Editing Liberty Lake, Washington

{{Short description|City in Washington, United States}}
{{about|the city|the lake|Liberty Lake (Washington)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Liberty Lake
|settlement_type          = [[City (Washington)|City]]
|motto                    = 
|named_for                = [[Liberty Lake (Washington)|Liberty Lake]]
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|image_caption            = Aerial view of Liberty Lake ([[Liberty Lake (Washington)|lake]] and city, 2013) from roughly south by southeast. The city is immediately north of the lake, and runs somewhat further west than the lake. The [[Spokane River]], near the top of the photo, forms the northern border of the city.
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|map_caption              = Location of Liberty Lake, Washington
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Spokane County, Washington|Spokane]]
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|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]<ref name=libertylakegov>{{cite web|title=City Council|url=https://www.libertylakewa.gov/184/City-Council|publisher=City of Liberty Lake|access-date=April 2, 2022}}</ref>
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Cris Kaminskas<ref name=libertylakegov/>
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|area_total_km2           = 16.18
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|population_est           = 12651
|pop_est_as_of            = 2022
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|population_total         = 12003
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|population_density_sq_mi = 1753.80
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset               = -8
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 99019
|area_code                = [[Area code 509|509]]
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 53-39335
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2410834<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410834}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.libertylakewa.gov/|libertylakewa.gov}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Liberty Lake''' is a city in [[Spokane County, Washington]], United States, located adjacent to [[Liberty Lake (Washington)|the eponymous lake]]. Located just over a mile (about 2&nbsp;km) west of the Washington–Idaho border, Liberty Lake is both a suburb of [[Spokane, Washington]] and a [[Commuter town|bedroom community]] to [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]]. The population was 12,003 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Liberty_Lake_city,_Washington?g=160XX00US5339335 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>

Liberty Lake was named after a pioneer who settled near the lake, Etienne Edward Laliberte,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f3QzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7215%2C2194584 | title=Indians first settlers of valley | work=The Spokesman-Review | date=May 5, 1968 | access-date=November 2, 2015 | author=Knowles, Darlene | pages=28}}</ref> later he changed his name to Steve Liberty.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qm9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7vkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5680%2C2356401 | title=Architect builds historical interest with trivia | work=Spokane Chronicle | date=March 16, 1989 | access-date=May 2, 2015 | author=Sullivan, Julie | pages=S9}}</ref> The town was previously called Arturdee.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/may/19/whats-in-a-name-features-in-local-parks-put-on-the/ | title=What's in a name? Features in local parks put on a map | work=The Spokesman-Review | date=May 19, 2019 | access-date=August 30, 2020 | author=Rowe, Megan}}</ref>

==History==
Liberty Lake was officially incorporated on August 31, 2001.

==Geography==
[[File:Liberty Lake Welcome Sign.png|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Liberty Lake welcome sign on Harvard Road]]
Liberty Lake is located in the [[Spokane Valley]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

The city is bounded by the Spokane River on the north from Hodges Road in the west to approximately Molter Road. At Molter the border shifts south to Interstate-90, which it follows to within a mile of the Idaho state line. Sprague Avenue marks the southern portion of the city limits in the east to Liberty Lake Road, from which it zig-zags west to Appleway Road at Hodges. The lake itself is located outside of the city limits about three blocks south of Sprague.<ref name="CityMap">{{cite web |title=City Boundary Map |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=8f2d134f8c58b08225290acf1c42e715 |website=libertylakewa.gov |publisher=City of Liberty Lake |access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>

Liberty Lake is one of the fastest-growing communities in the State of Washington. Liberty Lake is south of the Spokane River from [[Otis Orchards-East Farms, Washington]], east of [[Greenacres, Washington]] (now part of [[Spokane Valley, Washington]]), and west of [[Spokane Bridge, Washington]], [[State Line, Idaho]], and [[Post Falls, Idaho]].

