town. Four Lakes was founded in 1879 by G.H. Morgan.[4] The community was so named on account of there being four lakes near the original town site.[5] It is speculated the fourth lake, is now a marsh south of Meadow Lake, which was drained by the ditch, blasted through basalt, which Minnie Creek flows through, under SR 904, south of the rodeo grounds.[6]
Economy
Largely because Four Lakes is a bedroom community for its neighbors such as Cheney and Spokane, there are very few businesses as of 2022[update].[7] A hair salon, a tavern, a dog grooming business, and a convenience store are among the small handful of businesses that call Four Lakes home. Most of the businesses in Four Lakes have been located there for many years and are firmly rooted.[citation needed] Farms are also plentiful around Four Lakes. The small community has its own post office,[8] water district, and volunteer fire department.
Schools
Four Lakes is located in the Cheney School District. Most Elementary students in Four Lakes attend Betz Elementary,[9] while older students attend either Cheney High School or Cheney Middle School. A very small fraction of high school-age students may attend Three Springs High School in Cheney.
The Battle of Four Lakes
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Four Lakes has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[10]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "Four Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 92.
- ^ Personal observation & study by local Rod Hagel
- ^ "Four Lakes, WA Business Directory | US Business". us-business.info. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "USPS - Display Post Offices by County". webpmt.usps.gov. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Attendance Boundaries - Elementary". www.cheneysd.org. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Climate Summary for Four Lakes, Washington
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