Tieton () is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,389 at the 2020 census.
History
Tieton was officially incorporated on June 5, 1942. The city's name is derived from the Tieton River, meaning "roaring water".
The city's economy was primarily agricultural and its largest employers were cool warehouses for fruit that was grown in the Yakima Valley. In 2007, a Seattle lawyer and the founding president of the art publishing house Marquand Books began to finance a revitalization plan, named "Mighty Tieton", to bring new industries to the area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.
Tieton is located near the confluence of the Tieton River with the Naches River.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tieton has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.