Thorp, Washington

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Thorp, Washington (Native American Name: Klála)
Census-designated place
View of Thorp with Mt. Stuart in distance.
Location of Thorp, Washington
Thorp, Washington Location in the United States
Coordinates: 47°4′5″N 120°40′22″W / 47.06806°N 120.67278°W / 47.06806; -120.67278
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Kittitas
Settled	1868
Platted	July 9, 1895
Named for	Fielden Mortimer Thorp
Area
• Total	1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2)
• Land	1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,637 ft (499 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	232
• Density	190/sq mi (73/km2)
• Demonym	Thorpite Thorpian
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98946
Area code	509
FIPS code	53-71225[1]
GNIS feature ID	1527125[2]

Thorp (/θɔːrp/ THORP) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. In 2020, the population was 232.^[3]

The town of Thorp is 100 miles (160 km) east of Seattle, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Ellensburg, and 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Cle Elum. It is located at the narrow west end of the Kittitas Valley, where high elevation forests of the Cascade Range give way to cattle ranches surrounded by farmlands noted for timothy hay, alfalfa, vegetables, and fruit production.

Thorp is named for Fielden Mortimer Thorp, recognized as the first permanent white settler in the Kittitas Valley. He established a homestead at the approach to Taneum Canyon (/ˈteɪn.əm/, TAYN-əm) near the present-day town in 1868. Klála, an ancient Native American village and the largest indigenous settlement in the Kittitas Valley at the arrival of the first white settlers, was located about one mile above the current town site.