There is a city in Benton County, Washington called Kennewick. Kennewick is part of what the locals call a tri-city, neighboring with Pasco and Richland. The population o Kennewick is 73,917 residents since 2010. Forbes magazine named is this town the #2 area in the United states for job growth. Kennewich does not have a mayor; this city's government and laws go though their city council. Kennewick has 24.3 square miles of land. Some say the word Kennewick means grassy place in Native American language. Kennewick is also also called the winter paradise, due to its mild winder. The city of Keenewick is connected to the pacific ocean with the opening of the dalles-Celilo Canal in 1915. this city also falls in with Pacific Time Zone.
The city of Keenewick also hosts many sporting events such as the Western Hockey League, and their indoor football Team called the Tri-City Fevers. During summer season, boat races takes place at the Columbia River.The population of Kennewich rose to 35.1% since the 2000 census.The racial make up of the city of Kennewick is 82.93% are white, 1.14% are African Americans,0.93% are Native American, 2.12%% Asians, 0.11%Pacific Islander, 9.4% were Hispanic. In the town of Kennewick, only 86% of their population can speak fluent English.
Kennewicks school system is the Kennewich School District, which have several other school with-in that district. This city is also been nicknamed The Slurpee King for 9 years.There are also has a lot of famous residents,such as Adam Carriker, Damon Lusk, Danica Stewart, Jeremy Bonderman, John Clent, Kimo von Oelhoffen, Olaf Kolzig,, Stu Barnes, Ray Masfield, Rick Emerson, Russ Swan, and Scot Pollard. So, there you have it, the history and all the information that you would need if you decide to travel to Kennewick. Always remember to pack you clothes for the trip, because one minute it could be sunny skies, and the next it's down-pouring Also, remember to go see that most beautiful cabled bridge on the Columbia River, and got paddle boating.So, now you know that there a lot of things to do in Kennewick, you just have to decide which one is best for you.
Written by Lyndsey Morgan
