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about Yakima

Yakima is a city located in Yakima County, Washington, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,845. Yakima is a medium-sized city located in the eastern section of Washington state in the United States. Yakima is situated in the Yakima Valley, located in what is referred to by those in the Pacific Northwest as Central Washington. The Yakima Valley is noted for being one of the best apple producing areas in the world as well as a prime location for hops production. Yakima's name is from the Yakama tribe, which has its reservation approxmately 20 miles south of the city.

Suburbs include Selah, West Valley (debated -- see below), Moxee, Union Gap, Wapato, Toppenish, and White Swan.

Yakima geography

Yakima is located at 46°35'48" North, 120°31'47" West (46.596728, -120.529657).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.4 km² (20.6 mi²). 52.1 km² (20.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.33% water.

Yakima history

The Yakama people were the first inhabitants of the Yakima Valley. In 1805 the Lewis and Clark Expedition came to the valley and discovered abundant wildlife and rich soil, prompting the settlement of homesteaders. A Catholic Mission was established in Ahtanum, southeast of present day Yakima, in 1847. The arrival of settlers and their conflicts with the natives resulted in the Yakama Indian War of 1855. The U.S. Army established Fort Simcoe in 1886 near present day Toppenish as a response to the uprising. The Yakamas were defeated and forced onto the Yakama Indian Reservation.

Yakima County was created in 1865. North Yakima was officially incorporated and named the county seat on January 27, 1886. The name was changed to Yakima in 1918.

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