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Washington County
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county in New York, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Founded
- March 12, 1772 ; 254 years ago ( 1772-03-12 ) (Took its name on April 2, 1784)
- Named after
- George Washington
- Seat
- Fort Edward
- Largest village
- Hudson Falls
- Total
- 846 sq mi (2,190 km )
- Land
- 831 sq mi (2,150 km )
- Water
- 15 sq mi (39 km ) 1.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 59,353
- Density
- 73.8/sq mi (28.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 21st
- Website
- www .washingtoncountyny .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- George Washington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- New York
- Contains
- Easton
- Capital
- Fort Edward
- Population
- 61302
- Area
- 2191
- Shares border with
- Rensselaer County
- Official website
- www.co.washington.ny.us
- Image
- Washington County Farm.jpg
- Households
- 24054
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- Commons category
- Washington County, New York
- topic's main category
- Category:Washington County, New York
- inception
- 1772-03-12
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Washington County, New York
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Washington County, New York
- water as percent of area
- 1.7
- native label
- Washington County
- different from
- Washington
- per capita income
- 29014
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,302. The county seat is Fort Edward. The county was named for U.S. President George Washington. The county is part of the Capital District region of the state.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Washington County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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