Richland, 6 miles downriver, plays a major role as commercial, research and administrative center for the vast Hanford Site, a U. Department of Energy nuclear waste and research facility.
Richland also has the strongest health care facilities and the strongest base of high-paying jobs. Kennewick is more residential and retail-commercial and is the largest and most family-oriented of the three. The Columbia River and some of the vast outdoor spaces nearby provides some recreation, but relatively dry topography surrounding the area contradicts the usual image of lush, green forests often attached to the Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
The area has become more noted as a wine growing region. Walla Walla, a college town 40 miles east, brings some amenities in a more attractive and more wooded mountainous setting. The area is in a broad, flat, agricultural valley. Dry, grassy hills rise to the south and east toward Walla Walla and the Blue Mountains of Washington and northeast Oregon. The climate is moderated somewhat by the prevailing flow of maritime air from the Pacific Ocean, although most moisture is blocked by the Cascade Range.
The result is a semiarid landscape and climate featuring low rainfall, dry air, and large diurnal temperature ranges. Summer hot spells are common when the westerly airflow subsides; temperatures of degrees are common. Cold spells occur when frigid Canadian air enters the valley. Strong winds can stir up dust. Occasional air stagnation may result from the valley location.
Recent job growth is Positive. Prosser jobs have increased by 1. More Economy. More Voting Stats. Since , it has had a population growth of 9.
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Ancestries: English 7. Population density: 1, people per square mile low. Nearest city with pop. Nearest cities: Northwest Benton, WA 2. Particulate Matter PM 2. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was Park in Prosser: Farrand Park 1.
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Prosser: Balloons over Prosser. Prosser: Prosser dam. Prosser: Rest Area in Prosser. Males: 3, Median resident age: Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:. User-defined colors Preset color patterns. Opacity: Opacity. Most recent value. Based on data. David M. Angus opened the first hospital. A new high school was built in In , Benton Independent Telephone Company bought Prosser Telephone Company, after which telephone service became increasingly popular.
Also in , the city received a new library, courtesy of Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate and philanthropist. The city also installed a water system and reservoir. Several downtown streets were paved during this time. In , discussions began on building a college-operated experimental agricultural station in the Yakima Valley that would focus on irrigation.
Washington State College officials selected Prosser as the site in Surveyors came in January and the station opened in Ever since then the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center as it is now known has conducted experiments in the growing and irrigation of row and orchard crops throughout the state.
As with most cities and towns across the country, Prosser helped fight World War I on the home front. Citizens formed a local Red Cross unit, which made 3, garments to send overseas. The group also made surgical dressings, socks, and sweaters and held a book drive. Citizens collected pits from peaches, cherries, and other fruits to make filtering devices on gas masks.
There was a small economic boom, as demand for farm products steadily increased. Kids stayed out of school to help with fall harvests. Prosser was also affected by the outbreak of Spanish flu that occurred in , when soldiers returning from World War I brought it back with them. In all, 25 people succumbed to the deadly flu. In the s, the city kept expanding. Running water had been extended to most residents. Apples were being grown in large quantities, especially Winesaps, Jonathans, and Delicious.
In , the Prosser Commercial Club designed a celebration in which everyone could register by his or her native state. In , a permanent courthouse was completed. World War II dramatically changed the face of Prosser.
The post office basement was converted to an air raid shelter. Men guarded the dam and power station against sabotage. Greenough established a flying school that trained pilots for overseas action as well as commercial pilots. Residents raised money to build Prosser Memorial Hospital. The Red Cross made thousands of surgical dressings for soldiers. Men leaving for service created a labor shortage. In , high school boys picked crops and businesses closed to assist. School hours were adjusted so school-age children could help pick crops.
Women began to enter the workforce as teachers and business owners. When the nearby Hanford Nuclear Reservation began construction in , some workers stayed at the Prosser Motel and the Strand Hotel, which were leased by the DuPont Corporation for the purpose. Some of these people remained in Prosser after the war was over. During the war, the government urged agricultural counties to increase production of crops.
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