Benton County, Washington

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county of Washington State

Benton County, Washington is a county in south-central Washington State known for encompassing much of the Hanford nuclear site and the Tri-Cities area along the Columbia River.

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Washington State →
adjacentTo Franklin County, Washington →
Klickitat County, Washington →
Morrow County, Oregon →
Umatilla County, Oregon →
Walla Walla County, Washington →
Yakima County, Washington →
bordersRiver Columbia River →
Snake River →
Yakima River →
climate semi-arid climate →
congressionalDistrict Washington's 4th congressional district →
contains Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve →
Prosser, Washington →
surface form: "Benton City, Washington"

Hanford Site, Washington →
surface form: "Hanford Site"

Horse Heaven Hills →
Kennewick, Washington →
Prosser, Washington →
Rattlesnake Mountain →
Richland, Washington →
Richland, Washington →
surface form: "West Richland, Washington"
containsAVA Red Mountain AVA →
Yakima Valley AVA (part) →
containsProtectedArea Hanford Reach National Monument →
country United States of America →
FIPSCode 53005 →
GNISID 1530707 →
hasCountyCommissioners Benton County Board of Commissioners →
hasEconomicSector agriculture →
nuclear-related cleanup and research →
wine production →
hasGovernmentType county government →
hasMajorHighway Interstate 82 →
State Route 224 →
State Route 240 →
State Route 397 →
U.S. Route 12 →
U.S. Route 395 →
hasRegionalAirport Tri-Cities Airport (Pasco, Washington) →
knownFor Hanford Site, Washington →
surface form: "Hanford nuclear site"

Tri-Cities, Washington →
surface form: "Tri-Cities area along the Columbia River"
largestCity Kennewick, Washington →
locatedIn south-central Washington →
namedAfter Thomas Hart Benton →
partOf Columbia Plateau →
surface form: "Columbia Basin"

Tri-Cities, Washington →
surface form: "Tri-Cities, Washington metropolitan area"
seat Prosser, Washington →
state Washington →
timeZone Pacific Time Zone →

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Franklin County, Washington → adjacentTo → Benton County, Washington →
Grant County, Washington → borderedBy → Benton County, Washington →
Richland, Washington → county → Benton County, Washington →
B Reactor → locatedIn → Benton County, Washington →
C Reactor → locatedIn → Benton County, Washington →
D Reactor → locatedIn → Benton County, Washington →
F Reactor → locatedIn → Benton County, Washington →
H Reactor → locatedIn → Benton County, Washington →
Hanford production reactors → locatedIn → Benton County, Washington →
K-West Reactor → locatedIn → Benton County, Washington →
Hanford Site, Washington → region → Benton County, Washington →
subject surface form: "Hanford Site"