Facts About Kennewick
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Kennewick is currently the 14th largest city in the State of Washington.
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Kennewick is the host city of the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League and the Tri-City Outlaws of the United States Premier Hockey League.
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The name “Kennewick” is believed to be a native word meaning “grassy place.”
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the city has a total area of 28.36 square miles (73.45 km2), of which, 26.93 square miles (69.75 km2) is land and 1.43 square miles (3.70 km2) is water
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Jeremy Bonderman, Anthony Davis and Ray Mansfield were all born here in Kennewick.
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Kennewick was officially incorporated on February 5, 1904.
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Kennewick is located at 46°12′13″N 119°9′33″W (46.203475, −119.15927).
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Kennewick is twinned with the following sister cities Yingge, Taiwan & Taoyuan District, Taiwan.
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Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington.
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Kennewick is located along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers and across from the confluence of the Columbia and Snake rivers.
