Ellensburg, Washington Ellensburg, Washington Official seal of Ellensburg, Washington Location of Ellensburg, Washington Location of Ellensburg, Washington State Washington Website City of Ellensburg Ellensburg is a town/city in, and the governmental center of county of, Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The populace was 18,174 at the 2010 census. Ellensburg is positioned just east of the Cascade Range on Interstate 90 and is known as the most centrally positioned city in the state.
Ellensburg is the home of Central Washington University (CWU).
Downtown Ellensburg has many historic buildings, many of which were constructed in the late 19th century.
The state council chose Ellensburg as the locale for the then Normal School as a consolation prize. Eastern Washington has a much drier climate than Western Washington, and some Seattle-area inhabitants have moved to the town/city and commute over Snoqualmie Pass on Interstate 90 to jobs positioned in the Puget Sound region. Shoudy was not the first settler in the Kittitas Valley, nor was he the first businessperson, but he was responsible for platting the town/city of Ellensburgh in the 1870s, and he was the person who titled the streets in the downtown district.
The town/city was originally titled Ellensburgh, until the final -h was dropped under standardization pressure from the United States Postal Service and Board of Geography Names in 1894. Concerns over the state of Ellensburg's historic downtown led to the formation of the Ellensburg Downtown Association to work on revitalizing the area. The City of Ellensburg is home to a number of small-town art exhibitions and arcades: Kittitas County Historical Museum Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University (CWU) Department of Art Every first Friday of each month, Ellensburg hosts First Friday Art Walk from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
Ellensburg hosts the annual Winterhop Brewfest in January.
Every June, Ellensburg hosts Dachshunds on Parade, an event that draws Dachshund dog owners from all over the Northwest.
Ellensburg hosts the annual Jazz in the Valley music festival on the last weekend in July. Ellensburg is a stop on the PRCA experienced rodeo circuit, occurring each year on Labor Day weekend.
The Ellensburg Rodeo has been a town tradition since 1923, and is the biggest rodeo in Washington state. The rodeo arena is encompassed by the prominent Kittitas County Fair, also held amid Labor Day weekend.
Downtown Ellensburg hosts Buskers in the Burg the last Saturday in September.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.97 square miles (18.05 km2), of which 6.92 square miles (17.92 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. Average snowy days ( 0.1 inch) 4.9 2.3 0.8 trace 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.6 4.9 14.6 As of the census of 2010, there were 18,174 citizens , 7,301 homeholds, and 2,889 families living in the city.
There were 7,867 housing units at an average density of 1,136.8 per square mile (438.9/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.7% White, 1.5% African American, 1.0% Native American, 3.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 4.6% from other competitions, and 3.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 7,301 homeholds, of which 19.3% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 28.2% were married couples residing together, 8.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 60.4% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 23.5 years.
14.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 41.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 to 44; 13.9% were from 45 to 64; and 8.9% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,414 citizens , 6,249 homeholds, and 2,649 families living in the city.
There were 6,732 housing units at an average density of 1,021.5 per square mile (394.4/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 88.07% White, 1.17% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 4.09% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 2.86% from other competitions, and 2.69% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,249 homeholds, of which 20.8% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 31.4% were married couples residing together, 8.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 57.6% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 15.8% under the age of 18, 39.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 12.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $20,034, and the median income for a family was $37,625.
About 18.8% of families and 34.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Ellensburg uses the Manager/Council form of government with a City Manager hired by the City Council.
The Council meets the first and third Monday of each month, at 7:00 pm, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.
On the state legislative level, Ellensburg is in the 13th district.
As of 2013, its state senator is Republican Janea Holmquist Newbry, and its two state delegates are Republicans Judy Warnick and Matt Manweller.
On the congressional level, Ellensburg is positioned in Washington's 8th congressional precinct and is represented by Republican Dave Reichert.
Kittitas County supported Senator John Mc - Cain of Arizona over then-Senator Barack Obama of Illinois in the 2008 presidential election, with both receiving 53 and 45 percent of the vote, in the order given. Then, in the 2010 Senate race, Republican Dino Rossi carried the town/city over Democratic Senator Patty Murray with 50.7 percent of the vote to Murray's 49.3 percent.
1891 as Washington State Normal School) offers both bachelor's and master's degrees, with over 10,000 undergraduates per year.
Public schools are directed by Ellensburg School District 401.
The precinct contains one high school (Ellensburg High School), one middle school, and three elementary schools. "Ellensburg, WA - City Council".
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