Yakima, Washington "Yakima"
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Yakima is the governmental center of county of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's eleventh biggest city by population.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a total populace of 91,067 and a urbane populace of 243,231. The unincorporated suburban areas of West Valley and Terrace Heights are considered a part of greater Yakima. Yakima is situated in the Yakima Valley, an extremely productive agricultural region noted for apple, wine and hop production.
As of 2011, the Yakima Valley produces 77% of all hops grown in the United States. The name Yakima originates from the Yakama Nation, positioned south of the city.
2.1 Yakima region The Yakama citizens were the first known inhabitants of the Yakima Valley.
In 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition came to the region and identified abundant wildlife and rich soil, prompting the settlement of homesteaders. A Catholic Mission was established in Ahtanum, southwest of present-day Yakima, in 1847. The arrival of pioneer and their conflicts with the natives resulted in the Yakima War.
Yakima County was created in 1865.
The new town/city was dubbed North Yakima and was officially incorporated and titled the governmental center of county on January 27, 1886.
The name was changed to Yakima in 1918.
Union Gap was the new name given to the initial site of Yakima.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 27.69 square miles (71.72 km2), of which, 27.18 square miles (70.40 km2) is territory and 0.51 square miles (1.32 km2) is water. Yakima is 1095 feet above mean sea level.
Yakima region Yakima, Washington as seen from the west.
The town/city of Yakima is positioned in the Upper Valley of Yakima County.
Yakima is positioned in the more urbanized Upper Valley, and is the central town/city of the Yakima Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The metros/cities of Selah and Union Gap lie immediately to the north and south of Yakima.
In addition, the unincorporated suburban areas of West Valley and Terrace Heights are considered a part of greater Yakima.
With these metros/cities included in the immediate area, populace inside 20 miles of the town/city is over 123,000.
Other close-by cities include Moxee, Tieton, Cowiche, Wiley City, Tampico, Gleed, and Naches in the Upper Valley, as well as Wapato, Toppenish, Zillah, Harrah, White Swan, Parker, Buena, Outlook, Granger, Mabton, Sunnyside, and Grandview in the Lower Valley.
The major irrigation origin for the Yakima Valley, the Yakima River, runs through Yakima from its origin at Lake Keechelus in the Cascade Range to the Columbia River at Richland.
In Yakima, the river is used for both fishing and recreation.
Yakima has a semi-arid climate (Koppen BSk) with a Mediterranean rain pattern.
Climate data for Yakima, Washington (1981 2010 normals) Average snowy days 4.3 2.2 .7 .1 0 0 0 0 0 .1 1.7 6.2 15.3 Yakima is presently embroiled in a lawsuit over redistricting its town/city council seats.
Even with having an over 40% Hispanic population, Yakima had never voted for a Hispanic to the town/city council.
After resisting accomplishments to voluntarily redistrict, Yakima was sued by the ACLU in Federal Court and lost on summary judgement.
The case is being appealed, though the election will go forward this fall for an all new town/city council, with two Latino majority districts. On November 3, 2015, three Hispanic candidates were voted for to the town/city council for the first time in history.
The Yakima Valley Museum homes exhibits related to the region's natural and cultural history, a restored soft-drink fountain, and periodic special exhibitions.
Downtown Yakima's historic Capitol Theatre and Seasons Performance Hall, as well as the West-side's Allied Arts Center, present various musical and stage productions.
Larson Gallery homed at Yakima Valley Community College present six distinct art exhibitions each year.
The town/city is home to the Yakima Symphony Orchestra.
The Yakima Area Arboretum is a botanical garden featuring species of both indigenous and adapted non-native plants.
Popular music tours, trade shows, and other large affairs are hosted at the Yakima Sun - Dome in State Fair Park.
In 1994 and 2015, the City of Yakima received the All-America City Award, given by the National Civic League.
Yakima Folklife Festival, held the second week of July at Franklin Park.
Fresh Hop Ale Festival, held each October in Downtown Yakima.
The Yakima Mavericks are a Minor League football team in the Pacific Football League and plays at Marquette Stadium.
The Yakima Beetles American Legion baseball team, 3-time World Champions.
The Yakima Valley Pippins are a collegiate wood bat baseball team that play in the West Coast League.
The Yakima Valley Warriors were an indoor football team.
The Yakima Sun Kings was a Continental Basketball Association charter that won 5 CBA championships and disbanded in 2008.
The Yakima Bears minor league baseball team, moved to Oregon after the 2011 season.
