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The Tri-Cities are three closely linked cities (Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland) [2] [3] at the confluence of the Yakima, Snake, and Columbia Rivers in the U.S. state of Washington. Located in the Columbia Basin of Eastern Washington , the cities border one another, making the Tri-Cities seem like one uninterrupted mid-sized city.
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).
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.
Paired with the surge of people coming to the area and recent developmental growth, Tri-Cities is really turning a corner as a growing area in Washington. While Tri-Cities is on the up-and-up, it ...
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 ...
Along with the nearby cities of Pasco and Kennewick, Richland forms the Tri-Cities metropolitan area. The townsite was established in 1905 and incorporated as Richland in 1910. The U.S. Army acquired the city and surrounding areas in 1943 for the establishment of the Hanford nuclear site , part of the Manhattan Project during World War II .
Tri-Cities is the only Washington state event on the current U.S. calendar, other upcoming Northwest events are in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Jun 22, 2025), Salem, Ore. (July 20, 2025) and Boise ...
Pasco is served by the Pasco School District, Columbia Basin College, and Washington State University Tri-Cities. Pasco High School is the older of the city's two public high schools, and was the largest in the state before Chiawana was built. The city's second high school—Chiawana High School—opened in August 2009.