Millwood is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States.

The city council consists of five members, who are elected to serve terms of four years.

[6] According to the Tacoma Public Library's Washington Place Names database: "In 1900, it was chosen as a station by the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Electric Railway, and was named Woodard's for the family who owned the land along the railway route.

Railway officials refused the change unless the Woodard family agreed.

A compromise resulted, using the word mill combined with the first four letters of Woodard.

[9] The topography of the city is mostly flat as it lies on the floor of the Spokane Valley, though it does slope gently down towards the north.

Argonne Road bisects the city before crossing the Spokane River, providing the only river crossing for automobiles between Greene Street in Spokane, five miles to the west, and Trent Avenue three miles to the east.

Trent Avenue, carrying Washington State Route 290, marks the southern limit of the city.

The Argonne exit of Interstate 90 is located half-a-mile south of Millwood.

West Valley High School, which serves Millwood and surrounding areas,[10] is located on the western boundary of the town.

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F.