{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Easton, Washington | settlement_type = Census-designated place | image_skyline = Easton, WA.jpg | imagesize = 240px | image_caption = Easton as seen from the west side | image_map = Kittitas_County_Washington_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Easton_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Easton, Washington <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Washington | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Kittitas <!-- Government --> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 8.34 | area_land_km2 = 8.31 | area_water_km2 = 0.04 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Easton, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Easton%20CDP,%20Washington |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref> | population_total = 407 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information --> | timezone = Pacific (PST) | utc_offset = &minus;8 | timezone_DST = PDT | utc_offset_DST = &minus;7 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 2146 | coordinates = {{coord|47|14|47|N|121|10|45|W|region:US-WA_type:city|display=it}} <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 98925 | area_code = 509 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 53-19700<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2408042<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2408042}}</ref> | footnotes = }}

'''Easton''' is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Easton had a population of 407.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A19700&in=state%3A53|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=March 13, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> Easton is the annual site of the start/finish line for the Cascade Crest 100-mile ultra-running race. ==History== Easton was platted in 1902. It was given its name by the Northern Pacific Railway due its location near the east end of the Stampede Tunnel through the Cascade Range.<ref name=majors>{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 87 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref>

==Geography== Easton is located in western Kittitas County in the Yakima River valley. Interstate 90 passes through the community, with access from Exits 70 and 71. I-90 leads northwest over Snoqualmie Pass {{convert|70|mi}} to Seattle and southeast {{convert|37|mi}} to Ellensburg, the Kittitas county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Easton CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.46%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5319700| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Easton CDP, Washington| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=July 5, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213062452/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5319700| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Lake Easton, a reservoir at the junction of the Yakima and Kachess rivers, and Lake Easton State Park are at the west end of the community.

===Climate=== Easton experiences a rare warm-summer Mediterranean-influenced continental climate (Köppen: Dsb) with warm (but not hot) and dry summers, and cold, snowy winters. In comparison with other areas in Western Washington, Easton is significantly colder and snowier during the winter, chiefly due to its high elevation, as well as to a lesser degree, its more inland position. However, just like most of Washington during summer, Easton is also influenced strongly by the Pacific high, resulting in a notable dry-summer trend. This combination of cold, snowy winters and dry summers is quite unusual and only found in a few isolated, high-altitude areas around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental climate (Dsb) {{!}} SKYbrary Aviation Safety |url=https://skybrary.aero/articles/mediterranean-influenced-warm-summer-humid-continental-climate-dsb-0 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=skybrary.aero}}</ref>{{Weather box |location = Easton, Washington, 1991–2020 normals, 1905–2023 extremes: 2170ft (661m) |single line = Yes |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 52 |Feb record high F = 61 |Mar record high F = 68 |Apr record high F = 80 |May record high F = 92 |Jun record high F = 107 |Jul record high F = 99 |Aug record high F = 99 |Sep record high F = 93 |Oct record high F = 83 |Nov record high F = 62 |Dec record high F = 58

|Jan avg record high F = 45.9 |Feb avg record high F = 50.8 |Mar avg record high F = 58.1 |Apr avg record high F = 69.6 |May avg record high F = 80.3 |Jun avg record high F = 87.8 |Jul avg record high F = 93.1 |Aug avg record high F = 93.7 |Sep avg record high F = 86.8 |Oct avg record high F = 72.2 |Nov avg record high F = 54.8 |Dec avg record high F = 46.0 |year avg record high F = 95.4

|Jan high F = 35.5 |Feb high F = 40.1 |Mar high F = 46.0 |Apr high F = 52.5 |May high F = 61.0 |Jun high F = 66.9 |Jul high F = 75.5 |Aug high F = 76.1 |Sep high F = 69.0 |Oct high F = 56.0 |Nov high F = 42.5 |Dec high F = 35.2 |year high F =

|Jan mean F = 30.0 |Feb mean F = 32.8 |Mar mean F = 37.3 |Apr mean F = 42.5 |May mean F = 50.0 |Jun mean F = 56.0 |Jul mean F = 63.0 |Aug mean F = 63.0 |Sep mean F = 56.2 |Oct mean F = 45.6 |Nov mean F = 35.9 |Dec mean F = 30.1 |year mean F =

