Washington County is a

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in the

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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

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

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Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

. The county is part of the

Greater Pittsburgh Greater Pittsburgh is the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Pittsburgh in Western Pennsylvania, United States. The region includes Allegheny County, Pittsburgh's urban core county and economic hub, and seven adjacent Pennsylvania cou ...

region of the state. The county is home to Washington County Airport, 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 Charleroi (, , ; ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not ...

got its name from the Belgian city of

. 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. Washington County is one of the 423 counties served by the

Appalachian Regional Commission The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a United States federal–state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. Congress established A ...

, and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book '' American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America''.

Surrounding counties

* Beaver County (north) *

Allegheny County Allegheny County ( ) is a county in Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the state's second-most populous county, after Philadelphia County. Its county seat and most populous city is Pit ...

(northeast) * Westmoreland County (east) * Fayette County (southeast) * Greene County (south) *

Marshall County, West Virginia Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 30,591. Its county seat is Moundsville. With its southern border at what would be a continuation of the Mason-Dixon line to the Ohio River ...

(southwest) *

Ohio County, West Virginia Ohio County is a county located in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia, and forms part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,425. Its county seat is Wheeling. The county was f ...

(west) *

Brooke County, West Virginia Brooke County is a county in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,559. Its county seat is Wellsburg. The county was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County and named in ho ...

(west) *

Hancock County, West Virginia Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton. The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named ...

(northwest)

Major highways

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Flag

Design

The flag of Washington County, Pennsylvania consists of a light blue background with the county's seal in the middle. The seal consists of the county courthouse, a covered bridge, an Indigenous American, and an early settler. This montage has the words "Historical Washington County" and "1781" inside a circle.

Climate

Washington County has a hot-summer

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...

''Dfa''), with hot, humid 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

2020 census

Government and politics

The Democratic Party has been historically dominant in county-level politics and national politics between 1932 and 2004, only voting Republican for president in Richard Nixon's 1972 landslide victory over George McGovern. However, like much of Appalachian coal country, Washington has trended strongly Republican in recent years. In 2000, Democrat

Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American former politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. He previously served as ...

won 53% of the vote and Republican

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...

won 44%. In 2004, Democrat

John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the Presidency of Barack Obama#Administration, administration of Barac ...

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

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American statesman and United States Navy, naval officer who represented the Arizona, state of Arizona in United States Congress, Congress for over 35 years, first as ...

won 51% to Democrat

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...

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

Voter registration

As of January 8, 2024, there are 142,146 registered voters in Washington county. Registered

Republicans Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

have a plurality of 68,164 registered voters, compared to 56,044 registered Democrats, 13,943 registered non-affiliated voters, and 3,995 voters registered to other parties.

County Commissioners

Washington County is administered by a three-member publicly elected commission. Each commissioner serves in four-year terms. Elections occur in the odd-numbered years that precede U.S. presidential elections. All three Commissioners are chosen in the same election, and voters may vote for no more than two of the candidates. By state law, the commission must have a minority party guaranteeing a political split on the commission. The Commissioners are responsible for the management of the fiscal and administrative functions of the county. Maggi was the Democratic nominee for

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district was a district including the city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs. A variety of working class and majority black suburbs located to the east of the city were included, such as McKeesport ...

against Republican incumbent

Tim Murphy Timothy Murphy may refer to: Politics * Tim Murphy (American politician) (born 1952), American Republican Party politician from Pennsylvania * Tim Murphy (Canadian politician) (born 1959), Canadian politician * Timothy J. Murphy (1893–1949), Iri ...

in 2012. Maggi lost to Murphy and earned only 36 percent of the vote. Irey Vaughan was the Republican candidate for

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh and much of Allegheny County, as well as some of Westmoreland County. Since January 3, 2023, it has been represented by Summer Lee. Before ...

and lost to the late Democratic incumbent

John Murtha John Patrick Murtha Jr. ( ; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, re ...

in the 2006 election. On November 7, 2023, Nick Sherman and Lawrence Maggi were reelected as county commissioners. Electra Janis won her first term as county commissioner.

