Union Gap

History

The city of Union Gap was originally named Yakima City and was officially incorporated on November 23, 1883. When bypassed by the Northern Pacific Railroad in December 1884, over 100 buildings were moved with rollers and horse teams to the nearby site of the depot. It was reported that business never ceased, including the bank and the courthouse, during the 4 mile move to the railroad. The new city was dubbed North Yakima. In 1918, North Yakima was renamed to simply Yakima, and the original town to the south was named Union Gap to avoid confusion between the two towns.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  4,794
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,687
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  4,569
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,454
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  4,300
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  3,489
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,209
• California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

  Aphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
  3,121

Most recent

• M 3.09 — 2026-08-11
  5 km WSW of Harrah, Washington
• M 2.62 — 2026-07-09
  17 km SW of Nile, Washington
• M 2.82 — 2026-06-26
  1 km SSE of Easton, Washington
• M 2.75 — 2026-04-11
  13 km NW of Cliffdell, Washington
• M 2.8000000000000003 — 2026-02-02
  5 km ESE of Benton City, Washington
• M 2.62 — 2025-02-20
  16 km WSW of Nile, Washington