Espanola, Washington Explained

Official Name:Espanola, Washington
Pushpin Map:Washington
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Spokane
Population Total:20
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:2385
Coordinates:47.6033°N -117.7417°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:99022
Area Code:509
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1510948
Blank1 Name:Census Code
Blank1 Info:22220
Blank2 Name:Census Class Code
Blank2 Info:U6
Blank3 Name:GSA Code
Blank3 Info:0684

Espanola is an unincorporated community, in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The current name was adopted in the year 1900. As of 2021 the community of Espanola is little more than a handful of buildings and a grain elevator surrounded by farms.

History

Espanola was the name of one of the 47 townships in Spokane County from the early years of the 20th century[1] through the middle of the century.[2]

A community of Hutterites moved to the Espanola area in 1960, causing some friction with the residents.[3] The Hutterite community is still active in the area as of 2006,[4] but located a few miles to the north beyond U.S. Route 2 near the community of Deep Creek.

Geography

Espanola is located 18 miles west-southwest by road from Downtown Spokane and three miles east of the Spokane–Lincoln county line. The surrounding area is mostly treeless, lightly rolling farmland in the Channeled Scablands of the Columbia Plateau. The city of Medical Lake, the nearest community and closest services to Espanola, is located four miles southeast on Espanola Road. The Washington State Veterans Cemetery[5] is located midway between the two communities. The community of Deep Creek is located four miles to the north. Fairchild Air Force Base is located two miles to the east of Espanola.

A BNSF Railway track, the Columbia River Subdivision passes through Espanola. Surface roads include Manila Road, the road through the community, and Espanola Road, which connects the settlement to the outside world. U.S. Route 2 connects to Espanola Road about three miles north and State Route 902 in Medical Lake.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical Townships of Spokane County, Washington . spokanecounty.org . Spokane County.
  2. Web site: Spokane County Historical Townships 1943 . spokanecounty.org . Spokane County . October 20, 2021.
  3. News: Youmans . Vance . The Promised Land: Spokane's Hutterite Community—A Place Where History Lives . October 20, 2021 . Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History . 3 . Washington State Historical Society . Fall 2000. 14 .
  4. News: Stucke . John . Hutterites, like other growers, learn importance of diversification . October 20, 2021 . The Spokesman-Review . August 27, 2006.
  5. Web site: Washington State Veterans Cemetery . Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs . October 20, 2021.