West Richland, Washington
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West Richland is a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. The population was 8,385 at the 2000 census. The city is generally included in the Tri-Cities (for purposes of counting population, etc.), even though that technically makes four cities (along with Kennewick, Richland, and Pasco).
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[edit] History
West Richland was officially incorporated on June 17, 1955. At the time the city was founded, Richland, Washington was owned by the U.S. Government by virtue of the Manhattan Project. A number of residents had chaffed at the government's regulations, and as a result many of them had moved to the west banks of the Yakima River, located west of Richland.
[edit] Geography
West Richland is located at (46.292085, -119.354417)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.8 mi² (56.5 km²). 21.7 mi² (56.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 mi² (0.2 km²) of it (0.41%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,385 people, 2,937 households, and 2,305 families residing in the city. The population density was 386.1/mi² (149.1/km²). There were 3,092 housing units at an average density of 142.4/mi² (55.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.18% White, 0.56% African American, 0.50% Native American, 1.65% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.83% of the population.
There were 2,937 households out of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $57,750, and the median income for a family was $61,813. Males had a median income of $50,785 versus $29,595 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,499. About 3.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
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