Between 1890 and 1900, Spokane increased population by 85%. Seattle increased by 88%.  Population of Spokane in 1880 was 350; in 1890 is was 19,922; by 1900 it was 36,848. By contrast, in 1880 Seattle didn’t exists; in 1890 its population was 42,837; by 1900 it was 80,671.  Spokane and King counties were the two most populous counties in the states.

King:  1890/63,989  —  1900/110,653

Spokane: 1890/37,487  —  1900 57, 542

The smallest county, by population, was Franklin.

I gleaned these facts from the book, Our Republic, by Edward S. Ellis, published in 1900, 567 pages and included “the official census of 1900 statistics.”

A gem I found in Ellis’ book was this quote:  “One of the strange facts that no one fully understands is that while God created men in His own image, He made so wide a difference in their color and looks….” Amen to that, Mr. Ellis.