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  1. Walla Walla ( / ˌwɒlə / ), Walawalałáma ("People of Walula region along Walla Walla River "), sometimes Walúulapam, are a Sahaptin Indigenous people of the Northwest Plateau. The duplication in their name expresses the diminutive form. The name Walla Walla is translated several ways but most often as "many waters".

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    According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,299 square miles (3,360 km2), of which 1,270 square miles (3,300 km2) is land and 29 square miles (75 km2) (2.2%) is water.

    2000 census

    As of the 2000 census, there were 55,180 people, 19,647 households, and 13,242 families living in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile (17 people/km2). There were 21,147 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (6.6/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 85.3% White, 1.7% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 8.2% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. 15.7% of the population were Hispani...

    2010 census

    As of the 2010 census, there were 58,781 people, 21,719 households, and 14,132 families living in the county. The population density was 46.3 inhabitants per square mile (17.9/km2). There were 23,451 housing units at an average density of 18.5 per square mile (7.1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 84.5% white, 1.8% black or African American, 1.3% Asian, 1.0% American Indian, 0.3% Pacific islander, 8.0% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino orig...

    Cities

    1. College Place 2. Prescott 3. Waitsburg 4. Walla Walla(county seat)

    Census-designated places

    1. Burbank 2. Dixie 3. Garrett 4. Touchet 5. Walla Walla East 6. Wallula

    Unincorporated communities

    1. Ayer 2. Burbank Heights 3. Lowden 4. Calhounville

    Walla Walla County is generally Republican; it has voted for that party in all but one presidential election since 1940, and has voted Democratic just five times since Washington's statehood in 1889. Like the state as a whole, third-party candidates often receive a larger share of the vote than they do nationally. The county is part of Washington's...

    School districts in Walla Walla County include: 1. College Place School District 2. Columbia School District 3. Dixie School District 4. Prescott School District 5. Touchet School District 6. Waitsburg School District 7. Walla Walla Public Schools

    Frank T. Gilbert, Historic Sketches: Walla Walla, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory.Portland, OR: A.G. Walling Printing House, 1882.
    W.D. Lyman, Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County, Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin Counties. In Two Volumes. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1918. Volume 1 | Volume 2
    Frederic Ambrose Shaver, An Illustrated History of Southeastern Washington, Including Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin Counties, Washington.Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Co.,...
  2. Dec 7, 2022 · Tribal Headquarters. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. 46411 Timíne Way. Pendleton, Oregon 97801. Phone: 541-276-3165. Website.

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