Palouse, Washington

About Palouse

Palouse is a small town in eastern Washington with an estimated population of 1,029.

Palouse holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.05 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 980 residents per square mile.

📰 Palouse News Today

• Palouse River Wildfire near Colfax prompts Level 3 (Go Now!) Evacuations KREM · Aug 12
• Palouse Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Six structures downed by fire on the Palouse The Lewiston Tribune · Aug 9
• Palouse River Fire burns train trestle, evacuation levels drop NonStop Local KHQ · Aug 8
• Wildfires prompt evacuations at Malden, Rosalia, Colfax Capital Press · Aug 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Palouse Unique

• The only place in America named Palouse — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Palouse

• Palouse Caboose — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Roy Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Palouse

• Hayton Green Park reviews ★
• Kamiak Butte County Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Native Plant Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Native Plant Garden Path · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Palouse

• Garfield at Palouse High School
• Palouse Elementary
• Palouse High School
• Palouse at Garfield Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Palouse

🏘️ Nearby Communities