Town and Country (often referred to locally as 'Lynwood') is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Spokane County, Washington
Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 539,339, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest ...
, United States. The population was 5,068 at the
2020 census.
Geography

According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
The city of
Spokane
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south ...
surrounds the CDP on three sides: the east, south and west.
The city's street grid continues into Town and Country uninterrupted in the east, though it breaks down in the west along the bluff leading up to
Five Mile Prairie. The bulk of the CDP lies on flat ground like the surrounding north side of Spokane. Along the west, however, the terrain rises rapidly from Town and Country's elevation of roughly 2,000 feet to over 2,300 at the crest over less than 1,000 feet of distance in places.
As is the case with the city of Spokane to the east and south, Town and Country blends into its neighbor to the north, the CDP of
Country Homes, Washington, seamlessly.
Francis Avenue, carrying
Washington State Route 291
State Route 291 (SR 291) is a State highways in Washington, state highway in Eastern Washington in the United States. It travels east–west along the north side of the Spokane River between Spokane, Washington, Spokane and the Long L ...
, serves as Town and Country's southern border, beyond which lies the
North Hill neighborhood. Cedar Road is the western border, beginning on the flatland and then climbing the bluff towards the crest and into Five Mile Prairie. Most of the northern border with Country Homes runs along Country Homes Boulevard. Division Street, carrying
U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected ...
was the eastern border until 2008, when the city of Spokane annexed some of Town and Country. Division is still the eastern border from Country Homes Boulevard south to Lincoln Road. South of Lincoln the border works its way around the Holy Cross Cemetery, which used to be part of Country Homes, before following Atlantic Street, which runs parallel to and one block to the west of Division, for the four southernmost blocks of the CDP.
Most of Town and Country is zoned as low density residential, but there are commercial zones along Francis Avenue in the south and Division Street on the east.
Demographics
As of the census
of 2020, there were 5,068 people and 2,109 households residing in the CDP, with an average of 2.56 persons per household. The population density was 4,223.3 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.2%
White
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, 1.3%
African American
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, 0.1%
Native American, 1.3%
Asian, 0.0%
Pacific Islander
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, and 7.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population showed 25.2% under the age of 18 and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. Females made up 51.4% of the population. Of those age 16 and above, 66.7% were in the workforce, with 57.3% of females age 16+ in the workforce.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,911. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.
In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $28,608. 9.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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. Median value of owner-occupied homes was $212,300, with 75.0% of homes being owner-occupied. Median rent in the CDP was $1,143.
Education
Town and Country is split between two school districts, with
Spokane Public Schools
Spokane Public Schools (District No. 81) is a public school district in Spokane County, Washington, and serves the city of Spokane. The district includes oversight and administration of seven high schools, six middle schools, and 34 elementary ...
serving the southern half of the CDP and the
Mead School District
Mead School District No. 354 was a public School district serving Mead and North Spokane communities for over 100 years. Over 10,000 students attend the 18 schools in the district which consists of two high schools, an alternative high school, ...
serving the north. Linwood Elementary, part of Spokane Public Schools, is located in Town and Country.
It feeds into Salk Middle School and then into
Shadle Park High School. Evergreen Elementary, part of the Mead School District, is also located in Town and Country. It feeds into Highland Middle School and then into
Mead High School
Mead High School (also Mead Senior High School, MHS) is a four-year public secondary school in Fairwood, Washington, United States, on the north side of the Spokane urban area. MHS is one of two traditional high schools in the Mead School Di ...
.
Transportation
Highway

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U.S. 2 - to
Newport (north) and
Spokane
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south ...
(south)
U.S. 2 passes north–south along the eastern boundary of Town and Country on Division Street.
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U.S. 395 - to
Colville (north) and
Spokane
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south ...
(south)
U.S. 395 passes north–south along the eastern boundary of Town and Country along Division Street.
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State Route 291 - to
Tumtum (north) and
Spokane
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south ...
(south)
State Route 291 passes along the southern boundary of Town and Country on Francis Avenue.
Surface streets
The three highways serving Town and Country all travel along surface streets and none are classified as limited-access in the area. Francis Avenue and Division Street are classified by the city of Spokane as major arterials, the city's highest classification for a surface street. While the city does not classify streets that lie entirely within Town and Country, it does consider the streets which connect to and serve as extensions of Country Homes Boulevard once it passes into the city limits to be major arterials as well.
Country Homes Boulevard links the Maple/Ash couplet in the southwest with Division Street at a major intersection known as "the Y" in the northeast, making it a major thoroughfare in the neighborhood. It carried 26,400 vehicles per day in 2018, making Country Homes Boulevard one of unincorporated Spokane County's busiest roadways.
Dedicated bike lanes run on Wall Street, Country Homes Boulevard and Lincoln Road, and Cedar Road is classified as a shared roadway bike route.
Public transit
Town and Country is served by the Spokane area's public transit provider, the
Spokane Transit Authority
Spokane Transit Authority, more commonly Spokane Transit or STA, is the public transport authority of central Spokane County, Washington, Spokane County, Washington (state), Washington, United States, serving Spokane, Washington, and its surrou ...
, which runs four fixed-route bus lines through the CDP. The Country Homes Park & Ride is located across the street to the north of the CDP and the Five Mile Park & Ride is one block to the south of the CDP.
References
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Census-designated places in Spokane County, Washington
Census-designated places in Washington (state)