Washington County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 209,349. Its

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. Washington County is part of the

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. The county is home to Washington County Airport, three miles (5 km) southwest of Washington.

History

The county was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County. The city and county were both named after

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leader

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, who eventually became the first President of the United States. The town of Charleroi got its name from the Belgian city of

Charleroi Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.

. There lived many Belgian immigrants in the Monongahela area at the end of the 19th century, some of whom were glass makers.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water.

Surrounding counties

* Beaver County (north) *

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(NNE-northeast) * Westmoreland County (East-northeast) * Fayette County (East-southeast) * Greene County (south) * Marshall County, West Virginia (southwest) * Ohio County, West Virginia (west) * Brooke County, West Virginia (west) * Hancock County, West Virginia (northwest)

Major highways

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Climate

Washington County has a

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( Köppen ''Dfb''), with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. Precipitation is highest in the summer months, with an annual average of . Snow usually falls between November and April, with an average of .

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 202,897 people, 81,130 households, and 56,060 families residing in the county. The population density was 237 people per square mile (91/km²). There were 87,267 housing units at an average density of 102 per square mile (39/km²). The

racial makeup A race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. The term came into common usage during the 1500s, when it was used to refer to groups of variou ...

of the county was 95.27% White, 3.26% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.3% were of German, 17.2% Italian, 10.6% Irish, 8.6% English, 7.9% Polish and 6.2% American ancestry. There were 81,130 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.20% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.00 males. As of 1800, this county was largely settled by people of Scot-Irish heritage because "prime lands" were already taken by the Germans and the Quakers.

2020 Census

Government and politics

The County of Washington is governed by a three-member publicly elected commission. The three commissioners serve in both executive and legislative capacities. By state law, the commission must have a minority party guaranteeing a political split on the commission. Each term is for four years. The three current commissioners for Washington County are Lawrence Maggi (Democrat), Diana Irey (Republican), and Nick Sherman (Republican). Maggi was the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district against Republican incumbent Tim Murphy in 2012. Maggi lost to Murphy and earned only 36 percent of the vote. Irey was the Republican candidate for

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and lost to the late Democratic incumbent John Murtha in the 2006 election. The Washington County Court of Common Pleas, the Twenty-Seventh Judicial District of Pennsylvania, is the state trial court, sitting in and for Washington County. It serves as the court of original jurisdiction for the region. There are five judges, which the county's citizens elect to ten year terms, under the laws of the Commonwealth. The President Judge is Katherine B. Emery; she is the most senior member of the bench. Judges of the court are: * John F. DiSalle, P.J. * Gary Gilman, J. * Valarie Costanzo, J. * Michael J. Lucas, J. * Traci McDonald-Kemp, J. * Jesse Pettit, J. Additionally, magisterial district judges (MDJs) serve throughout the county to hear traffic citations, issue warrants, and decide minor civil matters. The Democratic Party has been historically dominant in county-level politics and national politics, only voting Republican for president in Richard Nixon's 1972 landslide victory over George McGovern between 1928 & 2008. However, like much of Appalachian coal country, Washington has trended strongly Republican in recent years. In 2000, Democrat

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won 53% of the vote and Republican George W. Bush won 44%. In 2004, Democrat

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received 50.14% of the vote and Bush received 49.57% a difference of 552 votes. In 2008, Republican

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won 51% to Democrat

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's 46% and each of the three state row office winners carried Washington County.

Voter registration

As of November 7, 2022, there are 144,520 registered voters in the county. Registered Republicans have a plurality of 67,881 registered voters, compared to 58,613 registered Democrats, 13,861 registered non-affiliated voters, and 4,165 voters registered to other parties.

