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Pullman is the most populous city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 32,901 at the 2020 census , [ 4 ] and estimated to be 32,508 in 2022. [ 5 ]
Map of Washington's congressional districts from 2023 Interactive map version. The following is a list of the ten congressional districts in the U.S. state of Washington.From the time that Washington Territory was formed in 1853, through statehood in 1889, Washington Territory elected an at-large non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
The county seat is Colfax, [2] and its largest city is Pullman. The county was formed from Stevens County in 1871. [3] It is named after Marcus Whitman, a Presbyterian missionary who, with his wife Narcissa, was killed in 1847 by members of the Cayuse tribe. [4] Whitman County comprises the Pullman, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
State Route 27 (SR 27) is a 90-mile-long (145 km) state highway serving Whitman and Spokane counties, located in the eastern region of the U.S. state of Washington.The highway travels generally north from U.S. Route 195 (US 195) through Pullman, Palouse, Tekoa, and Spokane Valley to SR 290 north of an interchange with Interstate 90 (I-90).
Washington's 5th congressional district encompasses the Eastern Washington counties of Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin, along with parts of Adams and Franklin. It is centered on Spokane, the state's second largest city.
Wawawai is a former town in the south central part of Whitman County, Washington in the United States. [2] It got its name from a Nez Perce word said to mean "council ground." (John Knight, in Names MSS. Letter 225.) [ 3 ] The town was platted in 1878 and served a community of orchards along the Snake River .
Colfax is a city in and the county seat of Whitman County, Washington, United States. [4] The population was 2,782 at the 2020 census, making Colfax the second largest city in Whitman County behind Pullman. [5] It is situated amidst wheat-covered hills in a valley at the confluence of the north and south forks of the Palouse River.
The following is a list of the forty-nine legislative districts in the U.S. state of Washington since the 2024 redistricting. From the time Washington achieved statehood in 1889, it has elected members for representation to the state legislature. Each district elects a state senator and two district representatives. The districts have changed ...