Place:Benton, Washington, United States

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NameBenton
Alt namesBentonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates46.267°N 119.483°W
Located inWashington, United States     (1905 - )
See alsoKlickitat, Washington, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Yakima, Washington, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Desert Lawn Memorial Park
Census-designated place
Finley
Inhabited place
Audrey
Benton City
Bettie
East White Bluffs
Edna
Ethel
Geneva Junction
Ginger
Hanford
Helen
Highland
Horse Heaven
Kennewick
Kiona
Longview
May Junction
Nancy
North McNary
Paterson
Pearl
Pierce
Plymouth
Prosser
Richland Y
Richland
Ruby
Ruth
South Highlands
Susie
Wahluke
West Highlands
West Richland
White Bluffs
Whitstran
Willa
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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. The county seat is Prosser, and its largest city is Kennewick. The Columbia River demarcates the county's north, south, and east boundaries.

Benton County was created from what were then larger versions of Klickitat County and Yakima County on March 8, 1905, and was named after Missouri statesman Thomas Hart Benton.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1884 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1884 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1885 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1905 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1905 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1905 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1910 7,937
1920 10,903
1930 10,952
1940 12,053
1950 51,370
1960 62,070
1970 67,540
1980 109,444
1990 112,560
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