Washington County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of

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. As of the

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, the population was 23,514. The

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and largest city is Potosi. The county was officially organized on August 21, 1813, and was named in honor of

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, the first President of the United States.

History

The French explorers Renault and La Motte entered the area of present-day Potosi in 1722–23. However, no permanent settlements were made until 1763, when François Breton settled near Potosi and began to operate a mine bearing his name. The Bellview Valley, near Caledonia and Belgrade, was settled in 1802 by the families of William and Helen Watson Reed, their sons, Robert, Joseph, and Thomas Reed, William Reed's brother and nephew, Joseph and William Reed, Annanias McCoy, and Benjamin Crow. Washington County was officially organized on August 21, 1813, out of Ste. Genevieve County.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Franklin County (north) * Jefferson County (northeast) * St. Francois County (east) * Iron County (south) *

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(west)

National protected area

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(part)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 23,344 people, 8,406 households, and 6,237 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 9,894 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.47%

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, 2.48%

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, 0.66% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.15% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Approximately 0.73% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 8,406 households, out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.60% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 106.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.40 males. The median income for a household in the county was $32,001, and the median income for a family was $38,193. Males had a median income of $27,871 versus $18,206 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,095. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or older.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Washington County is a part of the

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with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Washington County who adhere to a religion are

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(36.73%),

Southern Baptists The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The wo ...

(21.74%), and

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(16.86%).

2020 Census

Politics

Local

Republicans hold a sizeable majority of the elected positions in the county.

State

Washington County is divided into three legislative districts in the

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. * District 118 – Currently represented by Mike McGirl (R- Potosi) and consists of the northeastern part of the county and includes Cadet, Mineral Point, Old Mines, Richwoods, Tiff, and part of Potosi. * District 119 – Currently represented by Nate Tate (R- St. Clair). Consists of the northwestern part of the county, including Pea Ridge. * District 144 – Currently represented by

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(R-

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). Consists of the southern parts of the county including Belgrade, Caledonia, Courtois, Hopewell, Irondale, and part of Potosi. All of Washington County is a part of Missouri's 3rd District in the

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and is currently represented by Elaine Gannon (R-

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Federal

Washington County is included in

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and is currently represented by

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(R- Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative

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(R-

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). Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

Political culture

At the presidential level, Washington County was a fairly independent-leaning or battleground county for many years, however, it has voted increasingly more Republican in recent elections. While George W. Bush carried Washington County in

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, he narrowly lost the county to

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, and both times the margins of victory were significantly closer than in many of the other rural areas.

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also carried Washington County both times in

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and

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by convincing double-digit margins, and unlike most of the other rural counties in Missouri, Washington County was one of only nine counties in Missouri that favored

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over

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. Obama won Washington County by just five votes in the

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election. Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Washington County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles but are more moderate or

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on economic issues, typical of the

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philosophy. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Washington County with 81.37 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban

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. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Washington County with 56.48 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve

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. Despite Washington County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing

causes like increasing the

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. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Washington County with 81.47 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 75.94 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. In 2018, Washington County rejected

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which would have made Missouri a

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state with 82.1 percent of the vote.

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won the county with 75% of the vote in

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, continuing a trend of white, rural Midwestern counties that had voted for Obama in 2008 and/or 2012 and had swung hard to Trump in 2016. The Trump campaign had made promises to bolster the jobs situations in the

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, which combined with elevated social liberalism from the Democrats, may have played a role in the margins—which could be said for various other white working-class Midwestern counties that did the same.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

In the 2008 presidential primary, voters in Washington County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally. Former

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(D-

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) received more votes, a total of 2,345, than any candidate from either party in Washington County during the 2008 presidential primary. She also received more votes, almost double, than the total number of votes cast in the entire Republican Primary in Washington County. Washington County was Clinton's fifth strongest county in Missouri; she only did better in Dunklin, Wayne, Carter and

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counties.

Education

Among adults 25 years of age and older in Washington County, 62.5% possess a

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or higher, while 7.5% hold a

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or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

Kingston K-XIV School District
–

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** Kingston Elementary School (PK-05) ** Kingston Middle School (06-08) ** Kingston High School (09-12)
Potosi R-III School District
– Potosi ** Potosi Pre-School (PK) ** Potosi Elementary School (PK-03) ** Trojan Intermediate School (04-06) ** John A. Evans Middle School (07-08) ** Potosi High School (09-12)
Richwoods R-VII School District
– Richwoods ** Richwoods Elementary School (PK-08)
Valley R-VI School District
–

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** Valley Elementary School (K-6) –

** Valley High School (07-12)-

Private schools

* St. Joachim Elementary School –

– (PK-08) –

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Colleges and universities

* Mineral Area College Annex – Potosi – A satellite campus of

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- Park Hills.

Public libraries

* Washington County Library

Government and infrastructure

The

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of the Missouri Department of Corrections is located in an

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in the county. The prison houses male

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inmates.Lombardi, George, Richard D. Sluder, and Donald Wallace.
The Management of Death-Sentenced Inmates: Issues, Realities, and Innovative Strategies
." Missouri Department of Corrections. 8–9. Retrieved September 18, 2010.

