Place:College Place, Walla Walla, Washington, United States

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NameCollege Place
TypeCity
Coordinates46.045°N 118.382°W
Located inWalla Walla, Washington, United States
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College Place is a town in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. It neighbors the larger city of Walla Walla, and had a population of 9,902 at the 2020 census.

College Place is the home of Walla Walla University (formerly Walla Walla College, thus the city's name), a Seventh-day Adventist operated liberal arts university. Due to the primarily Adventist population, most downtown College Place businesses close on Saturday, reopening in most cases on Sunday. College Avenue is the main street running north to south from Highway 12 to the Milton-Freewater Highway.

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Martin Field, to the west of town, was an air training base during World War II. It is now a private airfield.

College Place was officially incorporated on January 19, 1946.

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