Editing Kittitas County, Washington

{{Short description|County in Washington, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county             = Kittitas County
 | state              = Washington
 | ex image           = Kittitas County Courthouse - Ellensburg, Washington.jpg
 | ex image size      = 300px
 | ex image cap       = Kittitas County Courthouse in Ellensburg
 | flag               = Flag of Kittitas County, Washington.svg
 | seal               = 
 | coordinates        = {{Coord|47|07|28|N|120|40|36|W|region:US-WA_type:county|display=inline}}
 | founded year       = 1883
 | founded date       = November 24
 | named for          = 
 | seat wl            = Ellensburg
 | largest city wl    = Ellensburg
 | area_total_sq_mi   = 2333
 | area_land_sq_mi    = 2297
 | area_water_sq_mi   = 36
 | area percentage    = 1.5%
 | population_total   = 44337
 | population_as_of   = 2020
 | population_est     = 48172 {{increase}}
 | pop_est_as_of      = 2024
 | density_sq_mi      = 20
 | time zone          = Pacific
 | district           = 8th
 | website            = {{URL|https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/|co.kittitas.wa.us}}
}}

'''Kittitas County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɪ|t|ᵻ|t|æ|s}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 44,337.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kittitascountywashington/PST045223 |access-date=November 9, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created in November 1883 when it was carved out of [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima County]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Illustrated History of Klickitat, Yakima, & Kittitas Counties, with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington |publisher=Interstate Publishing Company |year=1904 |page=244}}</ref> Kittitas County comprises the Ellensburg, Washington, [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

There are numerous interpretations of the county's name, which is from the language of the [[Yakama#Language|Yakama]] Nation. According to one source, it "has been said to mean everything from 'white [[chalk]]' to '[[shale]] rock' to '[[shoal]] people' to 'land of plenty'". Most [[anthropologist]]s and [[historian]]s concede that each interpretation has some validity depending upon the particular [[dialect]] spoken.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cochran |first=Jennifer |year=2007 |title=Kittitas County - ''About the County'' |url=http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/about/history.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013171418/http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/about/history.asp |archive-date=October 13, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Irrigated_Hillside_near_Ellensburg_WA.jpg|thumb|An irrigated hillside near Ellensburg]]

==History==
The county was organized in November 1883 by the Washington Territorial Legislature, carved from the northern part of [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima County]].

Indigenous peoples known as Kittitas (or Upper Yakima) occupied the lands along the [[Yakima River]] for hundreds of years before the present era. The Kittitas Valley was a traditional gathering place for tribes east of the Cascades.

White settlers began pouring into the Kittitas Valley in the late 1850s. Their arrival forced dislocation and displacement of the native inhabitants, who were eventually forced into the [[Yakama Indian Reservation]]. White settlers introduced livestock raising, crop farming, dairying, logging, lumber processing, and mining. The abundant grassland and the generally-favorable terrain made beef and cattle production become the county's mainstay. That was assisted by the introduction of railways into the area and the large-scale irrigation systems introduced in the 1930s.

Wheat planting in Kittitas Valley began in 1868. The county's first flour mill was established near Ellensburg in 1873. Production of alfalfa was also seen from the county's early days.

Lumber extraction was an important county activity from its early days, mostly in the west end. Logging camps were established near the county's three largest lakes (Cle Elum, Kachess, Keechelus).

Mining for coal and minerals was established by the mid-1880s.<ref>[https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/about/history.aspx History of Kittitas County]</ref>

The southeastern corner of the county is part of the U.S. Army's [[Yakima Training Center]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|2333|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2297|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|36|sqmi}} (1.5%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_53.txt |access-date=July 7, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The highest point in the county is [[Mount Daniel]] at {{convert|7959|ft}} above mean sea level.

===Geographic features===
*[[Cascade Range|Cascade Mountains]]
*[[Yakima River]]
*[[Manastash Ridge]]
*[[Wenatchee Mountains]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Chelan County, Washington|Chelan County]] - north
*[[Douglas County, Washington|Douglas County]] - northeast
*[[Grant County, Washington|Grant County]] - east
*[[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima County]] - south
*[[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]] - west
*[[King County, Washington|King County]] - northwest

===National protected areas===
*[[Snoqualmie National Forest]] (part)
*[[Wenatchee National Forest]] (part)

