Kittitas, Washington
Kittitas, Washington | |
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Kittitas, Washington viewed from U.S. Highway 97 | |
Location of Kittitas, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 46°59′01″N 120°25′08″W / 46.98361°N 120.41889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Kittitas |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2) |
| • Land | 0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,650 ft (500 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,438 |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (710/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 98934 |
| Area code | 509 |
| FIPS code | 53-36045 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411553 |
| Website | www |
Kittitas (/ˈkɪtɪtæs/) is a city in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,438 at the 2020 census. It is also a part of the Ellensburg micropolitan area.
There are numerous interpretations of the name, which is from the language of the Kittitas American Indian Sahaptin language. According to toponymist William Bright, the name "Kittitas" comes from the Sahaptin placename [k'ɨtɨtáš], referring to a gravel bank in the Yakima River. According to Jennifer Cochran, it "has been said to mean everything from 'white chalk' to 'shale rock' to 'shoal people' to 'land of beauty', and that most anthropologists and historians concede that each interpretation has some validity depending upon the particular dialect spoken."