page_title: Yelm, Washington
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Yelm, Washington / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Yelm Community Center in Yelm, Washington, with the city's water tower in the background.
context_page_description: Yelm is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. Its population was 6,848 at the 2010 census. At the beginning of the 21st century, Yelm was the 10th fastest growing city in the state in regard to population.
context_section_description: Yelm is located in southeastern Thurston County, adjacent to its border with Pierce County, along the Nisqually River. The city is near the Nisqually Indian Reservation, locate to the northwest on State Route 510, and Joint Base Lewis–McChord on the northeast side of the river. Another major highway, State Route 507, connects Yelm to Centralia and Spanaway near Tacoma.
  According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.69 square miles (14.74 km²), of which, 5.68 square miles (14.71 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water.
caption: Yelm Community Center
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