Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 202,897. It was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County. Its county seat is Washington. Both the county and the city were named for American Revolutionary War leader George Washington, later to become the first President of the United States. It was the first county in the Unit...
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Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 202,897. It was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County. Its county seat is Washington. Both the county and the city were named for American Revolutionary War leader George Washington, later to become the first President of the United States. It was the first county in the United States to be named in his honor. The county is home to both Washington County Airport, located three miles (5 km) southwest of Washington, Pennsylvania.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 861 square miles (2,230 km²).857 square miles (2,220 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 km²) of it (0.45%) is water.
As of November 2008, there are 152,534 registered voters in Washington County .
The County of Washington is governed by a three member publicly elected commission. The three commissioners serve in both...
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