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Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 96,749. [1] The county seat and most populous city is Pasco. [2] The county was formed out of Whitman County on November 28, 1883, [3] and is named for Benjamin Franklin. [4] Franklin County is included in the Tri-Cities metropolitan area.
Longtime Franklin County PUD commissioner and former small business owner Stu Nelson has a challenger for his District 3 seat. Pedro Torres Jr., a Pasco fitness instructor, has filed for his position.
Pasco is the seat of Franklin County, while the other two cities are located in Benton County. In 2010, Kiplinger rated the Tri-Cities among the Top 10 best places to raise a family, and CNN/Money ranked the Tri-Cities one of the top 10 best bets for gains in housing value, due to its relatively stable economic conditions since the early 2000s.
The Kennewick–Pasco–Richland metropolitan area—colloquially referred to as the Tri-Cities metropolitan area, and officially known as the Kennewick–Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area—is a metropolitan area consisting of Benton and Franklin counties in Washington state, anchored by the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland (the Tri-Cities).
Franklin County Administrator Mike Gonzalez, right, is interviewed by Benton County Sheriff’s Office Commander Lee Cantu, left, and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Commander Marcus Conner ...
But Franklin County officials say the proposed fix will bankrupt them and other small counties. At the center of the dispute is a proposal in approved by the Washington State Bar Association’s ...