Shoudy had not been the first settler nor the first business person in the Kittitas Valley, but he was responsible for platting the city of Ellensburgh in the 1870s and also named the streets in the downtown district.
Ellensburg is also the home of Central Washington University (CWU). Ellensburg, originally named Ellensburgh for the wife of town founder John Alden Shoudy, was founded in 1871 and grew rapidly in the 1880s following the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railway.
The city was once a leading candidate to become the state capital of Washington, but its campaign was scuppered by a major fire in 1889. ==History== John Alden Shoudy arrived in the Kittitas Valley in 1871, and purchased a small trading post from Andrew Jackson "A.J." Splawn, called "Robber's Roost".
There is a placard on the wall commemorating the location, as well as a small stone monument against the wall on the sidewalk. Shoudy named the new town after his wife, Mary Ellen, thus officially starting the city of Ellensburgh around 1872.
Ellensburg is also the home of Central Washington University (CWU). Ellensburg, originally named Ellensburgh for the wife of town founder John Alden Shoudy, was founded in 1871 and grew rapidly in the 1880s following the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railway.
Ellensburgh was officially incorporated on November 26, 1883.
The Kittitas County Fair officially began in 1885, and has been held at its current location since 1923. Downtown Ellensburg hosts Buskers in the Burg the last Saturday in September.
The city was once a leading candidate to become the state capital of Washington, but its campaign was scuppered by a major fire in 1889. ==History== John Alden Shoudy arrived in the Kittitas Valley in 1871, and purchased a small trading post from Andrew Jackson "A.J." Splawn, called "Robber's Roost".
Ellensburg was an early center of commerce in Washington and was among the first cities in the state to have electrical service. The city launched a bid to become Washington state's capital in 1889, preparing a site in the Capital Hill neighborhood for government offices.
In 1894 the final -h was dropped under standardization pressure from the United States Postal Service and Board of Geography Names.
The Daily Record, which started in 1909, is the publication which serves the city and county today.
On the congressional level, Ellensburg is located in Washington's 8th congressional district and is represented by Democrat Kim Schrier. ==Media== Kittitas County is served by the Daily Record, a newspaper published in Ellensburg five days a week. The city maintains its own public library, which opened on January 20, 1910, using funds donated by Andrew Carnegie. ==Education== ===Higher education=== Central Washington University (est.
The Ellensburg Rodeo has been a town tradition since 1923, and is the largest rodeo in Washington state.
The Kittitas County Fair officially began in 1885, and has been held at its current location since 1923. Downtown Ellensburg hosts Buskers in the Burg the last Saturday in September.
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The gender makeup of the city was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. ===2000 census=== As of the census of 2000, there were 15,414 people, 6,249 households, and 2,649 families living in the city.
As of May, 2018, its state senator is Republican Judy Warnick, and its two state representatives are Republicans Alex Ybarra and Tom Dent.
The population was an estimated 21,111 as of 2019. The city is located along the Yakima River in the Kittitas Valley, an agricultural region that extends east towards the Columbia River.
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