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Welcome to Kittitas County ...

Time Zone: Kittitas County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ellensburg is the Seat for Kittitas County.

Kittitas County was founded in 1883 and was created by taking area from Yakima County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kittitas had a population of 47,935 people. This is an increase of 16.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 40,990 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kittitas represented 0.61% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Kittitas County:

  • Cle Elum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Cle Elum is located in Kittitas County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
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  • Ellensburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kittitas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Kittitas is located in Kittitas County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,521 people
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  • Roslyn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Roslyn is located in Kittitas County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
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  • South Cle Elum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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