User:DJ Cane/Kennewick
City in Benton County, Washington, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This sandbox page by DJ Cane is for a major restructuring of the article for Kennewick, Washington that has been completed and does not reflect the current revision.
Kennewick, Washington | |
---|---|
City of Kennewick | |
Coordinates: 46°12′13″N 119°9′33″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Benton |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Don Britain[1] |
• City manager | Marie Mosley[2] |
Area | |
• City | 28.84 sq mi (74.70 km2) |
• Land | 27.45 sq mi (71.09 km2) |
• Water | 1.39 sq mi (3.61 km2) |
Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
Population | |
• City | 73,917 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 82,943 |
• Rank | US: 411st WA: 14th |
• Density | 2,973.04/sq mi (1,147.88/km2) |
• Urban | 232,954 (US: 171st) |
• Metro | 296,224 (US: 164th) |
• Tri-Cities | 357,146 (US: 103rd) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 99336–99338 |
Area code | 509 |
FIPS code | 53-35275 |
GNIS feature ID | 1512347[6] |
Website | www.go2kennewick.com |
Kennewick (/ˈkɛnəwɪk/) is a city in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington, along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers and across from the confluence of the Columbia and the Snake River. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities (the others being Pasco and Richland). The population was 73,917 at the 2010 census. July 1, 2018 estimates from the Census Bureau put the city's population at 82,943.[7] The 2018 population estimate for the Tri-Cities metro area is 296,224, making it the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the state.[8]
The discovery of Kennewick Man along the banks of the river demonstrates human habitation of the area by Native Americans for at least 9,000 years.[9] American settlers began moving into the area in the late-19th Century as transportation infrastructure was built to connect Kennewick to other settlements along the Columbia River. The city's growth was accelerated by the construction of the Hanford Site at Richland as workers from around the country came to participate in the Manhattan Project. Hanford and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory continue to be major sources of employment.[10] The city's economy has diversified over time and now hosts offices for Amazon and Lamb Weston.[11][12]