Wallula, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Burbank census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99363. It lies near Crescent Island. The Survey maps it on the Wallula quadrangle. 140 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 423 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresWallula fell from 197 to 140 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 197 | |
| 2010 | 179 | -18 (-9%) |
| 2020 | 140 | -39 (-22%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1915 USGS Wallulah quadrangle1:96000
- 1918 USGS Wallula quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Wallula quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Wallula quadrangle1:24000
What the histories say of this town
1,026 words1 chapter about Wallula from the published histories of the county, public domain and reproduced complete.
| Chapter | From | Length |
|---|---|---|
| An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington | An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington (1901) | 1,026 words |
Fires near this place
80 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Wallula between 2000 and 2020, burning about 11,962 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | HWY 730 SPOT |
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | IVERSON ROAD |
| 18 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | 2RIVPARK |
| 11 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | LAMBDON ROAD |
| 11 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | LAMDIN |
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | SPOT #1 |
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | SPOT#2 |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | RAILEX FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wallula: 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallula | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Attalia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eucon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Two Rivers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wallula in 1 storm report in 2006: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallula | - | Power lines down. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Attalia | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Wallula Junction | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Zangar Junction | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Two Rivers | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Port Kelley | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Reese | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Le Grow | 7.2 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wallula | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1505175 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512771. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






