Tag: South Cle Elum

South Cle Elum is a town in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census.
In mid 1909, the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway chose Cle Elum as a division point between the Coast and Columbia divisions on its future transcontinental line. When it was determined that Milwaukee’s mainline would end up running one mile south of the city, South Cle Elum was platted. Maintenace shops and workers bunkers were built as well as a train station. South Cle Elum was officially incorporated on August 28, 1911.
South Cle Elum is located at 47°11′8″N 120°57′11″W / 47.18556°N 120.95306°W / 47.18556; -120.95306 (47.185633, -120.953019).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land.
At the 2000 census, there were 457 people, 185 households and 123 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,089.5 per square mile (420.1/km²). There were 210 housing units at an…