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Pasco, WA
Pasco is a city in, and the county seat of, Franklin County, Washington, United States. The population was 77,108 at the 2020 census, and 79,315 as of the July 1, 2022 estimate.
In 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers in an area that 200 years later is called Sacagawea State Park in honor of their Native American guide. Little did they know the surrounding area would be called Pasco, today a bustling, thriving community of 81,280 people.
The Northern Pacific Railroad brought a rush of settlers to the Washington Territory, leading to statehood in 1889. The railroad town of Ainsworth was moved to Pasco in 1886, and the Franklin County seat was brought with it. Pasco was incorporated on September 3, 1891, and was named by Virgil Bogue, an engineer for the railroad, after Cerro de Pasco in Peru.
Pasco grew to be a vital railroad hub in the years before World War II, including in 1926 what is considered the beginning of United Airlines. The war brought the Manhattan Project, the United States’ development of the atomic bomb, to the nearby Hanford Site. Pasco and the rest of the area played an important support role in that effort. Pasco was also home to Naval Air Station Pasco (the current Tri-Cities Airport) and the Pasco Engineer Depot (still called "Big Pasco" today). These wartime activities more than doubled the population in just months. Post-war, Hanford played an essential role in the area's economy, and it continues through today in the cleanup effort. Additionally, the build-out of irrigation, such as the Columbia Basin Project, made agriculture an even more critical part of the economy of Pasco and Franklin County.
The Tri-City Dust Devils are a Minor League Baseball team based in Pasco, Washington. The Dust Devils are members of the Northwest League and are the High-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.
Boasting good schools, health care facilities, faith communities, numerous retail/professional opportunities, recreational areas, and predominantly good weather, Pasco is where people put down roots and raise families in a safe, forward-thinking, active environment.
