Census shows county moving toward Pullman

The center of Whitman County’s population continued its move to Pullman, according to the recently-released data from the 2010 U.S. Census.

The county’s largest city now contains two-thirds of Whitman County’s residents. Pullman’s population increased 20.8 percent since the 2000 census, increasing from 24,675 to 29,799.

In 2000, Pullman accounted for 60.6 percent of the county’s population.

Pullman’s 5,124 gain in population contrasted with a net loss of 998 for the other 15 incorporated towns and the rural areas of the county.

The 2000 census showed Whitman County had 16,065 people living out...