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Washington
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city in and county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Wilkes
- Founded by
- Stephen Heard
- Named after
- George Washington
- Mayor
- Bruce Baily
- Council
- Washington City Council
- Total
- 7.75 sq mi (20.08 km )
- Land
- 7.70 sq mi (19.94 km )
- Water
- 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km )
- Elevation
- 607 ft (185 m)
- Density
- 487.7/sq mi (188.29/km )
- Demonym
- Washingtonian
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 706/762
- Fips code
- 13-80704
- Gnis feature id
- 0356620
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- George Washington
- Official name
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Wilkes County
- Continent
- North America
- Population
- 3754
- Area
- 20.077045
- Elevation
- 185
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Capital of
- Wilkes County
- Founded by
- Stephen Heard
- Official website
- www.cityofwashingtonga.gov
- Image
- Robert Toombs State Historic Site.jpg
- Households
- 1707
- Dialing code
- 762
- Significant event
- American Civil War
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- postal code
- 30673
- inception
- 1774-00-00
- Commons category
- Washington, Georgia
- native label
- Washington
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Washington, Georgia
- different from
- Washington County
- P8168
- Max Payne
- water as percent of area
- 0.6857
- per capita income
- 21237
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. Under its original name, Heard's Fort, it was for a brief time during the American Revolutionary War the Georgia state capital. It is noteworthy as the place where the Confederacy voted to dissolve itself, effectively ending the American Civil War.
As of the 2020 census, Washington had a population of 3,754. The city is often referred to as Washington-Wilkes, to distinguish it from other places named Washington.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Washington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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