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largely to the presence of the hanford site which made the plutonium for the fat man nuclear bomb used on nagasaki in 1945 the entire tri cities area grew rapidly from the 1940s through 1950s however most of the population influx resided in richland and kennewick as pasco remained primarily driven by the agricultural industry and to a lesser degree the np pasco rail yards after the end of world war ii the entire region went through several boom and bust periods cycling approximately every 10 years and heavily based on available government funding for hanford related work farming continues to be the economic driver for most of the city s industrial tax base pasco was not a sundown town in the same way as richland and kennewick however jim crow laws restricted african americans to living only on the east side of the railroad tracks which was largely underdeveloped and lacked public water or garbage service 8 in the 1940s edward r dudley visited as an investigator from the naacp and observed widespread discrimination from businesses and law enforcement in a 1947 survey black residents listed water supply and service as the most significant problem for the area and racial discrimination as second white residents listed over crowded schools as the most significant problem and the presence of blacks as second in 1948 hazel scott was refused service at a pasco restaurant and successfully sued the owners for discrimination bringing national attention to racial segregation practices in the tri cities 9 although the civil rights act made racial housing discrimination illegal it continued in pasco as late as 1976 10 pasco completed one of its largest annexations comprising 7 5 square miles 19 km 2 to the northwest in august 1982 amid a legal dispute with neighboring richland that was decided by the washington supreme court 11 in the late 1990s foreseeing another hanford related boom period several developers purchased large farm circles in pasco for residential and commercial development since that time pasco has undergone a transformation that has not only seen its population overtake the neighboring city of richland but also has resulted in growth in the city s retail and tourism industries recently incorporated land on the west side of the city has exploded into new housing tracts apartments and shopping centers this area of the city has become referred to locally as west pasco distinguishing it from the older area of town to the east in addition to an influx of new residents to the region many residents of the tri cities have moved from richland and kennewick to west pasco due to its central location and virtually all new housing and business in early 2018 plans were announced for 5 000 to 8 000 new residences in west pasco west of road 100 12 geography edit according to the united states census bureau the city has a total area of 34 08 square miles 88 27 km 2 of which 30 50 square miles 78 99 km 2 is land and 3 58 square miles 9 27 km 2 is water 13 the columbia river borders the south side of the city separating it from the neighboring cities of richland and kennewick climate edit as pasco is located in southeastern washington the city lies in the rain shadow of the cascade range as a result the area is a windswept desert receiving little precipitation throughout the year hot summers warm springs and cold winters provide a stark contrast to other areas of the state climate data is sparse as there is no functioning weather station in the city more reliable data is provided by the weather station in nearby walla walla climate data for pasco washington month jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec year record high f c 67 19 68 20 80 27 94 34 101 38 115 46 112 44 111 44 102 39 88 31 77 25 69 21 115 46 mean daily maximum f c 42 2 5 7 49 8 9 9 59 5 15 3 67 0 19 4 76 1 24 5 83 3 28 5 93 3 34 1 91 0 32 8 80 9 27 2 66 2 19 0 50 4 10 2 40 9 4 9 67 0 19 4 mean daily minimum f c 28 6 1 9 29 0 1 7 33 7 0 9 38 2 3 4 46 0 7 8 52 7 11 5 57 6 14 2 56 0 13 3 47 2 8 4 38 8 3 8 31 5 0 3 26 9 2 8 40 7 4 8 record low f c 19 28 4 16 15 9 21 6 28 2 37 3 42 6 40 4 30 1 9 13 12 24 9 23 19 28 average precipitation inches mm 0 95 24 0 55 14 0 67 17 0 47 12 0 74 19 0 68 17 0 14 3 6 0 18 4 6 0 33 8 4 0 54 14 0 76 19 1 09 28 7 1 180 6 average snowfall inches cm 0 3 0 76 trace trace trace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 2 1 5 3 6 1 15 source wrcc 14 demographics edit historical population census pop note 1890 320 1900 254 20 6 1910 2 083 720 1 1920 3 362 61 4 1930 3 496 4 0 1940 3 913 11 9 1950 10 228 161 4 1960 14 522 42 0 1970 13 920 4 1 1980 18 428 32 4 1990 20 337 10 4 2000 32 066 57 7 2010 59 781 86 4 2020 77 108 29 0 2024 est 81 724 5 6 0 u s decennial census 15 2020 census 4 2020 census edit as of the 2020 census there were 77 108 people and 23 653 households in pasco 16 the median age was 30 0 years 16 32 