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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
- Official name
- Washington
- Population
- 3754
- Area
- 20.077045
- Elevation
- 185
- Official website
- www.cityofwashingtonga.gov
- Image
- Robert Toombs State Historic Site.jpg
- Households
- 1707
- Dialing code
- 762
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- postal code
- 30673
- inception
- 1774-00-00
- Commons category
- Washington, Georgia
- native label
- Washington
- P8168
- Max Payne
- water as percent of area
- 0.6857
- per capita income
- 21237
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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.
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