census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Asotin County, Washington
Asotin County () is a County (United States), county in the far southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 22,285. The county seat is at Asotin, ...
.
History
Anatone was first settled in 1878 by Daniel McIvor and Charles Isecke. It was named for a
Nez Perce
The Nez Perce (; autonym in Nez Perce language: , meaning 'we, the people') are an Indigenous people of the Plateau who still live on a fraction of the lands on the southeastern Columbia River Plateau in the Pacific Northwest. This region h ...
woman. It is a working class agricultural area near the
tripoint
A triple border, tripoint, trijunction, triple point, or tri-border area is a geography, geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or Administrative division, subnational entities meet. There are 175 international tripoints ...
with
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...
and
Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
, primarily growing wheat. The only commercial service available in the area (as of January 2025) is Millie's Grille, located on State Highway 129 (building formerly Anatone Trading Post & Cafe).
The community is not tracked by the U.S. Census and a census population estimate is not available. The citizens of Anatone perform population censuses themselves and update a sign in the town on occasion.
Image:Anatone wa 2001.jpg, Anatone, WA (2001)
Image:Anatone WA.jpg, Anatone, WA (2003)
In 2000, an estimated 221 people lived in areas served by the Anatone Post Office, in 167 housing units. As of January 1, 2010, there was a count of 38 people in the town of Anatone.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Anatone has a
Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.
Parks and recreation
Fields Spring State Park
Fields Spring State Park is a public recreation area in the northwest United States, located in southeastern Washington on State Route 129, , south of Anatone.
Near the tripoint with Idaho and Oregon, the state park offers various routes to ...