Othello sees steady growth for over 80 years

Othello has grown in population every Census decade since 1940. It exploded in the early 1950s when the Columbia Basin Project transformed the region. 400%

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Mon., Oct. 24, 2022

Fueled by agriculture, the central Washington town of Othello has seen steady growth for the past 80 years.

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Dalia Ambrosio pushes her daughter, Rose, 3, and son, Junior, 2 in Lions Park in the rural town of Othello, Wash., on Oct. 5. Fueled in big part by potato processing, Othello has seen steady growth for the past 80 years.

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A new subdivision under construction called Sandhill Estates has been building outhouses in the north part of the city, which has seen steady growth for the last 80 years fueled by agriculture.

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Houses are popping up in a new subdivision under construction called Sandhill Estates in the north part of the city of Othello.

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The Old Hotel Art Gallery, one of the oldest buildings in Othello, was a rest stop on the former Milwaukee Railroad that ran from Chicago to Seattle.

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