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Benton County, Washington. Benton County is a county in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 206,873. [1] The county seat is Prosser, [2] and its most populous city is Kennewick. The Columbia River demarcates the county's north, south, and east boundaries.
The Tri-Cities population grew to an estimated 316,600 this spring, a gain of nearly 13,000 people since the 2020 Census. With a 4.3% growth rate, the Tri-Cities is outpacing Washington state ...
Kennewick (/ ˈ k ɛ n ə w ɪ k /) is a city in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington.It is located 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 Snake rivers.
Pasco is the seat of Franklin County, while the other two cities are located in Benton County. In 2010, Kiplinger rated the Tri-Cities among the Top 10 best places to raise a family, and CNN/Money ranked the Tri-Cities one of the top 10 best bets for gains in housing value, due to its relatively stable economic conditions since the early 2000s.
A state law approved in 2020 requires the agency to produce “an accountability report” for the Benton County commissioners. Benton County jail in Kennewick, WA.
The Kennewick–Pasco–Richland metropolitan area—colloquially referred to as the Tri-Cities metropolitan area, and officially known as the Kennewick–Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area—is a metropolitan area consisting of Benton and Franklin counties in Washington state, anchored by the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland (the Tri-Cities).
Larry Zeigler, 78, has headed the Franklin County Office of Public Defense since it was created eight years ago after splitting off from a joint office with Benton County.
Washington Corrections Center (WCC) Shelton: 1964 Yes Male 1,268 Medium Close Maximum Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) Gig Harbor: 1971 Yes Female 738 MI-2 MI-3 Medium Close Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) Walla Walla: 1886 Yes Male 2,439 MI-2 MI-3 Medium Close Maximum