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Washington County
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county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- August 21, 1813
- Named after
- President George Washington
- Seat
- Potosi
- Largest city
- Potosi
- Total
- 762 sq mi (1,970 km )
- Land
- 760 sq mi (2,000 km )
- Water
- 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 23,810
- Density
- 31/sq mi (12/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- www .washingtoncountymo .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 23514
- Area
- 762
- Official website
- www.washingtoncountymo.us
- Image
- Potossi-courthouse enh.jpg
- Households
- 9278
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- Commons category
- Washington County, Missouri
- inception
- 1813-08-21
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- Washington County
- per capita income
- 23740
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Washington County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 23,514. The county seat and largest city is Potosi. The county was officially organized on August 21, 1813, and was named in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
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