County row offices

*Clerk of Courts, Brenda Davis, Republican *Controller, April Sloane, Republican *Coroner, Timothy Warco, Democrat *District Attorney, Jason Walsh, Republican *Prothonotary, Laura Hough, Republican *Recorder of Deeds, Carrie Perrell, Republican *Register of Wills, James Roman, Republican *Sheriff, Anthony Andronas, Republican *Treasurer, Tom Flickinger, Republican *Public Safety Director, Gerald R. Coleman, Independent

State representatives

* Josh Kail, Republican, 15th district *

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, Republican, 39th district *

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, Republican, 40th district * Jason Ortitay, Republican, 46th district * Tim O'Neal, Republican, 48th district * Bud Cook, Republican, 49th district * Pam Snyder, Democrat, 50th district

State senators

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, Republican, 37th district (Peters Township) *

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, Republican, 46th district

United States Representatives

* Guy Reschenthaler, Republican, 14th district

United States Senators

* Pat Toomey, Republican * Bob Casey, Jr., Democrat

Landmarks and events

Pony League baseball PONY Baseball and Softball is a non-profit organization with headquarters in Washington, Pennsylvania. Started in 1951, PONY organizes youth baseball and softball leagues and tournaments, as over 500,000 players annually play PONY in over 4,00 ...

was founded in Washington County in 1951 for 13 and 14 year old boys and its headquarters are located here. As of 2016, more than a half-million youth in the U.S. and 40 other nations participate. The televised Pony League World Series held annually in August at Washington's Lew Hays Pony Field attracts teenage teams from around the world. Washington County is also the home of the

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is a museum in Washington, Pennsylvania, dedicated to operation and preservation of streetcars and trolleys. The museum primarily contains historic trolleys from Pennsylvania, but their collection includes examples ...

. Washington County is also famous for its Rock Shelters at Meadowcroft Village, which are one of the best preserved and oldest Pre-Clovis Native American dwellings in the country. The county has 21

covered bridges A covered bridge is a timber- truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered wo ...

still standing. The

Whiskey Rebellion The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax impo ...

culminated in Washington. The home of David Bradford, one of the rebellion leaders, is located in Washington and is a national landmark. Just a couple blocks away is the F. Julius LeMoyne House, which serves as the headquarters of the Washington County Historical Society. Washington County is the home of the first crematory in the United States. In 1981, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission installed a historical marker noting the historic importance of the county.

Education

Colleges and universities

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in California Borough * Community College of Allegheny County Washington branch in North Franklin Township *

Washington & Jefferson College Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania. The college traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in Washington County established by three Presbyterian missionaries t ...

in the City of Washington and East Washington Borough * Waynesburg University- Southpointe Center Campus in Cecil Township.

Public school districts

Avella Area School District The Avella Area School District is a small, rural public school district serving less than 680 students in grades K-12. Approximately southwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the school district's two schools are located on a rural campus that ...

* Bentworth School District * Bethlehem-Center School District * Brownsville Area School District (also in Fayette County) *

Burgettstown Area School District The Burgettstown Area School District is a small, rural public school district located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It services the Borough of Burgettstown and Hanover Township, Jefferson Township, and Smith Township. The Burgetts ...

* California Area School District * Canon-McMillan School District * Charleroi School District *

Chartiers-Houston School District The Chartiers-Houston School District covers the Borough of Houston and Chartiers Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The district operates Chartiers-Houston Jr/Sr High School (7th-12th) and Allison Park Elementary School (K-6th). Nam ...

Fort Cherry School District Fort Cherry School District is a small, rural public school district located in southwestern Pennsylvania. It covers a portion of suburban Pittsburgh and some outlying rural areas. The district serves students in a area that includes the su ...

