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1 History

Founded in the early 1900s and incorporated on April 28, 1910, Richland was a sleepy little farm town until the US Army decided to turn it into a bedroom community for the workers on its Manhattan Project at the nearby Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The population sprang from 300 to 25,000 almost overnight in July and August of 1943. (Richland contains many reminders of its past; the high school's sports teams are called the Bombers - complete with an atomic cloud -- previously a B-52 logo -- a number of the streets are named after generals in the US Army and after various nuclear particles, e.g., Proton St., and a local museum features exhibits of nuclear technology.) After the end of World War II Richland continued to be a center of production and research into nuclear energy. Washington State University Tri-Cities was founded there in 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra.

2 Geography

Richland is located at 46°16'47" North, 119°16'53" West (46.279657, -119.281377) ¹The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page..

According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 97.8 km²Square kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m² 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers (37.8 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 90.2 km² (34.8 mi²) of it is land and 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 7.79% water.

Richland, Pasco and Kennewick are collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities, WashingtonThe Tri-Cities in the state of Washington are Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick. They are located at the confluence of the Yakima, Snake, and Columbia Rivers in southeastern Washington. According to the 2000 census, the combined population of the Tri-Cities.

3 Demographics

As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f ²The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 38,708 people, 15,549 households, and 10,682 families residing in the city. The population density is 429.2/km² (1,111.8/mi²). There are 16,458 housing units at an average density of 182.5/km² (472.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 89.55% White, 1.37% African American, 0.76% Native American, 4.06% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.85% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. 4.72% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 15,549 households out of which 34.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% are married couples living together, 9.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% are non-families. 27.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.02.

In the city the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $53,092, and the median income for a family is $61,482. Males have a median income of $52,648 versus $30,472 for females. The per capita income for the city is $25,494. 8.2% of the population and 5.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 10.8% of those under the age of 18 and 5.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.