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L.J, Wolford moved his hotel to Colton and Chris
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Uniontown, which was settled a few years earlier, found dissatisfaction with the proprietor of that town. In June 1879, the town of Colton was surveyed and platted on the 480 acre farm of Gregor Kosher. That month
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451:- 127 miles (204 km) southwest
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908:Hyde, Susan M. (June 3, 1989).
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463:- 288 miles (463 km) south
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63:Location of Colton, Washington
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427:- 23 miles (37 km) south
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51:Aerial view of Colton in 2023
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718:2010 census
449:Walla Walla
356:USS Houston
346:Idaho State
330:Mike Kramer
289:2020 census
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1428:Categories
1220:Farmington
889:. May 2023
821:References
774:As of the
722:As of the
317:Me and You
285:Washington
267:feature ID
175:Population
120:Washington
1265:Uniontown
1250:Pine City
1245:Oakesdale
1230:La Crosse
914:Idahonian
841:August 7,
455:Kennewick
425:Clarkston
407:Distances
380:Geography
363:recipient
336:coach at
255:FIPS code
243:Area code
197:Time zone
167:Elevation
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1338:Thornton
1318:Glenwood
1260:St. John
1225:Garfield
1215:Endicott
792:Hispanic
786:, 0.78%
782:, 1.04%
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396:border.
334:football
259:53-13890
231:ZIP code
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1381:Riparia
1333:Johnson
1303:Belmont
1283:Steptoe
1255:Rosalia
1170:Pullman
1165:Palouse
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413:Pullman
390:Palouse
388:in the
295:History
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132:Whitman
105:Country
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76:46°34′N
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1366:Canyon
1361:Bishop
1356:Almota
1328:Hooper
1240:Malden
1235:Lamont
1210:Colton
1205:Albion
1160:Colfax
1152:Cities
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1028:Lanham
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752:Latino
599:−21.0%
569:−29.6%
494:Census
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344:, and
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127:County
25:Colton
1308:Dusty
1293:Other
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788:Asian
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539:56.6%
394:Idaho
236:99113
225:(PDT)
223:UTC-7
202:UTC-8
115:State
1313:Ewan
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935:ISBN
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843:2020
695:2020
689:8.3%
680:2010
665:2000
659:5.9%
650:1990
635:1980
620:1970
605:1960
590:1950
575:1940
560:1930
545:1920
530:1910
515:1900
503:Note
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138:Area
33:Town
1323:Hay
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669:386
654:325
639:307
624:279
609:253
594:207
579:262
564:269
549:382
534:393
519:251
248:509
216:DST
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