|Jan low F = 24.6 |Feb low F = 25.4 |Mar low F = 28.7 |Apr low F = 32.5 |May low F = 39.0 |Jun low F = 45.1 |Jul low F = 50.5 |Aug low F = 49.8 |Sep low F = 43.3 |Oct low F = 35.2 |Nov low F = 29.4 |Dec low F = 25.0 |year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 9.2 |Feb avg record low F = 12.0 |Mar avg record low F = 16.6 |Apr avg record low F = 23.6 |May avg record low F = 29.5 |Jun avg record low F = 36.8 |Jul avg record low F = 41.9 |Aug avg record low F = 41.5 |Sep avg record low F = 34.1 |Oct avg record low F = 23.6 |Nov avg record low F = 16.5 |Dec avg record low F = 10.3 |year avg record low F = 3.4

|Jan record low F = -15 |Feb record low F = -8 |Mar record low F = 1 |Apr record low F = 10 |May record low F = 20 |Jun record low F = 28 |Jul record low F = 25 |Aug record low F = 34 |Sep record low F = 27 |Oct record low F = 8 |Nov record low F = -4 |Dec record low F = -6 |year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 8.13 |Feb precipitation inch = 5.84 |Mar precipitation inch = 4.94 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.42 |May precipitation inch = 2.21 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.77 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.71 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.87 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.88 |Oct precipitation inch = 4.93 |Nov precipitation inch = 7.77 |Dec precipitation inch = 7.37 |year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 31.3 |Feb snow inch = 21.2 |Mar snow inch = 17.7 |Apr snow inch = 2.5 |May snow inch = 0.5 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.1 |Nov snow inch = 11.4 |Dec snow inch = 37.3 |year snow inch =

|Jan snow depth inch = 32 |Feb snow depth inch = 28 |Mar snow depth inch = 22 |Apr snow depth inch = 3 |May snow depth inch = 1 |Jun snow depth inch = 0 |Jul snow depth inch = 0 |Aug snow depth inch = 0 |Sep snow depth inch = 0 |Oct snow depth inch = 0 |Nov snow depth inch = 7 |Dec snow depth inch = 24 |year snow depth inch = 46

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 20 |Feb precipitation days = 16 |Mar precipitation days = 20 |Apr precipitation days = 17 |May precipitation days = 14 |Jun precipitation days = 11 |Jul precipitation days = 4 |Aug precipitation days = 4 |Sep precipitation days = 9 |Oct precipitation days = 15 |Nov precipitation days = 19 |Dec precipitation days = 20 |year precipitation days =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 10 |Feb snow days = 6 |Mar snow days = 6 |Apr snow days = 2 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 4 |Dec snow days = 11 |year snow days =

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA2> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00452384&format=pdf |title = Easton, Washington 1991-2020 Monthly Normals |access-date = March 13, 2024 }} </ref> |source 2 = XMACIS2 (records, 2002-2020 monthly max/mins & snow)<ref name = XMACIS2> {{cite web |url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = xmACIS |access-date = March 13, 2024 }} </ref> }}

==Demographics== thumb|Some of the abandoned buildings in Easton{{US Census population | 2000 = 383 | 2010 = 478 | 2020 = 407 }} As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 383 people, 151 households, and 104 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 227.3 people per square mile (88.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 228 housing units at an average density of 135.3/sq&nbsp;mi (52.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.91% White, 0.78% Native American, 6.53% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.14% of the population.

There were 151 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,708, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $20,357 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,773. About 3.7% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 26.7% of those age 65 or over.

===Notable people=== * Sherwood Egbert, president of the Studebaker-Packard and Studebaker corporations

thumb|The post office

==Points of interest==

* Lake Easton State Park * Iron Horse State Park, former right-of-way for the Milwaukee Road which today serves as a path for bikers, hikers, cross-country skiers and horseback riders

==See also== * Kachess Lake * Stampede Pass

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Geographic location |Northwest = Hyak |North = |Northeast = |West = Cabin Creek |Center = Easton |South = |Southwest = |Southeast = Cle Elum |East = Ronald |}} {{Kittitas County, Washington}}

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Category:Census-designated places in Kittitas County, Washington Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state) Category:Populated places on the Yakima River