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Agriculture
Benton and Franklin Counties are located in the southern part of the Columbia Basin of Central Washington. Franklin County’s population is approximately 60,500 with a land mass of just over 1,242 square miles. Benton County's population is approximately 152,000 with a land mass of 1,703 square miles. Crop sales in Franklin and Benton Counties in 2002 totaled $297,450,000 and $366,342,000 respectively from over 2200 farms.
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