Profile for Yakima, Washington, WA

Yakima is on the Yakima River, in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.

Former and merged names include:
· North Yakima

The region was not settled by whites until after the Yakamas moved to a reservation in 1858. With construction of irrigation systems, the local economy moved from cattle-raising to agriculture.

Public transportation: Yakima Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 430. The number of murders and homicides was 5. The violent crime rate was 5.8 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Kyle MacLachlan, actor
· Robert E. Lucas Jr., winner of Nobel Prize in economics
· Phil Mahre, skier, Olympic medallist
· William O. Douglas, Supreme Court justice

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Volleyball Festival - Sept. 7-8, 2007
• Central Washington State Fair - Sept. 28-Oct. 7, 2007
• Folklife Festival - July 13-15, 2007
• A Case of the Blues and All That Jazz - Aug. 18, 2007
• Yakima Valley Spring Fling - April 20-29, 2007
• Festival of Flowers - June 8-9, 2007
• Greenway Rivers Festival - October 11, 2007
• The Seasons Fall Music Festival - Sept. 28-Oct. 6, 2007

Performing arts: Yakima Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Indian Rock Paintings State Park, Yakima Sportsmans State Park, Yakima Area Arboretum

Sports teams: Bears (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Yakima Valley Museum, Washington's Fruit Place Visitor Center, Yakima Electric Railway Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 68

Pronunciations: YAK-I-maw. Locals are Yakimans

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Cemeteries (7)

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Communities (3)

Hotels (18)

Libraries (6)

Museums (3)

Parks (1)

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15% of Yakima residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Yakima ancestry & family history guide.

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• Yakima County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - WA data
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Yakima was $15,920, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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16% of Yakima residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Yakima festival dates:

• Volleyball Festival - Sept. 7-8, 2007
• Central Washington State Fair - Sept. 28-Oct. 7, 2007
• Folklife Festival - July 13-15, 2007
• A Case of the Blues and All That Jazz - Aug. 18, 2007
• Yakima Valley Spring Fling - April 20-29, 2007
• Festival of Flowers - June 8-9, 2007
• Greenway Rivers Festival - October 11, 2007
• The Seasons Fall Music Festival - Sept. 28-Oct. 6, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Yakima festival web sites:

• Yakima Valley Spring Fling

• ePodunk festival listings
• Washington county fairs
• Washington festivals (Washington tourism department)
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Median rent in Yakima, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $450.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $906.

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Libraries in Yakima include Southeast Library, Summitview Library, Terrace Heights Library, Yakima Valley Regional Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Yakima include Yakima Herald-Republic

TV stations in Yakima include KAPP, KIMA, KKFQ-CA, KNDO, KYVE.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KNWY.

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Yakima County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Yakima political report.

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The average commute time for Yakima workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Yakima between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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