Mansfield, WA

Mansfield is a town in Douglas County, Washington, United States. The 2020 census counted 326 residents. Mansfield is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Darling named Mansfield in 1905 after his hometown of Mansfield, Ohio. Mansfield is well known in hang gliding circles for its favorable summer weather. Mansfield is also home to high-power rocketry launch events from spring to fall. That mix gives Mansfield a clear local shape within Washington, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Mansfield's land was purchased and first developed in 1909 by the Great Northern Railway. Mansfield is home to high-power rocketry launch events from spring to fall. Mansfield's close proximity to the Grand Coulee Dam is part of the local map.