5 of residents were under the age of 18 and 9 6 were 65 years of age or older for every 100 females there were 100 0 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99 2 males age 18 and over 16 99 8 of residents lived in urban areas while 0 2 lived in rural areas 17 of the households 48 0 had children under the age of 18 living in them 52 9 were married couple households 16 2 were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present and 22 1 were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present about 17 0 of all households were made up of individuals and 6 4 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older 16 there were 24 334 housing units of which 2 8 were vacant the homeowner vacancy rate was 0 6 and the rental vacancy rate was 3 4 16 racial composition as of the 2020 census 18 race number percent white 34 779 45 1 black or african american 1 285 1 7 american indian and alaska native 1 083 1 4 asian 1 654 2 1 native hawaiian and other pacific islander 217 0 3 some other race 24 893 32 3 two or more races 13 197 17 1 hispanic or latino of any race 44 350 57 5 2010 census edit as of the 2010 census there were 59 781 people 17 983 households and 13 863 families living in the city the population density was 1 960 0 inhabitants per square mile 756 8 km 2 there were 18 782 housing units at an average density of 615 8 per square mile 237 8 km 2 the racial makeup of the city was 55 8 white 1 9 african american 0 5 native american 1 9 asian 0 1 pacific islander 36 4 from other races and 3 3 from two or more races hispanic or latino of any race were 55 7 of the population there were 17 983 households of which 51 3 had children under the age of 18 living with them 55 1 were married couples living together 14 9 had a female householder with no husband present 7 1 had a male householder with no wife present and 22 9 were non families 17 0 of all households were made up of individuals and 5 3 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older the average household size was 3 30 and the average family size was 3 73 the median age in the city was 27 3 years 35 5 of residents were under the age of 18 10 6 were between the ages of 18 and 24 29 9 were from 25 to 44 17 2 were from 45 to 64 and 6 7 were 65 years of age or older the gender makeup of the city was 50 7 male and 49 3 female 2000 census edit as of the 2000 census there were 32 066 people 9 619 households and 7 262 families living in the city the population density was 1 141 9 people per square mile 440 9 km 2 there were 10 341 housing units at an average density of 368 2 per square mile 142 2 km 2 the racial makeup of the city was 52 76 white 3 22 african american 0 77 native american 1 77 asian 0 14 pacific islander 37 44 from other races and 3 9 from two or more races hispanic or latino of any race was 56 26 of the population there were 9 619 households out of which 45 6 had children under the age of 18 living with them 54 7 were married couples living together 14 3 had a female householder with no husband present and 24 5 were non families 20 1 of all households were made up of individuals and 8 5 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older the average household size was 3 30 and the average family size was 3 79 in the city the age distribution of the population shows 35 5 under the age of 18 11 8 from 18 to 24 28 5 from 25 to 44 15 5 from 45 to 64 and 8 7 who were 65 years of age or older the median age was 27 years for every 100 females there were 106 7 males for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 104 2 males the median income for a household in the city was 34 540 and the median income for a family was 37 342 males had a median income of 29 016 versus 22 186 for females the per capita income for the city was 13 404 about 19 5 of families and 23 3 of the population were below the poverty line including 31 4 of those under age 18 and 9 6 of those age 65 or over economy edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2021 learn how and when to remove this message due to the agricultural region in which it sits several large food processing companies have a presence in the city of pasco lamb weston reser s fine foods and twin city foods in recent years the region has become a major player in washington state s booming wine industry lampson crane yard port of big pasco in pasco some of pasco s largest employers include hanford nuclear facility bnsf railway lamb weston boise cascade tyson foods energy northwest fluor hanford inc bechtel national inc and pacific northwest national laboratory currently managed by battelle memorial institute arts and culture edit among all of pasco s annual activities and events the most popular is the pasco farmers market located in downtown pasco the market is open from may through october each year drawing a large regional crowd and providing an outlet for farmers selling fresh produce citation needed the city