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City in Washington, United States

Mattawa is an incorporated city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,335 at the 2020 census.

The town of Mattawa was originally platted in 1909 by E. and Eva Campbell, but was not incorporated at that time. With the construction of nearby Priest Rapids Dam and Wanapum Dam, the town boomed with construction workers. Mattawa was officially incorporated on June 3, 1958. The Port of Mattawa was also established in 1958. Mattawa is also home to the first straw bale library in the United States. On December 3, 2009, the City of Mattawa became a non charter code city.

Mattawa is located at
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.74 square miles (2 km2), all of it land.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mattawa has a semi arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

As of the 2000 census, there were 2,609 people, 495 households, and 438 families residing in the town. The population density was 5,281.7 people per square mile (2,055.8/km2). There were 576 housing units at an average density of 1,166.1 per square mile (453.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 29.59% White, 0.19% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 65.85% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 89.80% of the population. There were 495 households, out of which 66.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.5% were non families. 5.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 5.27 and the average family size was 4.79. In the city, the population was spread out, with 38.1% under the age of 18, 20.4% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 7.6% from 45 to 64, and 1.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 151.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 179.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,964, and the median income for a family was $25,921. Males had a median income of $13,669 versus $13,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,510. About 30.6% of families and 34.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.0% of those under age 18 and 42.6% of those age 65 or over.

A place called Mattawa is mentioned in the Hank Snow adaptation of the Geoff Mack song "I've Been Everywhere", which was later covered by more than 130 artists including Johnny Cash. A power plant in Mattawa is the setting for the ending of the first season episode "E. B. E." of the TV show The X Files.