===Flora and fauna===
There are a variety of species represented within Kittitas County. These include a diversity of grasses, herbs, trees, birds, mammals and amphibians. The genus of ricegrass known as ''[[Oryzopsis]]'' was one of the earliest grasses classified within the county.<ref>Charles Vancouver Piper (1906) ''Flora of the State of Washington'', Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC</ref> Among the amphibian species found are the [[Cascades frog]] and the [[Rough-skinned Newt|rough-skinned newt]], the latter being a common far western USA taxon; in fact, examples of [[neoteny]] have been found in individual newts of this species within the county.<ref>C. Michael Hogan (2008) ''Rough-skinned Newt ("Taricha granulosa")'', GlobalTwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg {{Cite web |title=Rough-Skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa ) - - GlobalTwitcher.com |url=http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=43182 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527153302/http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=43182 |archive-date=May 27, 2009 |access-date=April 6, 2009}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 8777
|1900= 9704
|1910= 18561
|1920= 17737
|1930= 18154
|1940= 20230
|1950= 22235
|1960= 20467
|1970= 25039
|1980= 24877
|1990= 26725
|2000= 33362
|2010= 40915
|2020= 44337
|estyear=2024
|estimate=48172
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=January 7, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1790–1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=January 7, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wa190090.txt |access-date=January 7, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1990–2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226035610/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |access-date=January 7, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/whitmancountywashington |access-date=April 11, 2020 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 40,915 people, 16,595 households, and 9,225 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{Cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US53037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213014924/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US53037 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=March 6, 2016 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|17.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 21,900 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US53037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213162159/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US53037 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=March 6, 2016 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 89.3% white, 2.0% Asian, 1.0% American Indian, 0.9% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 3.7% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 7.6% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 26.2% were [[Germans|German]], 15.4% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 12.7% were [[English people|English]], 8.2% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 5.1% were [[Italians|Italian]], 5.0% were [[Swedes|Swedish]], and 3.4% were [[Americans|American]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US53037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025025/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US53037 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=March 6, 2016 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Of the 16,595 households, 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 44.4% were non-families, and 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age was 31.9 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median income for a household in the county was $41,232 and the median income for a family was $61,276. Males had a median income of $45,916 versus $35,380 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,467. About 10.3% of families and 21.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US53037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213012314/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US53037 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=March 6, 2016 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 33,362 people, 13,382 households, and 7,788 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|14|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 16,475 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 91.77% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.71% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.91% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.97% from two or more races. 5.00% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 19.4% were of [[German people|German]], 11.7% [[English people|English]], 9.0% [[Irish people|Irish]], 7.8% [[United States]] or American, 6.6% [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]], 3.8% [[Italian people|Italian]], 3.2% [[Swedish people|Swedish]], 3.1% [[French people|French]], 3.0% [[Dutch people|Dutch]], 1.7% [[Polish people|Polish]], and 1.3% [[Danish people|Danish]] ancestry. 93.2% spoke [[English language|English]] and 4.5% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 13,382 households, out of which 26.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.80% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.80% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.60% under the age of 18, 21.60% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,546, and the median income for a family was $46,057. Males had a median income of $36,257 versus $25,640 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,928. About 10.50% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
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Kittitas County has been a Republican-leaning county since the turn of the 21st Century; prior to that, it was a swing county.

Kittitas County is directed by a three-member Board of Commissioners.

The current County Commissioners are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Commissioners Office |url=https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/boc/default.aspx |access-date=August 19, 2021 |website=co.kittitas.wa.us}}</ref>
* District 1: Cory Wright (term: January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2024)
* District 2: Laura Osiadacz (term: January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2024)
* District 3: Brett Wachsmith (term: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2026)

In presidential elections, it is a conservative county which has voted in the majority for the Republican candidate since the beginning of the 21st century.

==Transportation==

Kittitas County is bisected by several major highways, including two [[Interstate Highway]]s: [[Interstate 82]] connects Ellensburg to the [[Yakima River Valley|Yakima Valley]] and crosses over the [[Manastash Ridge]]; and [[Interstate 90 in Washington|Interstate 90]] carries east–west traffic and crosses the Cascades at [[Snoqualmie Pass]] west of Cle Elum. [[U.S. Route 97 in Washington|U.S. Route 97]] travels north–south from Yakima to the [[Wenatchee Valley]] with onward connections to the [[British Columbia Interior]] in the north and [[Central Oregon]] to the south.<ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |accessdate=March 11, 2025}}</ref>

