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Selah, Washington
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Location of Selah, Washington
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Yakima |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Incorporated | March 17, 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | City council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.64 sq mi (12.01 km2) |
| • Land | 4.58 sq mi (11.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,119 ft (341 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 8,153 |
| • Estimate
(2021)
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8,208 |
| • Density | 1,765.34/sq mi (681.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
98942
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| Area code | 509 |
| FIPS code | 53-63280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512655 |
Selah is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is north of Yakima and part of its metropolitan area. The city's population was 8,153 at the 2020 census.
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History
Selah was incorporated on March 17, 1919. The Tree Top apple processor co-operative (established in 1960) has its headquarters and two processing plants in Selah. In 2004, the Yakama Tribe bought the old Hi-Country juicing plant, which it operated until 2010. Currently, the facility is owned and operated by Sun-Rype, the U.S. arm of Western Canada's largest juice and fruit snack distributor. It continues to produce store brand apple juice and other beverages. In addition a number of fruit companies have warehouses there, due to the proximity of fruit orchards in the nearby Wenas Valley and access to regional railroad and roadway systems for shipment to markets. Selah and the Wenas Valley increasingly serve as a "bedroom community" of the larger city of Yakima to the south. Because of the nearby orchards and juice processing plants, Selah is often referred to as "The Apple Juice Capital of the World"
Each Memorial Day weekend, the Washington State chapter of the National Audubon Society holds a campout some 22 miles north of Selah at the Hazel Wolf Bird Sanctuary in the upper Wenas Valley near Wenas, Washington. The upper valley also holds Wenas Lake, an irrigation reservoir. Wenas Creek flows from the reservoir through the agricultural lower Wenas Valley. This is where the Wenas Creek Mammoth was found. The creek is a tributary of the Yakima River.
In July 2020, the city was the subject of a New York Times story examining small town reaction to non-violent protests about racial inequality which noted anecdotal evidence of uneven enforcement of laws and rules to people of color.
Geography
Selah is located at 46°39′8″N 120°32′6″W / 46.65222°N 120.53500°W (46.652109, -120.535134).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.52 square miles (11.71 km2), of which, 4.44 square miles (11.50 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) is water.
Climate
This region experiences hot and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Selah has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Selah, Washington (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1998–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 62 (17) |
66 (19) |
79 (26) |
87 (31) |
99 (37) |
105 (41) |
109 (43) |
104 (40) |
101 (38) |
88 (31) |
70 (21) |
61 (16) |
109 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 53.5 (11.9) |
58.7 (14.8) |
69.0 (20.6) |
78.6 (25.9) |
89.0 (31.7) |
95.7 (35.4) |
101.6 (38.7) |
100.5 (38.1) |
92.4 (33.6) |
78.2 (25.7) |
64.5 (18.1) |
52.9 (11.6) |
102.6 (39.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 37.4 (3.0) |
45.4 (7.4) |
54.2 (12.3) |
62.4 (16.9) |
71.8 (22.1) |
78.5 (25.8) |
87.8 (31.0) |
87.2 (30.7) |
78.0 (25.6) |
63.5 (17.5) |
47.8 (8.8) |
36.5 (2.5) |
62.5 (16.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.5 (−1.4) |
34.5 (1.4) |
41.3 (5.2) |
48.2 (9.0) |
57.2 (14.0) |
63.5 (17.5) |
70.9 (21.6) |
69.7 (20.9) |
61.0 (16.1) |
48.9 (9.4) |
37.1 (2.8) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
49.2 (9.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 21.6 (−5.8) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
34.1 (1.2) |
42.7 (5.9) |
48.4 (9.1) |
54.0 (12.2) |
52.3 (11.3) |
44.0 (6.7) |
34.4 (1.3) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
35.9 (2.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 7.8 (−13.4) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
36.9 (2.7) |
43.6 (6.4) |
42.3 (5.7) |
32.9 (0.5) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
13.7 (−10.2) |
8.0 (−13.3) |
1.4 (−17.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −14 (−26) |
−5 (−21) |
5 (−15) |
18 (−8) |
20 (−7) |
33 (1) |
37 (3) |
29 (−2) |
25 (−4) |
5 (−15) |
−6 (−21) |
−7 (−22) |
−14 (−26) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.07 (27) |
0.72 (18) |
0.68 (17) |
0.65 (17) |
0.85 (22) |
0.78 (20) |
0.23 (5.8) |
0.16 (4.1) |
0.28 (7.1) |
0.73 (19) |
0.92 (23) |
1.36 (35) |
8.43 (214) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 79.9 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 767 | — | |
| 1940 | 1,130 | 47.3% | |
| 1950 | 2,489 | 120.3% | |
| 1960 | 2,824 | 13.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,311 | 17.2% | |
| 1980 | 4,500 | 35.9% | |
| 1990 | 5,113 | 13.6% | |
| 2000 | 6,310 | 23.4% | |
| 2010 | 7,147 | 13.3% | |
| 2020 | 8,153 | 14.1% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 8,208 | 14.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
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2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 7,147 people, 2,658 households, and 1,861 families living in the city. The population density was 1,609.7 inhabitants per square mile (621.5/km2). There were 2,759 housing units at an average density of 621.4 per square mile (239.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 85.8% White, 0.5% African American, 1.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 8.4% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.4% of the population.
There were 2,658 households, of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.0% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.12.
The median age in the city was 31.5 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.8% were from 45 to 64; and 10.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.
See also
In Spanish: Selah (Washington) para niños
