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Country Homes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,251 at the 2020 census. The campus of Whitworth University is located in Country Homes. [3] It is a largely suburban area that blends into the north side of the city of Spokane and the neighboring CDPs of Town and Country and ...
Maple Valley is a city in King County, Washington United States. The population was 28,013 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] The city functions as a commuter town for residents, though there is an increasing amount of commercial activity in the area.
State Route 18 (SR 18) is a 28.41-mile-long (45.72 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, serving southeastern King County.The highway travels northeast, primarily as a controlled-access freeway, from an intersection with SR 99 and an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) in Federal Way through the cities of Auburn, Kent, Covington, and Maple Valley.
The city is surrounded by Kent to the west, Auburn to the southwest, and Maple Valley to the east. [9] Pipe Lake is located in Covington and adjacent Maple Valley. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.04 square miles (15.64 km 2 ), of which, 5.93 square miles (15.36 km 2 ) is land and 0.11 square miles ...
The Hobart area was first settled by loggers in 1879, and originally known as "Vine Maple Valley". The name was changed when deemed too long by the Post Office. [4] The Hobart Post Office was first opened May 9, 1903 with William Sidebotham as first postmaster. [5] A coal mine also operated in the area as late as 1947.
The ridge itself rises over 1,100 feet (340 m) above sea level, with the majority of residential areas around 500 to 800 feet (150 to 240 m) in elevation. [28] The area is bounded to the south by Interstate 90 , to the west by East Lake Sammamish Parkway, to the north by Issaquah-Fall City Road, and to the east by the crest of Grand Ridge.
Mirrormont is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States, south of Issaquah.The population was 3,858 at the 2020 census. [2] Within the last decade, the area has seen a shift in development as larger homes have been constructed in Cedar Grove, the Highlands at Tiger Mountain and Mirrormont.
In 1888 Leavitt took up a homestead in Whatcom County where present-day Maple Falls is located. Leavitt packed his supplies in from Bellingham, Washington some 30 miles to his new farm. In subsequent years, besides farming, Leavitt operated a blacksmith shop at Maple Falls, was the proprietor of a Bellingham restaurant, and ran two hotels, in ...