911

* Washington County Central Dispatch Center. Administrator (vacant) * Dispatchers - approximately 14

Fire Departments

* Potosi Fire Protection District. Chief- Roger LaChance * Firemen- 25–30 * Junior Firemen- 3–7 * Potosi House#1. 313 E Jefferson St. Downtown/South County Station * Potosi House#2 State Highway AA Sunnen Lake Station * Potosi House#3. State Highway E. Tiff Station * Potosi House#4. State Highway 21. Northeast County/Washington State Park Station * Potosi House#5. State Highway 185 North County/Indian Creek Station * Richwoods Fire Protection District. Chief- David Hoffmann Jr * Firemen – 36 * Junior Firemen – 1 * No. Of Stations – 1 * No. Of Trucks – 10 * Area District – Town of Richwoods, Parts of Blackwell, Fletcher, Lonedell, and Sullivan Zip Codes. * District Highway Coverage * State Hwy 47 * State Hwy A * State Hwy H * State Hwy T * State Hwy WW * Irondale Fire Protection District. Chief- Bill Byers * Firemen- 15–20 * Junior Firemen- 3–5 * No. Of Stations- 1 * No. Of Trucks- 5 * Area District- City of Irondale * District Highway Coverage * State Hwy M * State Hwy 8 * State Hwy U * Belgrade Fire Protection District. Chief- Bob Hayworth * Firemen- 5–7 * Junior Firemen- 0 * Number of Stations 2 * Number of Trucks 8 * Area District- City of Belgrade- Village of Caledonia- Palmer- Quaker- Delbridge * District Highway Coverage- * State Hwy C * State Hwy 21 Bootleg Park @ Gildea Rd * State Hwy 32 Iron County * State Hwy DD * State Hwy P * State Hwy Y * State Hwy BB * State Hwy JJ * State Hwy Z * Council Bluff Beach-Camping Area * Caledonia Fire Department. Chief- Charles Hampton * Firemen- 15–20 * Junior Firemen- 1 * No. Of Stations- 1 * No. Of Trucks- 6 * Area District- Village of Caledonia- City of Belgrade * District Highway Coverage * State Hwy 21 * State Hwy 32 * State Hwy M

Ambulance District

Washington County Ambulance District. Administrator – Justin Duncan * Supervisors – 3 * Paramedics / CCT-Paramedics – 25 * EMT-B – 14 * No. of Stations – 2 * No. of Ambulances – 7 * No. of Support Vehicles – 2 * Area District – All of Washington County

Law Enforcement

Washington County Sheriff's Office * Sheriff – Zach Jacobsen * Captain – Shannon Thompson * Lieutenant – * Sergeant – Christopher Barton * Corporal – Garth Rogers, Joseph Jenkins, Scott Pratt and Amanda Randazzo * Jurisdiction – All of Washington County Potosi Police Department * Chief – Michael Gum * Captain – * Lieutenant – * Sergeant – Jonie Boyer * Corporal – * Corporal – Missouri Department of Conservation * Conservation Agent – Lucas McClamroch United States Forestry Service * Forestry Ranger –

Attractions

* Big River Access – Belgrade *

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– Belgrade * Berryman Camp & Trail National Forest – Berryman * Bootleg Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootleg_Access – Caledonia * Buford Mountain – Caledonia * Hughes Mountain Natural Area – Irondale * Bismarck Conservation Area – Bismarck * Little Indian Creek Conservation Area – Sullivan * Pea Ridge Conservation Area – Sullivan * YMCA of the Ozarks – Shirley

Transportation

Primary state highways

* Route 8. Hopewell-Potosi * Route 21. Cadet-Potosi-Caledonia * Route 32. Caledonia-Bismarck * Route 47. Lonedell-Richwoods-Blackwell * Route 104. Blackwell * Route 185. Sullivan-Ebo-Potosi

Secondary state highways

* State Route A. Richwoods-Sullivan * State Route AA. Shirley * State Route BB. Belgrade * State Route C. Belgrade-Viburnum * State Route CC. Blackwell * State Route DD. Belgrade * State Route E. Potosi-Cadet-Blackwell * State Route EE. Sullivan * State Route F. Potosi * State Route H. Richwoods-Fletcher * State Route JJ. Belgrade * State Route M. Irondale * State Route N. Sullivan * State Route o. Mineral Point * State Route P. Belgrade-Potosi * State Route T. Richwoods * State Route U. Irondale-Mineral Point * State Route W. Bourbon * State Route WW. Fletcher * State Route N. Bourbon * State Route Y. Viburnum-Belgrade-Berryman * State Route Z. Belgrade

Airports

* Washington County Airport

Railroads

* Union Pacific Railroad

Communities

Cities

* Irondale * Potosi (county seat)

Villages

* Mineral Point

Unincorporated communities

* Anthonies Mill * Aptus * Baryties * Bellefontaine *

* Berryman * Bliss *

* Cannon Mines * Courtois * Cruise Mill *

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* Ebo *

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* Floyd * French Town * Frogtown * Happy Hollow * Hopewell * Horton Town * Hulsey *

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* Latty *

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* Maryden * Northcut * Old Mines * Peoria *

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* Rabbitville * Racola * Richwoods * Robidoux *

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* Theabeau Town *

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Townships

* Breton *

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* Kingston *

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* Richwoods * Union * Walton

References

External links

Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Washington County
from

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