[3] The original Kettle Falls was officially incorporated on December 17, 1891, on the bank of the Columbia.

[4] Before it was flooded by the Grand Coulee Dam in 1940, city planners relocated the town at a community called Meyers Falls, near the railroad lines, helping to ensure its success as a trans-shipment point for the logging, agriculture, and paper industries.

[6] It is 30 miles (48 km) south of the Canada–United States border at Laurier and adjacent to Lake Roosevelt, the reservoir of the Columbia River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.07 square miles (2.77 km2), all land.

[7] As of the 2010 census,[10] there were 1,595 people, 676 households, and 419 families living in the city.

31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.