is also home to the pasco flea market the largest open air flea market in washington state it has up to 10 000 vendors and workers on a 70 acre 28 ha lot the flea market runs from march to october on weekends 19 20 the market was first organized in 1987 and moved three years later to its present location in eastern pasco 19 the fiery foods festival is another popular event held each september this one day event celebrates spicy foods of all varieties and highlights the hispanic culture of the city pasco hosts the tri cities pride festival with an estimated attendance of 2 000 in 2022 it began in 2016 and organizers cancelled plans for 2023 as they reorganize as a nonprofit organization for future planning 21 in the interim local businesses and residents planned lgbt pride events of their own despite harassment vandalism threats of violence and lack of support from elected officials 22 pasco is served by the mid columbia libraries system which has branches in downtown and west pasco 23 parks and recreation edit chiawana park in pasco pasco s gesa stadium hosts the tri city dust devils a minor league baseball team playing in the northwest league and affiliated with the los angeles angels 24 the pasco school district s renovated edgar brown memorial stadium constructed in a former gravel pit used in the construction of the blue bridge pioneer memorial bridge provides a unique venue for outdoor athletic events pasco is located along a major stretch of the 22 mile 35 km sacagawea heritage trail an interactive educational and recreational hiking cycling loop that circles the tri cities area citation needed a city operated water park named the pasco aquatics center is scheduled to open in 2026 it is planned to feature an indoor swimming area outdoor pools and classrooms 25 pasco has several waterfront parks along the columbia river as well as easy river access for boaters fishers and skiers at any of the free boat launches the hapo center formerly the trac 26 is a large complex located in pasco which hosts regional events including but not limited to conventions meetings sporting events and concerts the hapo center is located near the booming road 68 corridor in pasco government edit pasco city hall pasco has a council manager government with an elected body of seven council members six of whom are from specific districts within the city and one elected at large 27 the council biennially elects from its own members a mayor that runs meetings signs certain documents and acts in ceremonial capacity and a mayor pro tem that acts in the mayor s absence 28 since 2026 the mayor has been charles grimm and mayor pro tem has been david milne 29 the city manager is chosen by the council as a professional administrator and runs day to day operations of the city including management of staff council members are part time legislators those elected 2017 and after receive 1 115 per month and the mayor receives 1 450 a month 30 the city also has a number of advisory boards appointed by the council and includes citizen volunteers that give their time and expertise in dealing with issues including parks senior citizen issues planning code enforcement etc 31 education edit this section needs more citations please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources pasco washington news newspapers books scholar jstor august 2021 learn how and when to remove this message pasco is served by the pasco school district columbia basin college and washington state university tri cities pasco high school is the older of the city s two public high schools and was the largest in the state before chiawana was built the city s second high school chiawana high school opened in august 2009 chiawana along with pasco high are among the largest high schools in washington state 32 a third high school sageview opened in 2025 to relieve crowding at chiawana 33 there are four middle schools in pasco serving students ranging from grade six to eight the school district has 18 elementary schools in spring 2015 delta high school or dhs opened in pasco it provides a stem based curriculum for students in grades 9 12 from three school districts in the tri cities area the school is operated as a collaborative effort by the kennewick school district pasco school district and richland school district and in partnerships with a local skill center colleges and businesses the school has been designated by the state as an existing innovative school privately pasco and the greater tri cities area is served by tri cities prep a catholic high school off of road 100 and st patrick s grade school next door to the campus of pasco high school with a rapidly growing campus columbia basin college is the largest public two year community college in southeastern washington with a student body of nearly 7 000 students the college was founded in 1955 and serves students from the 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