County row offices

State House of Representatives

State Senate

United States House of Representatives

United States Senate

Landmarks and events

Pony League baseball 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 home of the

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

. The county is known for the

Meadowcroft Rock Shelter The Meadowcroft Rockshelter is an archaeological site which is located near Avella, Pennsylvania, Avella in Jefferson Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania. The site is a rock shelter in a bluff overlooking C ...

at Meadowcroft Village, which are one of the best preserved and oldest

Pre-Clovis The Clovis culture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP). The type site is Blackwater Draw locality No. 1 near Clovis, New Mexico, where stone tools ...

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 A crematorium, crematory or cremation center is a venue for the cremation of the dead. Modern crematoria contain at least one cremator (also known as a crematory, retort or cremation chamber), a purpose-built furnace. In some countries a cremat ...

in the United States. In 1981, the

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installed a

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noting the historic importance of the county.

Education

Colleges and universities

Community College of Allegheny County Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) is a public community college in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. With four campuses and four centers, the college offers associate degrees, certificates, and diplomas. History The Pennsylvania legisl ...

Washington branch in North Franklin Township *

Pennsylvania Western University, California Pennsylvania Western University, California (abbreviated as PennWest California) is a campus of Pennsylvania Western University in California, Pennsylvania, United States. The campus had an enrollment of 2,717 as of fall 2024. Founded in 1852 a ...

in California Borough *

Washington & Jefferson College Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. The college traces its origin to three Presbyterian m ...

in the City of Washington and East Washington Borough *

Waynesburg University Waynesburg University is a private Christian university in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1850 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. The university enrolls aroun ...

- Southpointe Center Campus in Cecil Township.

Public school districts

* Avella Area School District *

Bentworth School District The Bentworth School District is a small, rural public school district located in southwestern Pennsylvania. Bentworth School District encompasses approximately . It covers the boroughs of Bentleyville, Cokeburg, and Ellsworth as well as N ...

Bethlehem-Center School District The Bethlehem-Center School District is a small, rural, public school district located in the unincorporated Village of Fredericktown, Pennsylvania. It is one of fourteen school districts in Washington County, Pennsylvania Washington Count ...

* 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 Burgettst ...

* California Area School District *

Canon-McMillan School District The Canon-McMillan School District is a large public school district covering the Borough of Canonsburg, Cecil Township and North Strabane Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district operates one high school, C ...

Charleroi School District The Charleroi School District is a public school district covering the Boroughs of Charleroi, Dunlevy, North Charleroi, Speers, Stockdale, Twilight, and Fallowfield Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The district includes the ce ...

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) ...

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

(also in

) *

McGuffey School District McGuffey School District is a rural, public school system located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It serves 10 communities, including the boroughs of Claysville and Green Hills, and the townships of West Finley, East Finley, Morris, D ...

Peters Township School District Peters Township School District is a large, suburban, public school district located in Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania and encompasses an area of . Peters Township School District had a population of 17,566, according to the ...

Ringgold School District Ringgold School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district located in the northeastern corner of Washington County, Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh. The district encompasses 58 square miles, including the city of Monongahela, t ...

Trinity Area School District Trinity Area School District is a public school district located outside the city of Washington in southwestern Pennsylvania. It serves the Pittsburgh exurbs of Canton Township, South Strabane Township, and North Franklin Township, as well as ...

* 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 Hospital Canonsburg Hospital, part of the Allegheny Health Network of Pittsburgh, United States, is a community hospital located just outside Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in North Strabane Township. History 20th century It was founded in 1904, when, accordin ...

, part of

Allegheny Health Network Allegheny Health Network (AHN), based in Pittsburgh, is a non-profit, 14-hospital academic medical system with facilities located in Western Pennsylvania and one hospital in Western New York. AHN was formed in 2013 when Highmark Inc., a Pennsyl ...

in North Strabane Township * Penn Highlands Mon Valley, part of Penn Highlands Healthcare, formerly Monongahela Valley Hospital in Carroll Township * UPMC Washington in the City of Washington

Communities

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

cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

boroughs A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

, and, in at most two cases,

towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

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

Cities

* Monongahela *

(county seat)

Boroughs

* Allenport * Beallsville * Bentleyville * Burgettstown *

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

* Canonsburg * Centerville *

* Claysville * Coal Center * Cokeburg * Deemston * Donora * Dunlevy * East Washington *

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* Ellsworth * Finleyville * Green Hills *

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* Long Branch * Marianna * McDonald (partly in

) * Midway * New Eagle *

North Charleroi North Charleroi is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2020 census. The settlement is also known as "Lock 4". Previously Lock and Dam #4 was located on this side of the Monongahela River, ...

