Tekoa, Washington
City in the United States in Whitman County
About Tekoa
Tekoa ( TEE-koh) is a rural city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 817 at the 2020 census.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Tekoa ranks 420th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
The city is centered in the rolling fields of the Palouse region and served by State Route 27. It features the landmark Milwaukee Road trestle, which now carries the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, and the historic Empire Theatre, an Art Deco theater built in 1940 that was later restored.
Every June, the city of Tekoa holds their annual celebration, the Slippery Gulch Festival, featuring a parade, egg toss, and fireworks.
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How Tekoa is governed
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Residents of Tekoa
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Population over time
From 778 in 2010 to 817 in 2020 (+5.0%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 817 |
| 2010 | 778 |
History
The area that includes the present-day city of Tekoa was settled by the Coeur d'Alene people. In 1886, David A. Huffman and George T. Huffman settled there. The townsite was platted in 1888 and was named after the Biblical town.
Tekoa was incorporated in 1889 with just under 300 people at the base of Tekoa Mountain (elevation 2,490 feet), on the extreme eastern end of the Palouse, and to the west of the Benewah Range of Idaho. In 1908 the railroad trestle above the city was built. By 1910 the population had grown to 1,694. Over the next 60 years, Tekoa began a population decline as mechanized farming reduced the need for workers, and railway was abandoned. By 1990 the city had fewer than 750 residents, but during the 1990s the population rose to 826 at the 2000 census.
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