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Washington
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city in Franklin County, Missouri
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Franklin
- Named after
- George Washington
- Mayor
- James “Doug” Hagedorn
- Total
- 10.16 sq mi (26.32 km )
- Land
- 9.66 sq mi (25.02 km )
- Water
- 0.50 sq mi (1.30 km )
- Elevation
- 558 ft (170 m)
- Estimate july 1 2022
- 15,075
- Density
- 1,501/sq mi (579.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 29-77416
- Website
- City website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Franklin County
- Population
- 14500
- Area
- 25.545085
- Elevation
- 168
- Official website
- www.ci.washington.mo.us
- Image
- Stfrancisborgiams.jpg
- Households
- 5785
- Dialing code
- 636
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- twinned administrative body
- Marbach am Neckar
- postal code
- 63090
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Washington, Missouri
- Commons category
- Washington, Missouri
- different from
- Washington County
- P8168
- Alison Pill
- water as percent of area
- 5.3229
- per capita income
- 32863
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Washington is a city on the south banks of the Missouri River, 50 miles west of St. Louis, Missouri. It is considered to be part of the Greater St. Louis area. As of the 2020 census, Washington had a population of 14,500. It is the largest city in Franklin County, Missouri. It is notable for being the "corncob pipe capital of the world," with the Missouri Meerschaum located on the city's riverfront.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Washington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.