(also in

) * McGuffey School District * Peters Township School District * Ringgold School District * Trinity Area School District * Washington School District ;Served by: *Intermediate Unit 1 – Coal Center *Mon Valley Career and Technology Center – Charleroi *Western Area Career and Technology Center – Canonsburg

Private schools

*Calvary Chapel Christian School – Fredericktown *Central Christian Academy – Houston *Children's School of Washington *Cornerstone Mennonite School – Burgettstown *Faith Christian School of Washington – Washington *First Love Christian Academy High – Washington *Goddard School – Venetia *Gwens Montessori School Inc – Washington *Hickory Christian School – Hickory *Huntington Learning Center – McMurray *John F Kennedy School – Washington *Kinder Care Learning Centers *Lakeview Christian Academy – Bridgeville *Madonna Catholic Regional School – Monongahela *Mel Blount Leadership Academy – Claysville *NHS School – Ellsworth *Rainbows End Learning Center – Washington *St Francis Children's School – Beallsville *Tri-State Christian School – Burgettstown

Libraries

*Avella Area Library Center *Bentleyville Public Library *Burgettstown Community Library *California Public Library *Chartiers-Houston Community Library *Citizens Library – Washington *Donora Public Library *Frank Sarris Public Library – Canonsburg *Fredericktown Area Public Library *Heritage Public Library – McDonald *John K Tener Library – Charleroi *Marianna Community Public Library *Monongahela Area Library *Peters Township Public Library *Washington County Library System

Hospitals

* Canonsburg General Hospital, part of

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in North Strabane Township * Monongahela Valley Hospital in Carroll Township * The Washington Hospital in the City of Washington

Communities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities,

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, townships, and, in at most two cases,

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. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Washington County:

Cities

* Monongahela *

(county seat)

Boroughs

* Allenport * Beallsville * Bentleyville * Burgettstown *

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* Canonsburg * Centerville *

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* Claysville * Coal Center * Cokeburg * Deemston * Donora * Dunlevy * East Washington * Elco * Ellsworth * Finleyville * Green Hills *

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* Long Branch * Marianna * McDonald (partly in

) * Midway * New Eagle * North Charleroi * Roscoe * Speers * Stockdale *

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* West Brownsville * West Middletown

Townships

* Amwell * Blaine * Buffalo *

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* Carroll * Cecil * Chartiers * Cross Creek *

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* East Bethlehem * East Finley * Fallowfield *

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* Hopewell *

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* Jefferson * Morris * Mount Pleasant * North Bethlehem * North Franklin * North Strabane *

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* Peters * Robinson * Smith *

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* South Franklin * South Strabane * Union * West Bethlehem * West Finley * West Pike Run

Census-designated places

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s are geographical areas designated by the

for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. * Aaronsburg * Atlasburg *

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* Baidland * Bulger * Cecil-Bishop * Cross Creek * Eighty Four * Elrama * Fredericktown * Gastonville * Hendersonville *

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* Langeloth * Lawrence *

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* McMurray * Meadowlands * Millsboro *

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* Slovan * Southview * Taylorstown * Thompsonville * Van Voorhis * West Alexander * Westland * Wickerham Manor-Fisher * Wolfdale * Wylandville

Unincorporated communities

* Amity * Blainsburg * Condit Crossing * Cool Valley * Courtney * Cracker Jack * Daisytown * Fallowfield *

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* Frogtown * Gambles * Glyde * Good Intent * Hazel Kirk *

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* Log Pile *

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* Murdocksville * McAdams * North Fredericktown * Old Concord * P and W Patch *

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* Raccoon * Richeyville * Scenery Hill * Studa * Venetia * Vestaburg

Former communities

*Allen Township *Bethlehem Township *East Pike Run Township *Granville *Pike Run *Pike Run Township *Smallwood * South Canonsburg (annexed to Canonsburg in 1911)

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Washington County. † ''county seat''

Notable people

* John Alexander Anderson, born in Washington County, United States Congressman from

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*Jonathan Arnold, brother-in-law of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. * Kurt Angle (born 1968), resided in Canonsburg, Olympic gold medalist and

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(1830–1893), native of West Brownsville,

