PASCO is the county seat, in the extreme southern portion of the
county, near the Columbia river, and is more noted as a railroad
center than as a shipping point, on account of the fact that the
surrounding lands are as yet unirrigated. It has a population of
about 1,800, and is just now enjoying new vigor and much building
in anticipation of its future usefulness as a commercial center
for distribution of both merchandise and agricultural products.
CONNELL, in the northern part of the county, is a shipping point
of importance, and has two railroad lines and a third one coming.
In addition to the cereals, many sheep and horses are being raised
and shipped out of the county from this vicinity.