Post Falls

History

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.

Geography

The coordinates of Post Falls are . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Post Falls is located on the Rathdrum Prairie, along the Washington–Idaho border. It is bounded by Coeur d’Alene to the east, Stateline and the state of Washington to the west, and the Spokane River to the south. Post Falls is east of Spokane and approximately south of the Canada–United States border. The elevation of the city is above sea level.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• POST FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
  High · POST FALLS · 1,565 students · 21.4:1 ratio
• COEUR D'ALENE HIGH SCHOOL
  High · COEUR D'ALENE · 1,548 students · 20.1:1 ratio
• LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL
  High · COEUR D'ALENE · 1,539 students · 20.8:1 ratio
• LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · RATHDRUM · 839 students · 18.2:1 ratio
• WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · COEUR D'ALENE · 821 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• POST FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · POST FALLS · 800 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• CANFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · COEUR D'ALENE · 746 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · RATHDRUM · 643 students · 18.4:1 ratio