Washington Voter Check
Kittitas County, Washington
Kittitas County Courthouse - Ellensburg, Washington — CC BY 2.0, Richard Bauer · source

Question 1 of 8

What should I know about this county?

About Kittitas County

Kittitas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. At the 2020 census, its population was 44,337. Its county seat and largest city is Ellensburg. The county was created in November 1883 when it was carved out of Yakima County. Kittitas County comprises the Ellensburg, Washington, Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 2 of 8

What is this county like?

Kittitas County at a glance

County seat
Ellensburg
Population
44,337 (2020)
Land area
2,333 sq mi
Founded
1883

Question 3 of 8

Where do people live here?

Largest communities in Kittitas County

  1. Ellensburg county seat18,666
  2. Cle Elum2,157
  3. Kittitas1,438
  4. Roslyn950
  5. South Cle Elum559

Question 4 of 8

How did this county come to be?

History of Kittitas County

The county was organized in November 1883 by the Washington Territorial Legislature, carved from the northern part of Yakima County. Indigenous peoples known as Kittitas (or Upper Yakima) occupied the lands along the Yakima River for hundreds of years before the present era. The Kittitas Valley was a traditional gathering place for tribes east of the Cascades. White settlers began pouring into the Kittitas Valley in the late 1850s. Their arrival forced the dislocation and displacement of the native inhabitants, who were eventually forced into the Yakama Indian Reservation. White settlers introduced livestock raising, crop farming, dairying, logging, lumber processing, and mining. The abundant grassland and the generally favorable terrain made beef and cattle production the county's mainstay.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 5 of 8

Am I registered here?

Start here

Confirm you're ready to vote in Kittitas County

  1. Step 1

    Run a guided check

    Scan Check Protect walks you through verifying your Washington registration and flags anything that needs fixing — free.

  2. Step 2

    Ask Kittitas County directly

    Your county election office handles registration, mail ballots, and polling places.

Question 6 of 8

Who runs elections in this county?

Official channels

Kittitas County election resources

Statewide tools and every Washington resource in one place: the Washington page at Scan Check Protect →

Question 7 of 8

Who are this county's neighbors?

Question 8 of 8

Who made this site?

Part of Washington Voter Check

This is the Kittitas County page of Washington Voter Check, a project of True the Vote, pointing Washington voters at the official tools that already exist — and at Scan Check Protect to verify your registration.

Where anything here differs from what Kittitas County or the Washington Secretary of State publishes, they are right and this page is not.