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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
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- George Washington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Mississippi
- Contains
- Greenville
- Capital
- Greenville
- Population
- 44922
- Area
- 1972
- Shares border with
- Chicot County
- Official website
- www.washingtoncountyms.us
- Image
- First National Bank Greenville.JPG
- Households
- 17882
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- Commons category
- Washington County, Mississippi
- topic's main category
- Category:Washington County, Mississippi
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Washington County, Mississippi
- water as percent of area
- 4.8
- native label
- Washington County
- inception
- 1827-00-00
- P9381
- Sukhaya Kremenka
- per capita income
- 22181
- P12749
- Urocystidales
Sources (10)
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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.