Richland, Washington
Richland, Washington | |
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| City of Richland | |
View over downtown Richland in 2018 | |
| Nickname(s): The Windy City, City Of the Bombers, Atomic City | |
Location of Richland, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′49″N 119°16′31″W / 46.28028°N 119.27528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Benton |
| Incorporated | April 28, 1910 |
| Re-incorporated | December 10, 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager government |
| • Mayor | Theresa Richardson |
| • Mayor Pro Tempore | Sandra Kent |
| Area | |
| 42.62 sq mi (110.38 km2) | |
| • Land | 39.22 sq mi (101.59 km2) |
| • Water | 3.39 sq mi (8.79 km2) |
| Elevation | 404 ft (123 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 60,560 | |
• Estimate (2023) | 63,757 |
| • Rank | US: 667th WA: 22nd |
| • Density | 1,345.5/sq mi (519.5/km2) |
| • Urban | 232,954 (US: 171st) |
| • Metro | 303,501 (US: 164th) |
| • CSA | 357,146 (US: 103rd) |
| • Tri-Cities | 215,024 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 99352, 99353,99354 |
| Area code | 509 |
| FIPS code | 53-58235 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410937 |
| Website | Ci.Richland.WA.US |
Richland (/ˈrɪtʃlənd/) is a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. It is located in southeastern Washington at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 60,560. 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. Richland was transformed into a bedroom community for Hanford workers and grew to 25,000 residents by the end of the war. The city remained under control of Hanford contractors until it was re-incorporated as a city in 1958.