Areas east of Liberty Lake Road and areas north of Appleway Road lie on the relatively flat land along the floor of the Spokane Valley. Elevations there range from between 2,000 feet above sea level at the river to around 2,150 feet around Liberty Lake Elementary School. The areas west of Liberty Lake Road and south of Appleway Road show far more topographical relief, rising from around 2,100 feet to over 2,600 feet on Carlson Hill. Kramer Hill, which rises just beyond the eastern limit of the city, quickly rises to above 2,700 feet. While [[Mica Peak]], which rises beyond the southern shore of the lake, climbs to nearly 5,200 feet.<ref name="LLQuad">{{cite web |title=Liberty Lake Quadrangle |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=8f2d134f8c58b08225290acf1c42e715 |website=usgs.gov |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="MPQuad">{{cite web |title=Mica Peak Quadrangle |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=2528b6ff5a2b4112e3be8e90ff7929ef |website=usgs.gov |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 1599
|1990= 2015
|2000= 4660
|2010= 7591
|2020= 12003
|estyear=2022
|estimate=12651
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html|date=November 1, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 1, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 3, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 12,003 people, 4,287 households in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 7,591 people, 2,893 households, and 2,019 families in the city. The population density was {{convert|1236.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,344 housing units at an average density of {{convert|544.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 91.3% White, 0.7% African American, 0.5% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0%.

Of the 2,893 households 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.6% of households were one person and 8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age was 35.2 years. 30.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 10.6% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 4,660 people, 1,771 households, and 1,347 families in the CDP. The population density was 1,091.8 people per square mile (421.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,894 housing units at an average density of 443.7 per square mile (171.3/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 93.69% White, 0.71% African American, 0.28% Native American, 2.60% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 2.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population.

Of the 1,771 households 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 19.7% of households were one person and 4.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05.

The age distribution was 29.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median household income was $60,854 and the median family income was $66,985. Males had a median income of $57,425 versus $30,828 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,105. About 1.3% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Community==
The Liberty Lake area includes the incorporated city, with a 2021 population of 12,534, and an unincorporated area with more residents. The city was incorporated on August 31, 2001, and operates with a [[mayor–council government]]. There are seven members on the [[city council]] who are elected to four-year terms.<ref>{{cite web|title=City Council|url=https://www.libertylakewa.gov/184/City-Council|work=The City of Liberty Lake|publisher=City of Liberty Lake|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>

==Media==
The ''Liberty Lake Splash'', a free community-oriented weekly newspaper is distributed in the city and in the Spokane Valley; the paper has a circulation of about 6,000 copies per week.<ref>{{cite web| title = Liberty Lake Splash| publisher = Mondo Times| url = https://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/47/6540/19823| access-date = June 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = List of Official Publications| publisher = Spokane County| url = https://www.spokanecounty.org/2128/List-of-Official-Publications| access-date = June 11, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:RidgelineHighSchoolLibertyLake.jpg|thumb|[[Ridgeline High School (Washington)|Ridgeline High School]]]]
==Education==
Liberty Lake's public schools are serviced by Central Valley School District 356, which has three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Schools {{!}} Liberty Lake, WA - Official Website|url=https://www.libertylakewa.gov/195/Schools|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=www.libertylakewa.gov}}</ref>

Liberty Lake has a municipal library.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liberty Lake Municipal Library needs more space, consultant's report says {{!}} The Spokesman-Review|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jan/16/liberty-lake-municipal-library-needs-more-space-re/|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Lexie Hull]], professional basketball player selected in the 1st round of the 2022 [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=A not so surprising success: Spokane's Lexie Hull the No. 6 pick in the WNBA draft, April 12, 2022 |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/apr/12/a-not-so-surprising-success-spokanes-lexie-hull-th/ |website=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)|Tyler Johnson]], Liberty Lake native and back-to-back [[Stanley Cup]] winner with the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inlander.com/spokane/locally-grown/Content?oid=2133171|title=Locally Grown}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.libertylakewa.gov/ Liberty Lake Official Website]

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