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Ronald’s post office opened in 1890

Most of Ronald was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 2000.

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How Ronald began

When was Ronald founded?

1890

The Ronald post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 265 in 20002020 census: 439136 years
Founding year: the first Ronald post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ronald’s past

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The story so far

Ronald, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ronald yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ronald is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ronald had a population of 439. Ronald was named for Alexander Ronald, a former coal mine superintendent in the area.

Its first post office opened in 1890. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 308 to 439 (+43%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Ronald, decade by decade

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On the map

Ronald on the map, 1961 to 2003

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ronald. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ronald on the 1961 USGS mapRonald on the 1989 USGS mapRonald on the 2003 USGS map1961Easton sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ronald.

People over time

Ronald, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 439

Between 265 and 439 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Ronald’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Ronald’s history

What year was Ronald founded?

The Ronald post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.