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Coulee City is a town in Grant County, Washington. The population was 549 at the 2020 census.

Coulee City was commonly known as McEntee’s Crossing of the Grand Coulee in the 19th century. In 1881, Philip McEntee, after helping a group of surveyors trying to lay down a road, built the first log cabin around Coulee City. Other important pioneers soon followed in the following years. The town was named after nearby Grand Coulee. Coulee City was officially incorporated on May 10, 1907.

Coulee City is located at (47.611942, 119.290904). It sits on the southern shore of Banks Lake, a man made reservoir that stretches for 27 miles to Grand Coulee Dam. At Coulee City, water from the reservoir enters a system of irrigation canals taking it to Billy Clapp Lake to the south and then beyond across the broader Columbia Basin Project. Dry Falls, site of a catastrophic and large prehistoric waterfall, is located about two miles southwest of Coulee City. U. S. Route 2 passes through the town from west to east and intersects State Route 17, which provides north south connections. State Route 155 has its southern terminus immediately east of town, and provides connections to the Grand Coulee Dam and surrounding communities to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.90 square miles (2 km2), all of it land.

As of the 2000 census, there were 600 people, 271 households, and 162 families living in the town. The population density was 605.0 people per square mile (234.0/km2). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 353.9 per square mile (136.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.83% White, 1.00% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.50% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.83% of the population. There were 271 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.87. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $25,938, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $31,375 versus $17,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,411. About 14.9% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.