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, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 1884 Republican presidential nominee * David Bradford, born in Maryland 1760 and resided in Washington, early deputy attorney-general for Washington County, became a leader in the Whiskey Rebellion challenging the nascent United States federal government * Alexander G. Clark (1826–1891), born in Washington County, "The Colored Orator of the West", Minister to Liberia 1890–1891 * William J. Carson (1840–1913), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, 1863 *

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(1912–2001), native of Canonsburg, recording artist and television performer * Mitch Daniels (born 1949), native of Monongahela, former Governor of Indiana, current president of

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(born 1984), YouTube personality and actress * Alexander Fulton (unknown-died ca. 1818), founder of Alexandria, Louisiana *

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(born 1969), native of Donora,

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player *

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(born 1950), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player * John Guzik (1936–2012), football player * Joseph Hardy (born 1924), former resident of Eighty Four, philanthropist, former CEO and founder of 84 Lumber *

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(1897–1952), NFL player/coach, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame. * Shirley Jones (born 1934), native of

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, best known for her role as the mother of the Partridge Family and winning an

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. *

Francis Julius LeMoyne Francis Julius LeMoyne (September 4, 1798 – October 14, 1879) was a 19th-century American medical doctor and philanthropist from Washington, Pennsylvania. Responsible for creating the first crematory in the United States, he was also an abolit ...

(1798–1879) abolitionist and pioneer of

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in the United States. *

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(1824–1872), native of Canonsburg, Father of Battlefield Medicine and

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surgeon * William Henry Letterman (1832–1881), native of Canonsburg, co-founder of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, surgeon, and brother of Jonathan Letterman *

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(born 1958), native of McDonald, National Football League player, coach *

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(1915–2001), native of McDonald, Oscar-winning songwriter * William Holmes McGuffey (1800–1873), native of the western side of the county, famous educator and writer of ''McGuffey's Eclectic Readers'' – one of America's first text books * John F. McJunkin (1830–1883), Iowa Attorney General * John H. Mitchell (1835–1905), United States Senator, participant in original dispute in landmark Supreme Court case Pennoyer v. Neff * Joe Montana (born 1956), native of Monongahela,

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player *

Stan Musial Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consis ...

(1920–2013), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player *

Deborah Jeane Palfrey Deborah Jeane Palfrey (March 18, 1956 – May 1, 2008), dubbed the D. C. Madam by the news media, operated Pamela Martin and Associates, an escort agency in Washington, D. C. Although she maintained that the company's services were legal, ...

(1956–2008), native of Charleroi, "The D.C. Madam" * John Walker Rankin (1823–1869), Iowa state senator * David Redick (died 1805),

Vice-President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

( Lt. Governor) of Pennsylvania for three weeks in 1788;

surveyor Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ...

—laid out the town of Washington. * Kurt Schottenheimer (born 1949), native of McDonald, National Football League coach * Marty Schottenheimer (1943–2021), native of McDonald, National Football League player, coach *

Paul Shannon Paul Vincent Shannon (November 11, 1909 – July 25, 1990) was a Pittsburgh radio and television announcer best known for hosting the local children's television show, ''Adventure Time'', and for his part in bringing about the early sixties re ...

(1909–1990), radio and television personality * Bobby Vinton (born 1935), native of Canonsburg, recording artist *

Bob West Robert Matthew West (born June 25, 1956) is an American voice actor and graphic designer. He is best known as the original voice of Barney in the PBS children's television series ''Barney & Friends''. Career 1979–1988: Early voice work ...

(born 1956), native of Finleyville, voice actor best known for '' Barney & Friends'' * Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822–1903), graduate of Jefferson College (subsequently W&J), Presbyterian minister, father of Pres.

Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of ...

* Bud Yorkin (1926–2015), American film and television producer, director, writer and actor. *

Christopher Rankin Christopher Rankin (1788March 14, 1826) was an attorney and politician from Pennsylvania, who moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1809. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1817, and was later elected as a U.S. representa ...

(1788-1826), member of the U.S. House of Representatives for

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

's at-large district, namesake of Rankin County

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