▁when ▁the ▁Southern ▁P over ty ▁Law ▁Center ▁file d ▁a ▁civil ▁suit ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁$ 6 . 3 ▁million ▁settlement , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁bank rupt cy ▁and ▁closure ▁of ▁their ▁Hay den ▁comp ound . ▁Another ▁significant ▁act ▁of ▁hate ▁was ▁the ▁attempted ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Day ▁Par ade ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Har ph am ▁of ▁Add y , ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁Southern ▁P over ty ▁Law ▁Center ▁currently ▁lists ▁three ▁hate ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁and ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁met ro ▁areas , ▁in ▁the ▁categories ▁of ▁anti - Mus lim , ▁Hol oca ust ▁den ial , ▁and ▁general ▁hate . ▁ ▁Metropolitan ▁area ▁ ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁consists ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ▁County . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁census ▁estimates , ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 7 3 , 4 9 3 . ▁Direct ly ▁east ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ▁County ▁is ▁the ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁Metropolitan ▁Statist ical ▁Area , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁K oot en ai ▁County , ▁Id aho , ▁anch ored ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene . ▁The ▁urban ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁MS As ▁largely ▁follow ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 9 0 ▁between ▁Sp ok ane ▁and ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene .