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Stevens County

Population in July 2007: 8,906.
Males: 4,530  (50.9%)
Females: 4,376  (49.1%)

Median resident age:  38.0 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip code: 99148


Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,967 (it was $43,333 in 2000)
Loon Lake:  $53,967
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,759
Loon Lake:  $22,759
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $237,824 (it was $129,200 in 2000)
Loon Lake:  $237,824
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $268,421; Detached houses: $301,463; Townhouses or other attached units: $105,346; Mobile homes: $87,033; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $155,000
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Races in Loon Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Loon Lake: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2413 feet

Land area: 176.3 square miles.

Population density: 51 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Loon Lake

  • High school or higher: 88.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Loon Lake CCD

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 67.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
Washington:  10.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Loon Lake:  1.4% ($1,802)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)
Loon Lake satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (21.0 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (211.3 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (958.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Deer Park, WA (2.9 miles ), Springdale, WA (3.1 miles ), Fairwood, WA (4.0 miles ), Country Homes, WA (4.1 miles ), Town and Country, WA (4.2 miles ), Colbert, WA (4.3 miles ), Spokane Reservation, WA (4.3 miles ), Airway Heights, WA (4.5 miles ).

Latitude: 47.93 N, Longitude: 117.64 W

Area code: 509

Loon Lake household income distribution Loon Lake home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (19%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)



Loon Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/11/2001 at 16:00:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 20.4 miles away from Loon Lake center
On 8/17/1994 at 06:56:49, a magnitude 4.1 (3.6 ML, 4.1 ML, Depth: 1.0 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/25/2001 at 14:15:23, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, 3.5 ML, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 20.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/20/2000 at 03:27:23, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, 3.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from Loon Lake center
On 11/12/2001 at 03:03:02, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 20.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2003 at 14:06:19, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 8.2 mi) earthquake occurred 29.2 miles away from Loon Lake center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Loon Lake:
  • DEER PARK HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; DEER PARK, WA)
  • HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SPOKANE, WA)
  • DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; SPOKANE, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Loon Lake, WA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Loon Lake:
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 43 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 89 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
Public elementary/middle schools in Loon Lake:
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Library in Loon Lake:
  • STEVENS COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRIST (Operating income: $979,683; Location: 4000 CEDAR ST.; 20,000 books; 4,000 audio materials; 2,000 video materials; 100 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Loon Lake: Twin Mountain Fire Station (A), Christiansons (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Tumtum Cemetery (1), Pleasant View Cemetery (2), Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Loon Lake (A), Red Lake (B), Long Lake (C), Dawn Mine Tailings Pond (D), Lenhard Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Mission Creek (A), Chamokane Creek (B), Frog Creek (C), Rail Creek (D), Tshimakain Creek (E), Bartlett Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Lakeside Motel (3849 3rd Avenue) (1), Loon Lake Motel (4 Corners) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Loon Lake and their reported violations in the past:

GRANITE POINT PARK (Population served: 170, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
PINELOW PARK (Population served: 108, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-31-1998), St Public Notif requested (MAY-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-31-1998), St BCA signed (JAN-06-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1997)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 11 routine major monitoring violations
CHRISTENSEN WATER SYSTEM. (Population served: 66, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1998 and JAN-01-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-1999)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.2%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  10.5%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Loon Lake, WA



Loon Lake compared to Washington state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School





Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Utility gas (31%)
  • Wood (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


Religion statistics for Loon Lake

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents35.4%17.1%10.3%4.9%4.7%
Congregations16.4%9.1%16.4%7.3%3.6%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesFree Methodist Church of North AmericaEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents4.1%3.6%3.6%2.7%13.6%
Congregations1.8%3.6%3.6%1.8%36.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


9.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,177 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.14%
Washington average:  7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Spokane County, WA  3.00% ($36,067 average AGI)
from King County, WA  0.36% ($45,300)
from Snohomish County, WA  0.32% ($46,159)


8.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,758 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.32%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($185 average AGI)
Stevens County:  0.08%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spokane County, WA  4.01% ($34,122 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.23% ($30,969)
to Ferry County, WA  0.18% ($30,200)


