Washington
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city in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Beaufort
- Type
- Council-Manager form of government
- Mayor
- Ellen Brabo
- Total
- 9.02 sq mi (23.37 km )
- Land
- 8.19 sq mi (21.21 km )
- Water
- 0.83 sq mi (2.16 km )
- Elevation
- 7 ft (2.1 m)
- Density
- 1,205.8/sq mi (465.55/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 37-71220
- Website
- www .washingtonnc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- George Washington
- Official name
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Beaufort County
- Population
- 9875
- Area
- 23.370152
- Elevation
- 3
- Body of water
- Pamlico River
- Capital of
- Beaufort County
- Official website
- www.ci.washington.nc.us
- Image
- Washington North Carolina waterfront.jpg
- Households
- 4193
- Dialing code
- 252
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- Commons category
- Washington, North Carolina
- postal code
- 27889
- inception
- 1776-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Washington, North Carolina
- different from
- Washington County
- P8168
- Calais
- water as percent of area
- 9.2574
- per capita income
- 25918
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States, located on the northern bank of the Pamlico River. The population was 9,875 at the 2020 census. It is commonly known as "Original Washington" or "Little Washington" to distinguish it from Washington, D.C. The closest major city is Greenville, approximately 20 miles (32 km) to the west.
Established in 1776 on land donated by Col. James Bonner, Washington is the first city named after George Washington, the first president of the United States.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Washington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.