Colbert, Washington

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Colbert ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|l|b|ər|t}}) is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The town is on U.S. Route 2, north of the city of Spokane. Colbert was originally called Dragoon; the present name is for Harry Colbert, an early postmaster.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qm9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7vkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5680%2C2356401 | title=Architect builds historical interest with trivia | work=Spokane Chronicle | date=March 16, 1989 | accessdate=2 May 2015 | author=Sullivan, Julie | pages=S9}} A post office was established as Dragoon in 1890, and the name was changed to Colbert in 1902.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WA&county=Spokane | title=Spokane County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=2 May 2015}} The Spokane Renaissance Faire is held annually in a field in Colbert.{{Cite web|url=https://www.therenlist.com/fairs/spokane-renaissance-faire|title = Spokane Renaissance Faire}}

Education

File:MidwayElementaryColbert.jpg

Children who live in Colbert attend either Colbert Elementary School on Greenbluff Road or Midway Elementary School, both of which, along with Shiloh Hills Elementary and Meadow Ridge Elementary, feed into the newly formed Mountainside Middle School (previously Mead Middle School), which feeds into Mount Spokane High School. These schools are part of the Mead School District. {{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

Colbert Elementary School has about 600 students enrolled, with 25 classroom teachers, 11 specialists, and 26 support staff. {{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

The K-12 private school Northwest Christian is located in Colbert.

Recreation

The main recreational facility in Colbert is Bidwell Park. This park features a pool with water slides, a small playground, a tennis court, a basketball court, and a volleyball court with sand. There is a parking lot adjacent to the pool and a road with parking that goes between two baseball fields.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070213015443/http://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=103 Colbert Elementary School]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070213050040/http://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=1539 Midway Elementary School]
[http://nwcs.org/ Northwest Christian Schools]

{{Geographic Location

| Center = Colbert

| North = Chattaroy

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| East = Green Bluff

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| South = Mead

| Southwest = Fairwood

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| Northwest = Buckeye

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Spokane County, Washington

Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)