Ellensburg

E311811

city

Ellensburg is a small city in central Washington known for hosting Central Washington University and its historic downtown and rodeo traditions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ellensburg, Washington	40
Ellensburg canonical	6
Ellensburg, Washington, United States	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2944231 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ellensburg
Context triple: [Central Washington, majorCity, Ellensburg]

A. Puyallup
Puyallup is a city in Washington State known for its annual Washington State Fair and its location in the Puyallup River Valley southeast of Tacoma.
B. Poulsbo
Poulsbo is a small waterfront city in Washington State known for its Scandinavian heritage and charming downtown on Liberty Bay.
C. Rochester, Washington
Rochester, Washington is a small unincorporated community in western Washington State known for its rural character and proximity to the Chehalis River.
D. Kenmore, Washington
Kenmore, Washington is a small suburban city in King County located at the northern tip of Lake Washington, known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and waterfront access.
E. Medina, Washington
Medina, Washington is an affluent suburban city on the eastern shore of Lake Washington, best known as the home of Bill Gates and other prominent tech figures.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ellensburg
Target entity description: Ellensburg is a small city in central Washington known for hosting Central Washington University and its historic downtown and rodeo traditions.

A. Puyallup
Puyallup is a city in Washington State known for its annual Washington State Fair and its location in the Puyallup River Valley southeast of Tacoma.
B. Poulsbo
Poulsbo is a small waterfront city in Washington State known for its Scandinavian heritage and charming downtown on Liberty Bay.
C. Rochester, Washington
Rochester, Washington is a small unincorporated community in western Washington State known for its rural character and proximity to the Chehalis River.
D. Kenmore, Washington
Kenmore, Washington is a small suburban city in King County located at the northern tip of Lake Washington, known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and waterfront access.
E. Medina, Washington
Medina, Washington is an affluent suburban city on the eastern shore of Lake Washington, best known as the home of Bill Gates and other prominent tech figures.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ
areaCode	509 ⓘ
climate	semi-arid climate ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
county	Kittitas County ⓘ linked to: Kittitas County, Washington
distanceToSeattle	approximately 110 miles east of Seattle ⓘ
economicActivity	agriculture ⓘ education ⓘ tourism ⓘ
elevation	approximately 1,540 feet ⓘ approximately 470 meters ⓘ
FIPSCode	53-21485 ⓘ
GNISFeatureID	1512194 ⓘ
governingBody	Ellensburg City Council ⓘ
governmentType	council–manager government ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Central Washington University ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Ellensburg Downtown Historic District ⓘ
hasMuseum	Clymer Museum of Art ⓘ Kittitas County Historical Museum ⓘ
hasUniversityCampusType	public university campus town ⓘ
hosts	Central Washington University ⓘ Ellensburg Rodeo ⓘ
hostsEvent	Kittitas County Fair ⓘ annual Ellensburg Rodeo ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity	1883 ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	Kittitas County, Washington ⓘ
knownFor	Central Washington University ⓘ historic downtown ⓘ rodeo traditions ⓘ
locatedIn	Kittitas County, Washington ⓘ Washington (state) ⓘ linked to: Washington
locatedInValley	Kittitas Valley ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Yakima River ⓘ
namedAfter	John Alden Shoudy’s wife Mary Ellen Shoudy ⓘ
nearestMajorCity	Yakima, Washington ⓘ linked to: Yakima
originalName	Robber’s Roost ⓘ
populationRange	between 20,000 and 30,000 inhabitants ⓘ
postalCode	98926 ⓘ
region	Central Washington ⓘ linked to: central Washington
state	Washington ⓘ
stateAbbreviation	WA ⓘ
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Pacific Daylight Time ⓘ linked to: Pacific Time Zone
transportation	Interstate 90 ⓘ U.S. Route 97 ⓘ

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Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Washington → majorCity → Ellensburg ⓘ

subject linked to: central Washington

Eastern Washington → contains → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

subject linked to: eastern Washington

linked to: Ellensburg

Kittitas County, Washington → hasCountySeat → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Kittitas County, Washington → hasLargestCity → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Kittitas County, Washington → contains → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Screaming Trees → basedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

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Screaming Trees → formedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Cle Elum, Washington → locatedNorthwestOf → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

subject linked to: Cle Elum, Washington, United States

linked to: Ellensburg

Yakima Training Center → nearbyCity → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

subject linked to: Yakima Training Center (as associated training area)

linked to: Ellensburg

Central Washington University → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Interstate 82 → connectsCity → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Yakima Training Center → nearbyCity → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

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Kittitas Valley → hasCity → Ellensburg ⓘ

Mark Lanegan → placeOfBirth → Ellensburg, Washington, United States ⓘ

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U.S. Route 97 → passesThrough → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

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Ellensburg Rodeo → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Ellensburg Rodeo → hasEconomicImpactOn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

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Kittitas, Washington → locatedNear → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Thorp, Washington → locatedWestOf → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

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Thorp, Washington → hasNearbyCity → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Vantage, Washington → locatedEastOf → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Northern Pacific Railway Depot (Ellensburg, Washington) → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Northern Pacific Railway Depot (Ellensburg, Washington) → serves → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Drew Bledsoe → placeOfBirth → Ellensburg, Washington, United States ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Washington State Normal School → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Central Washington University → city → Ellensburg ⓘ

subject linked to: CWU

Ellensburg campus → location → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Ellensburg campus → city → Ellensburg ⓘ

Wildcats → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Wildcats → homeCity → Ellensburg ⓘ

Wellington the Wildcat → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Central Washington University Board of Trustees → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Clymer Museum of Art → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Taneum Creek → nearbySettlement → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Mary Ellen Shoudy → namesakeOf → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

subject linked to: John Alden Shoudy’s wife Mary Ellen Shoudy

linked to: Ellensburg

Mary Ellen Shoudy → namesakeOf → Ellensburg ⓘ

subject linked to: John Alden Shoudy’s wife Mary Ellen Shoudy

Mary Ellen Shoudy → residence → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

subject linked to: John Alden Shoudy’s wife Mary Ellen Shoudy

linked to: Ellensburg

Robber’s Roost → preceded → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

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Robber’s Roost → developedInto → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

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Kittitas County Fair → location → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

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Ellensburg Downtown Historic District → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Kittitas County Historical Museum → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Kittitas County Historical Museum → focusesOnPlace → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Ellensburg City Council → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Ellensburg City Council → appliesToJurisdiction → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Ellensburg City Council → legislativeBodyFor → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Interstate 90 in Ellensburg, Washington → locatedIn → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

Interstate 90 in Ellensburg, Washington → serves → Ellensburg, Washington ⓘ

linked to: Ellensburg

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