Tampico, Washington
Unincorporated community & CDP in Washington, United States
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Tampico is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately eighteen miles west of Yakima on Ahtanum Creek. As of the 2020 census, Tampico had a population of 467.[3]
Tampico, Washington | |
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  Tampico, Washington Location of Tampico, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′01″N 120°52′45″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Yakima |
| Elevation | 2,136 ft (651 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 312 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98903 |
| Area code | 509 |
| FIPS code | 53-70245[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2585046[1] |
History
The community was named Tampico by pioneer cattleman A. D. Elgin, for a town in Mexico where he once lived.[4] Early pioneers settled in Tampico by at least 1872. By 1887, there were from 16 to 20 families living in the community.[5]
Chief Kamiakin—who led the Yakama, Palouse, and Klickitat in the Yakima War—was born at Ahtanum Creek near Tampico in 1800.[6] Near that site, St. Joseph's Mission was built in 1852,[7] to be subsequently destroyed and rebuilt more than once; services are still regularly performed there.
Education
The community is served by West Valley School District 208.[8]
