▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁area ▁has ▁suffered ▁from ▁sub urban ization ▁and ▁urban ▁spraw l ▁in ▁past ▁dec ades , ▁despite ▁Washington ' s ▁use ▁of ▁urban ▁growth ▁boundaries ; ▁the ▁city ▁ranks ▁low ▁among ▁major ▁North west ▁cities ▁in ▁population ▁density ▁and ▁smart ▁growth . ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁and ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁Metropolitan ▁Statist ical ▁Are as ▁( MS A ) ▁are ▁now ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁Com b ined ▁Statist ical ▁Area ▁( C SA ) ▁by ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Management ▁and ▁Bud get . ▁The ▁Sp ok ane – Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁C SA ▁had ▁around ▁ 7 2 1 , 8 7 3 ▁residents ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁City s cape ▁ ▁Ne igh bor hood s ▁ ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁neighborhood s ▁range ▁from ▁the ▁Victor ian - style ▁South ▁Hill ▁and ▁Brow ne ' s ▁Add ition , ▁to ▁the ▁D aven port ▁District ▁of ▁Dow nt own , ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁contemporary ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁north ▁Sp ok ane . ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁neighborhood s ▁are ▁gain ing ▁attention ▁for ▁their ▁history , ▁as ▁illustrated ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁being ▁home ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁recognized ▁National ▁Register ▁Historical ▁District s . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁best - known ▁neighborhood s ▁are ▁R ivers ide , ▁Brow ne ' s ▁Add ition , ▁Rock wood , ▁and ▁H illy ard . ▁The ▁R ivers ide ▁neighborhood ▁consists ▁primarily