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Washington County
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county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- George Washington
- Seat
- Greenville
- Largest city
- Greenville
- Total
- 761 sq mi (1,970 km )
- Land
- 725 sq mi (1,880 km )
- Water
- 36 sq mi (93 km ) 4.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 40,446
- Density
- 62.0/sq mi (23.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .washingtoncounty .ms
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,922. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named in honor of the first president of the United States, George Washington. It is located next to the Arkansas border. The Greenville, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Washington County. It is located in the Mississippi Delta.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Washington County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.