The city government of Ellensburg operates Central Transit, the largest [[public transit]] system in the county. It has five routes that operate on weekdays and weekends, with the exception of major [[Federal holidays of the United States|federal holidays]], as well as [[paratransit]] and on-demand medical transport. The system is [[free public transport|fare-free]] and primarily funded by a [[sales tax]] within the designated [[public transportation benefit area]].<ref name="CentralTransit">{{cite web |date=July 15, 2024 |title=2024–2029 Transit Development Plan and 2023 Annual Report |pages=3–7, 16 |url=https://centraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-2029-Transit-Development-Plan-and-2023-Annual-Report-for-Council.pdf |publisher=Central Transit |accessdate=March 11, 2025}}</ref> Central Transit also partners with HopeSource, a non-profit organization, to operate the Kittitas County Connector, which connects Ellensburg to outlying communities in the county. The service launched in 2019 with service to Cle Elum and Roslyn and was expanded to [[Kittitas, Washington|Kittitas]] in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last=Teachout |first=Katie |date=March 4, 2025 |title=Kittitas Connector now serving City of Kittitas |url=https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/local/kittitas-connector-now-serving-city-of-kittitas/article_fb7b7aa4-f861-11ef-97dc-37932bc19ea8.html |work=Daily Record |accessdate=March 11, 2025}}</ref>

Several intercity bus operators also serve stops in Kittitas County, including [[FlixBus]] and the [[Travel Washington]] Apple Line. [[Yakima Transit]] also provides intercity commuter service from Ellensburg to Yakima with a state grant.<ref name="CentralTransit"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Donofrio |first=Joel |date=July 21, 2023 |title=New operator selected for Yakima-Ellensburg commuter bus |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/government/new-operator-selected-for-yakima-ellensburg-commuter-bus/article_738bfbfa-2694-11ee-a448-632b42702b79.html |work=[[Yakima Herald-Republic]] |accessdate=March 11, 2025}}</ref>

==Communities==
===Cities===
*[[Cle Elum, Washington|Cle Elum]]
*[[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg]] (county seat)
*[[Kittitas, Washington|Kittitas]]
*[[Roslyn, Washington|Roslyn]]

===Town===
*[[South Cle Elum, Washington|South Cle Elum]]

===Ghost towns===
*[[Liberty, Washington|Liberty]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Easton, Washington|Easton]]
* [[Ronald, Washington|Ronald]]
* [[Snoqualmie Pass, Washington|Snoqualmie Pass]] (including [[Hyak, Washington|Hyak]])
* [[Thorp, Washington|Thorp]]
* [[Vantage, Washington|Vantage]]

===Unincorporated communities===
*[[Suncadia, Washington|Suncadia]]
*[[Teanaway, Washington|Teanaway]]
*[[Thrall, Washington|Thrall]]

==Events==
*The Kittitas County Fair and [[Ellensburg Rodeo]] occur every Labor Day Weekend. The Kittitas County Fair began in 1885, and moved to its current location (North Maple and East 8th Avenue in Ellensburg)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kittitas County Fair |url=http://www.kittitascountyfair.com/directions.asp |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=www.kittitascountyfair.com}}</ref> in 1923.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kittitas County Fair, History |url=http://www.kittitascountyfair.com/history.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513112710/http://www.kittitascountyfair.com/history.asp |archive-date=May 13, 2011 |access-date=June 21, 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Kittitas County, Washington]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* William Denison Lyman, ''History of the Yakima Valley, Washington: Comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties.'' In Two Volumes. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919. [https://archive.org/details/historyofyakimav01lyma Volume 1] | [https://archive.org/details/historyofyakimav02lyma Volume 2]
*Andrew Caveness, "Images of America: Kittitas County." South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing Co., 2012.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas County}}
* [http://www.kittitascountychamber.com/ Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/ Kittitas County – official website]
* [http://www.thorp.org/ Thorp Mill Town Historical Preservation Society]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130410133224/http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/collections/show/6 The CWU Brooks Library Frederick Krueger Photograph Collection] The Frederick Krueger Collection contains images of the Upper Kittitas Valley of Washington State from the 1880s to the 1960s. The images, scanned from photographic prints, glass negatives and rare publications, visually document the communities of Cle Elum, Roslyn and other towns and villages in western Kittitas County. The collection also focuses upon mining, logging and fur trapping in the region during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

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|North     = [[Chelan County, Washington|Chelan County]]
|Northeast = [[Douglas County, Washington|Douglas County]]
|East      = [[Grant County, Washington|Grant County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]]
|Northwest = [[King County, Washington|King County]]
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