Nile, Washington

Nile, Washington
Unincorporated community & CDP
Nile, Washington is located in Washington (state)
Nile, Washington
Nile, Washington
Location within Washington (state)
Coordinates: 46°49′14″N 120°56′22″W / 46.8206761°N 120.9395220°W / 46.8206761; -120.9395220[1]
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyYakima
Elevation
[1]
2,008 ft (612 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98937
Area code509
GNIS feature ID2585011[1]

Nile is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately 35 miles northwest of Yakima in the Nile Valley adjacent to the Naches River in the Nile Valley, near the mouth of Rattlesnake Creek.

As of the 2020 census, Nile had a population of 146.[2]

History

The community was established in the mid-1890s by families of James Beck, William Markel and Henry Sedge, who may have named the small valley and community Nile because of the area's fertility thought to resemble that of the Nile River Valley in Egypt. Henry Sedge was among the first settlers who helped establish the Nile community in the 1890s. Born in Ohio in 1855, Henry Sedge moved westward and eventually settled in the fertile Naches Valley area. He and his family were instrumental in developing the agricultural infrastructure of the region, including early irrigation efforts that transformed the Nile Valley into productive farmland.[3]

Henry Sedge also served as one of the earliest U.S. Forest Service rangers in the region, establishing a ranger station at Nile Creek and helping to lay the groundwork for forest management in the Eastern Cascades.[4]

His legacy remains an important part of Nile's history, reflected in local landmarks such as Sedge Ridge, named in his honor. According to historian Gretta Gossett, "there is yet an alluvial plain along the river near Nile Creek which is often flooded in the spring and left with a layer of silt perhaps giving rise to the name for the Nile in Egypt."[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010140—
20201464.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2000[7] 2010[8]

Nile first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[8]

Racial and ethnic composition

Nile CDP, Washington – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[9] Pop 2020[10] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 133 124 95.00% 84.93%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1 0 0.71% 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.68%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 0 7 0.00% 4.79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6 14 4.29% 9.59%
Total 140 146 100.00% 100.00%

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nile, Washington
  2. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Naches Story in Brief" (PDF). Town of Naches. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Naches Ranger District". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Washington" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Washington" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Nile CDP, Washington". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Nile CDP, Washington". United States Census Bureau.


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