Prosser, Washington Prosser, Washington Benton County court home in Prosser.
Benton County court home in Prosser.
Location of Prosser, Washington Location of Prosser, Washington Prosser is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Benton County, Washington, United States, along the Yakima River with only one zip code 99350.
Prosser was long home to Native Americans who lived and fished along the river.
Colonel William Farrand Prosser first surveyed the region in 1879, then claimed homestead in 1882.
A town plat was filed by Colonel Prosser in 1885, and in 1886 he was voted for Yakima County Auditor.
Lewis Hinzerling assembled a flour foundry at Prosser falls in 1887, encouraging further settlement of the area.
The first irrigation canal was instead of in 1893 by the Prosser Falls Land and Irrigation Company.
Prosser was officially incorporated in 1899 with a populace of 229 citizens .
In 1905, Benton County was carved out of the easterly portions of Yakima and Klickitat Counties.
The new town of Prosser was chosen as county seat.
On November 5, 1912, Benton County voters held a popular vote to move the governmental center of county from Prosser to either Kennewick or Benton City.
Intense rivalry and war of words between Benton City, Kennewick, and Prosser preceded the vote.
Even with getting a majority of the vote, Kennewick did not receive 60 percent of the vote as required by law. To date, Prosser remains the county seat.
In 1919, Washington State College (later WSU) established the Irrigation Experiment Station at Prosser.
The station originally working scientists from the college in Pullman, who partnered with scientists from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Prosser at one point had three newspapers, which were merged in the 1920s into the Prosser Record-Bulletin, and a permanent courthouse was assembled in 1926.
In more recent years, Prosser's locale on a primary river (the Yakima) and highway access has encouraged a burgeoning wine company and associated tourist industry.
Several Prosser wineries are positioned inside the Yakima Valley appellation.
Prosser Community Awards Banquet In January the improve honors difficult working people and volunteers.
Fundraising benefit of food and fun for the Prosser Memorial Foundation.
Prosser State's Day Celebration Another one of the top affairs of the year.
Miss Prosser is crowned.
The Great Prosser Balloon Rally The last of the top affairs.
On September 23, 24, & 25th 2016, Hot air balloons are scheduled to launch just after dawn from the Prosser airport.
Balloons glow from inside at Art Fiker Stadium amid The Great Prosser Balloon Rally Night Glow show.
Annual Caren Mercer-Andreason Street Painting Festival Same weekend as the Prosser Balloon Rally and Harvest Festival.
Prosser is positioned near the easterly end of the Yakima Valley at 46 12 25 N 119 45 56 W (46.206921, -119.765612). It is 665 ft above sea level.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.53 square miles (11.73 km2), of which, 4.49 square miles (11.63 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water. Prosser experiences a semi-arid climate (Koppen BSk).
For populace 15 years and over in Prosser town/city For populace 20 years and over in Prosser: The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 76.1% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 17.6% from other competitions, and 3.2% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,023 homeholds of which 39.8% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 49.3% were married couples residing together, 14.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 31.0% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 32.8 years.
30.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,838 citizens 1,697 homeholds, and 1,240 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 79.89% White, 0.54% African American, 0.91% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 15.11% from other competitions, and 2.50% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,697 homeholds out of which 41.5% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 57.2% were married couples residing together, 12.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 32.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $39,185, and the median income for a family was $45,162.
About 11.5% of families and 13.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
The economy of Prosser is based on agriculture.
In addition to fruit orchards and fruit packing plants, Prosser is an meaningful center of wine making in the Yakima Valley American Viticultural Area.
Prosser High School Grades 9-12, 843 Students Prosser Falls Education Center Grades 9-12, 69 Students Prosser Heights Elementary Grades 3-5, 676 Students Prosser now has almost 40 wineries in an region about ten-by-ten miles, as well as being home to the WSU extension office that proved the soils of Washington were suitable for burgeoning wine grapes. Prosser is also home to 2 microbreweries and a distillery. Prosser In 2011, there were 0 murders, 5 rapes and 3 robberies in Prosser.
Benton City, Washington 17 miles Former All American quarterback for Boise State University and small-town Prosser High School.
Colonel William Farrand Prosser town/city founder, U.S.
About the Prosser Record-Bulletin United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Enumeration Bureau.
Prosser, Washington at DMOZ Digitized historical resources from the Prosser branch of Mid-Columbia Libraries and the Benton County Museum & Historical Society.
Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Washington, United States
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