The Yakima Reds American soccer team played in the USL Premier Development League disbanded in 2010.
Interstate 82 is the chief highway through Yakima.
Route 97 joins I-82 from Yakima for roughly 40 miles (64 km) north to Ellensburg.
State Route 24 terminates at Yakima and is the major means of reaching Moxee City and many of the area's agricultural areas to the east.
State Route 821 terminates near Yakima and is also called Canyon Road because it passes through the Yakima River canyon.
Yakima Transit services Yakima, Selah, West Valley and Terrace Heights, as well as a several everyday trips to Ellensburg.
Alaska Airlines operates commercial flights to Seattle from Yakima's airport, Mc - Allister Field.
Yakima's expansion in the 20th century was fueled primarily by agriculture.
The Yakima Valley produces many fruit crops, including apples, peaches, pears, cherries, and melons.
Most of the nation's hops, a key ingredient in the manufacturing of beer, are also grown in the Yakima Valley.
Largest employers in the Yakima region Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Hospital 2,200 Yakima School District School precinct Yakima County County government 1,213 Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic Hospital 1,181 Yakima Regional Medical & Cardiac Center Hospital 942 Yakima Training Center United States Army Yakima Valley College Education 761 City of Yakima City government 711 Downtown Yakima, long the retail core of the region, has undergone many shifts since the late 1990s.
One part of this accomplishment has been the Downtown Futures Initiative. The DFI has provided for street-to-storefront remodeling along Yakima Avenue throughout the entire downtown core, and contains new pedestrian-friendly lighting, water fountains, planters, banner poles and new trees and hanging baskets, all of which complement the new paver-inlaid sidewalks.
Events held downtown include Yakima Downtown New Year's Eve, a Cinco de Mayo celebration, Yakima Live music festival, Yakima Summer Kickoff Party, Fresh Hop Ale Fest, a weekly Farmers' Market, and the Hot Shots 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. A bright spot in the economy of the Yakima Valley is the burgeoning wine industry, due in part to the Yakima Valley soil, which is very similar to the soil conditions of France.
Over fifty wineries dot the Yakima Valley, covering more than 11,000 acres (45 km2).
The Yakima Training Center, between Yakima and Ellensburg, is a United States Army training center.
Artillery units from the Canadian Armed Forces based in British Columbia, as well as the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, conduct annual training in Yakima.
In the early 2000s, the town/city of Yakima, in conjunction with multiple town/city organizations, began revitalization and preservation accomplishments in its historic downtown area.
The Downtown Yakima Futures Initiative was created to make strategic enhance investments in sidewalks, lighting and landscaping to encourage further development.
Many of these company are positioned on Front Street, Yakima Avenue and 1st Street. During the summer, a pair of historic street cars operate along five miles (8 km) of track of the former Yakima Valley Transportation Company through the Yakima Gap connecting Yakima and Selah.
The Yakima Valley Trolleys organization, incorporated in 2001, operates the street cars and a exhibition for the City of Yakima.
The town/city of Yakima has three K 12 enhance school districts, a several private schools, and three post-secondary schools.
There are five high schools in the Yakima School District: Davis High School, a 4 - A high school with about 2,100 pupils Eisenhower High School, a 4 - A high school with about 1,900 pupils Yakima Online High School Yakima has a branch of the Christa Mc - Auliffe Academy, a Washington ALE Public School ACHIEVE Online, offering around the world K 12 online education from its offices in Yakima.
West Valley High School, in the West Valley School District, is a division 4 - A school with a pupil populace of around 1,500.
East Valley High School, just east of Terrace Heights on the city's easterly side, is in the East Valley School District.
La Salle High School in Union Gap is a Catholic high school in the 1 - A division and enrolls about 200 pupils.
Riverside Christian School, near East Valley High School, is a private K 12 Christian school.
Yakima Adventist Christian School serves Kindergarten through 10th grade.
Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) is one of the earliest improve universities in the state of Washington.
See also: Category:Media in Yakima, Washington Yakima is served by a distinct range of print and broadcast media.
The Yakima Herald-Republic is the major everyday journal in the area.
According to Arbitron, the Yakima urbane region is the 197th biggest radio market in the US, serving 196,500 citizens . Yakima is part of the U.S.'s 123rd biggest tv viewing market, which contains viewers in Pasco, Richland and Kennewick. Dave Edler, Major League Baseball player, Yakima Mayor Yakima's sister metros/cities are: "City of Yakima History".
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