File:2008-1019-01-Ellensburg01.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Ellensburg
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ellensburg, Washington, Ellensburg, WA
city in Kittitas County, Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- County
- Kittitas
- Incorporated
- November 26, 1883
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Rich Elliott
- City manager
- Heidi Behrends Cerniwey
- City
- 8.43 sq mi (21.83 km )
- Land
- 8.32 sq mi (21.55 km )
- Water
- 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km )
- Elevation
- 1,565 ft (477 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 20,996
- Density
- 2,248/sq mi (867.9/km )
- Urban
- 21,518
- Urban density
- 2,434/sq mi (939.9/km )
- Metro
- 45,189 (US: 266th )
- Metro density
- 19,670/sq mi (7,595/km )
- Time zone
- UTC–8 ( Pacific (PST) )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Ellensburg
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Kittitas County
- Population
- 18666
- Area
- 18.06092
- Elevation
- 1542
- Time zone
- UTC−07:00
- Capital of
- Kittitas County
- Official website
- www.ci.ellensburg.wa.us
- Image
- 2008-1019-01-Ellensburg01.jpg
- Households
- 8359
- Dialing code
- 509
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- Ellensburg, Washington
- topic's main category
- Category:Ellensburg, Washington
- postal code
- 98926
- inception
- 1883-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Ellensburg, Washington
- water as percent of area
- 0.7181
- per capita income
- 24177
Sources (11)
via Wikidata · CC0
~14 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Ellensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kittitas County, Washington, United States. It is located just east of the Cascade Range near the junction of Interstate 90 and Interstate 82. The population was 18,666 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 20,996 in 2024.
The city is located along the Yakima River in the Kittitas Valley, an agricultural region that extends east towards the Columbia River. The valley is a major producer of timothy hay, which is processed and shipped internationally. Ellensburg is also the home of Central Washington University (CWU).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ellensburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.