Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States near the Idaho state line between Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The population was 17,247 at the 2000 census (2008 Population est. is 25,137).

Post Falls is named for Frederick Post, who located there in 1871 to construct a sawmill along the Spokane River. The park bordering the Spokane River is called Q'emlin'Park - meaning "throat of the river".

Post Falls had around 7,000 people in 1993, but from 1993 to 2003 it nearly tripled to 20,136 and the city reports 2008 population at 25,137. The city projects a population of nearly 65,000 in 2028.

Post Falls is home to Buck Knives, a major knife producer. A call center, Center Partners, exists near the Buck Knives headquarters that handles most of T-Mobile's incoming sales calls. Post Falls has been experiencing major business growth recently.

The Spokane River runs through Post Falls, and it's a popular swimming area when families prefer to avoid the crowds in Coeur d'Alene. It's also made the area a popular spot to retire.

Decades after Fredrick Post built the Post Falls Dam, the dam still stood when the Avista Hydroelectric Dam was under construction. At Falls Park (location of dam), one can see the chains that held up the crane for dam construction.

Post Falls is now serviced by the new and improved City-Link Bus System which has stops in Post Falls, Coeur D'Alene, Rathdrum, and Worley.

Source: Wikipedia

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