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Washington County
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county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- February 25, 1784 ; 242 years ago ( 1784 )
- Named after
- George Washington
- Seat
- Sandersville
- Largest city
- Sandersville
- Total
- 684 sq mi (1,770 km )
- Land
- 678 sq mi (1,760 km )
- Water
- 5.9 sq mi (15 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 19,453
- Density
- 29.5/sq mi (11.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
- Website
- www .washingtoncountyga .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- George Washington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Georgia
- Contains
- Sandersville
- Capital
- Sandersville
- Population
- 19988
- Area
- 684
- Shares border with
- Hancock County
- Official website
- www.washingtoncountyga.com
- Image
- Courthouse in Sandersville.jpg
- Households
- 7719
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- water as percent of area
- 0.9
- native label
- Washington County
- Commons category
- Washington County, Georgia
- topic's main category
- Category:Washington County, Georgia
- topic has template
- Template:Washington County, Georgia
- inception
- 1784-02-25
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Washington County, Georgia
- per capita income
- 20535
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Encyclopedic overview
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,988. The county seat is Sandersville. The county was established on February 25, 1784. It was named for Revolutionary War general and President of the United States George Washington.
Geography
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