Strongest AM radio stations in Loon Lake:
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTRW (970 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KTRW, LLC)
  • KDRK (1050 AM; 5 kW; DISHMAN, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KAQQ (1280 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA)
  • KMBI (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Loon Lake:
  • KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KAGU (88.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: GONZAGA UNIVERSITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION)
  • KZZU-FM (92.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB)
  • KMJY-FM (104.5 FM; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: ALC COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KISC (98.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEYF-FM (101.1 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZBD (105.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KDRK-FM (93.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIXZ-FM (96.1 FM; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMBI-FM (107.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • KPBX-FM (91.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KCDA (103.1 FM; POST FALLS, ID; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEZE (96.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZX (98.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSFC (91.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KEEH (104.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: UPPER COLUMBIA MEDIA ASSOCIATION)
  • KYWL (103.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KEWU-FM (89.5 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY)
  • KICR (102.3 FM; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KHTQ (94.5 FM; HAYDEN, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Loon Lake:
  • K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
  • KREM-TV (Channel 2; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KHQ-TV (Channel 6; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KHQ, INCORPORATED)
  • KAYU-TV (Channel 28; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: MOUNTAIN LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSPS-TV (Channel 7; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT #81)
  • KSKN (Channel 22; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KSKN TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K09FZ (Channel 9; SPOKANE, ETC., WA; Owner: SPOKANE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KGPX (Channel 34; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: PAXSON SPOKANE LICENSE, INC.)
  • K14IF (Channel 14; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Granite Point Park, Call Sign: KGD651, Licensee ID: L00599931
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.540 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/29/1998, Expiration Date: 02/04/2003, Cancelation Date: 05/11/2003
    Registrant: Granite Point Park Company, 41000 Granite Point Park, Loon Lake, WA 99148, Phone: (509) 233-2100
  • Lat: 47.671528 Lon: -117.681028, Call Sign: WPUC523
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.387 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/04/2002, Expiration Date: 02/04/2012, Certifier: Brooke Lyons
    Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
  • Lat: 48.083056 Lon: -117.605000, Call Sign: WPUU349
    Assigned Frequencies : 466.750 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/03/2002, Expiration Date: 05/03/2012, Certifier: William Sanger
    Registrant: Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C., Eleventh Floor, 1300 North Seventeenth Street, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone: (703) 812-0400, Fax: (703) 812-0486, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Loon Lake)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 7
  • Aircraft: CHAMPION 7KCAB (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2614G , Serial Number: 64, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 09/01/1967
    Registrant (Individual): Don Schroeder, 4121 Lyon Moss, Loon Lake, WA 99148
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 320E (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 183 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 3485Q , Serial Number: 320E-0085, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 01/06/1967
    Registrant (Individual): Don Trustee Kelley, 41968 Theo Rd, Loon Lake, WA 99148
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 50465 , Serial Number: 15069322, Year manufactured: 1968
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Wayne A Howard, Po Box 31, Loon Lake, WA 99148, Other Owners: Erma J Howard
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-16 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 87 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 5852H , Serial Number: 16-462, Year manufactured: 1949, Airworthiness Date: 05/18/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Don Lee Kelley, 41968 Theo Rd, Loon Lake, WA 99148
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 175B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES (175 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 8084T , Serial Number: 17556784, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 12/27/1960
    Registrant (Individual): Doyle D Knight, 3750 N Deer Lake Rd, Loon Lake, WA 99148
  • Aircraft: GLOBE GC-1A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 80848 , Serial Number: 251, Year manufactured: 1946
    Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, Po Box 595, Loon Lake, WA 99148
  • Aircraft: CESSNA T337G (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 142 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 9CS , Serial Number: P3370122, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 07/05/1973
    Registrant (Individual): R L Schroeder, 4121 Lyon Moss, Loon Lake, WA 99148


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 52
  • Hazardous Condition: 9
  • Service Call: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 3

Incident types - Loon Lake


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