Introduction: The following figures have been gleaned from a variety of sources, mainly newspapers. Yelm did incorporate as a town until the 1920’s, was considered to be Yelm in the 1908 & 1918. The latter figures are more accurate and reflect the people living int the city limits.
1908 – 50
1918 – 150
1926 – 400
1950 – 406
1970 – 632
1975 – 708
1980 – 1,294
1989 – 1,425