Cheney, Washington
Cheney, Washington
Location of Cheney, Washington
Coordinates: 47°29′19″N 117°34′43″W /
47.48861°N 117.57861°W / 47.48861;
-117.57861
Country
United States
State
Washington
County
Spokane
Government
- Type
Mayor-Council/Strong
Mayor
- Mayor
Allan Gainer
Area
- Total
4.1 sq mi (10.7 km2)
- Land
4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2)
- Water
0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
2,352 ft (717 m)
Population (2000)
- Total
8,832
- Density
2,161.0/sq mi (834.4/km2)
Time zone
Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code
99004
Area code(s)
509
FIPS code
53-11825[1]
GNIS feature ID
1531416[2]
Cheney (pronounced [’tʃi:ni]; us dict: chē′nē)
is a city in Spokane County, Washington, Un-
ited States. The full time resident population
was 8,832 at the 2000 census. Eastern Wash-
ington University is located in Cheney, and
its population grows to approximately 17,600
people on a temporary basis when classes at
Eastern Washington University
are
in
session.
History
Named for Boston railroad tycoon Benjamin
Pierce Cheney, Cheney was officially incor-
porated on November 28, 1883.
The City of Cheney is located in Spokane
County and is home to 10,130 residents ac-
cording to the 2006 Washington Office of Fin-
ancial Management population estimate.
Cheney is proud of its small town nature,
which is enhanced by the diverse influence of
Eastern Washington University, a public re-
gional university with over 10,000 full time
students. The Seattle Seahawks of the Na-
tional Football League have held the majority
of their summer training camps at EWU,
from 1976-1985, and again
from 1997
through the 2006 training camp.
Cheney developed into the city known
today because of its strong ties to education,
rail, and agriculture.This provided a strong
economic base for the community and was
the result of a much larger event that took
place in the United States. In 1858, the last
Indian uprising occurred in Eastern Washing-
ton. Because isolated Eastern Washington
was an area of this Indian unrest during the
early part of the territorial per