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Kittitas County

FACT SHEET

Name origin: Named for
Established: 1883 Nov 24
County seat: Ellensburg
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Population (2010): 40,909 (Rank: 25 of 39)
Area (2010): 2,297.27 square miles (Rank: 8 of 39)
Density (2010): 17.8 people per square miles (Rank: 27 of 39)
Highest elevation: 7,960 feet, Mount Daniel. (This is the highpoint for both King and Kittitas counties.)

Cities and Towns				Population			Area	Density	Elevation	Zip code
							(sq miles)	(pop/sq miles)	(feet)
1.	Ellensburg	⊕	city		18,174		6.92	2,625.2	1,540	989**
2.	Cle Elum	⊕	city		1,872		3.82	490.1	1,980	98922
3.	Kittitas	⊕	city		1,381		0.76	1817.1	1,500	98934
4.	Roslyn	⊕	city		893		4.37	204.3	2,222	98941
5.	South Cle Elum	⊕	town		532		0.39	1364.1	2,100	98943

Additional facts

Cle Elum Lake (4,800 acres) and Kachess Lake (4,500 acres) are the 9th and 10th largest natural lakes in the state by surface area. They are at higher elevations than any other lakes among the ten largest natural lakes in the state.

Notes

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All population and area data are from the 2010 United States Census. All population density figures for cities greater than 5,000 people are as well. Densities of smaller towns and cities were calculated separately using US Census data.