Ronald, WA

Ronald is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The 2020 census counted 439 residents. Ronald was named for Alexander Ronald, a former coal mine superintendent in the area. Ronald is located in western Kittitas County on the north side of the valley of the Cle Elum River. Ronald's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Washington setting. The local scoop is how Ronald's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Washington State Route 903 passes through the community, leading southeast 5 miles to Cle Elum and northwest 3 miles to its end at Cle Elum Lake.