Place:Yakima, Washington, United States

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NameYakima
Alt namesYakimasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates46.467°N 120.667°W
Located inWashington, United States     (1865 - )
See alsoBenton, Washington, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Kittitas, Washington, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Klickitat, Washington, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Walla Walla, Washington, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery
Grandview Cemetery
Holland Cemetery
Holy Rosary Cemetery
Lower Valley Memorial Gardens
Mabton Cemetery
Old Sunnyside Cemetery
Tahoma Cemetery
Terrace Heights Memorial Park
Zillah Cemetery
Census-designated place
Ahtanum
Eschbach
Gleed
Satus
Summitview
West Valley
Inhabited place
Alfafa
American River
Apricot
Artesian
Birchfield
Blackrock
Blacks Corner
Brownstown
Buena
Cougar Valley
Cowiche
Donald
East Selah
Elliott Ave
Fruitvale
Givens Corner
Goose Prairie
Grandview
Granger
Gromore
Harrah
Harwood
Holtzinger
Liberty
Lichty
Mabton
Moxee
Naches
Nile
North Prosser
Outlook
Parker
Parrott Crossing
Pinecliff
Pomona Heights
Pomona
Rimrock
Rupple
Sawyer
Schwarder
Selah
Silver Beach
Sunnyside
Tampico
Tasker
Terrace Heights
Tieton
Tietonview Grange
Toppenish
Union Gap
Wapato
Washington Park
Weikel
Wenas
Wesley Junction
White Swan
Wiley City
Willy Dick Crossing
Yakama Indian Reservation
Yakima ( 1884 - )
Yethonat
Zillah
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Yakima County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 256,728. The county seat and largest city is Yakima. The county was formed out of Ferguson County in January 1865 and is named for the Yakama tribe of Native Americans.

Yakima County comprises the Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area and is Washington state's largest majority-Hispanic county as of 2020.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1865 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1874 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1877 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 432
1880 2,811
1890 4,429
1900 13,462
1910 41,709
1920 63,710
1930 77,402
1940 99,019
1950 135,723
1960 145,112
1970 144,971
1980 172,508
1990 188,823
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