* Roscoe * Speers * Stockdale *

Twilight Twilight is daylight illumination produced by diffuse sky radiation when the Sun is below the horizon as sunlight from the upper atmosphere is scattered in a way that illuminates both the Earth's lower atmosphere and also the Earth's surf ...

* West Brownsville * West Middletown

Townships

* Amwell * Blaine *

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Canton Canton may refer to: Administrative divisions * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an It ...

* Carroll *

Cecil Cecil may refer to: People with the name * Cecil (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) * Cecil (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Canada * Cecil, Alberta ...

* Chartiers * Cross Creek * Donegal * East Bethlehem * East Finley *

Fallowfield Fallowfield is a bustling area of Manchester with a population of 14,869 at the United Kingdom Census 2021, 2021 census. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it lies south of Manchester city centre and is bisected east&n ...

Hanover Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...

* Hopewell *

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Jefferson Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer) * Jefferson (singer) or Geoff Turton (born 1944), British s ...

Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia * St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Man ...

* Mount Pleasant * North Bethlehem * North Franklin * North Strabane *

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

* Peters *

Robinson Robinson may refer to: People and names * Robinson (name) Fictional characters * Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719 Geography * Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 19 ...

Smith Smith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England ** List of people ...

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* South Franklin * South Strabane *

Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Unio ...

West Bethlehem West Bethlehem Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States established in 1781. In 1790, it was split into East and West Bethlehem Townships. The Martin's Mill Covered Bridge, Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridge, and ...

* 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 *

Avella Avella is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. It is renowned for the cultivation of hazelnuts, whose specific name ''(Corylus avellana)'' derives precisely from this territory. Etymology Could be relat ...

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

Hickory Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus ''Carya'', which includes 19 species accepted by ''Plants of the World Online''. Seven species are native to southeast Asia in China, Indochina, and northeastern India (Assam), and twelve ...

Joffre Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre , (; 12 January 1852 – 3 January 1931) was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He is best known for re ...

* Langeloth *

Lawrence Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ...

McGovern McGovern may refer to the following: * McGovern (name), surname of Irish origin * McGovern Institute for Brain Research People: * Alison McGovern (b. 1980), British Labour politician * Barry McGovern, Irish Actor * Bill McGovern (American foot ...

* McMurray * Meadowlands * Millsboro *

Muse In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, the Muses (, ) were the Artistic inspiration, inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the poetry, lyric p ...

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

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

Unincorporated communities

* Amity * Blainsburg * Condit Crossing *

Cool Valley Cool Valley is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States in Greater St. Louis. The population was 1,196 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics ...

* Courtney *

Cracker Jack Cracker Jack is an American brand of snack food that consists of molasses-flavored, caramel-coated popcorn balls and peanuts, well known for being packaged with a prize of trivial value inside. The Cracker Jack name and slogan, "The More You E ...

* Daisytown *

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

Frogtown Frogtown is a neighborhood in Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Built around University Avenue, the Thomas-Dale neighborhood is colloquially known as Frogtown (, meaning ''"Frogmountain"''). Historically, Frogtown was a subsection ...

* Gambles * Glyde *

Good Intent "Good Intent" is a song by New Zealand singer Kimbra from her debut studio album, ''Vows'' (2011). The song was released in New Zealand and Australia on 15 August 2011 as the third single from the album. The single peaked at number 98 on the Aust ...

* Hazel Kirk *

Laboratory A laboratory (; ; colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Laboratories are found in a variety of settings such as schools ...

* Log Pile * Lover *

Manifold In mathematics, a manifold is a topological space that locally resembles Euclidean space near each point. More precisely, an n-dimensional manifold, or ''n-manifold'' for short, is a topological space with the property that each point has a N ...

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

Prosperity Prosperity is the flourishing, thriving, good fortune and successful social status. Prosperity often produces profuse wealth including other factors which can be profusely wealthy in all degrees, such as happiness and health. Competing notions ...

Raccoon The raccoon ( or , ''Procyon lotor''), sometimes called the North American, northern or common raccoon (also spelled racoon) to distinguish it from Procyonina, other species of raccoon, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest ...

* 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 John Alexander Anderson (June 26, 1834 – May 18, 1892) was a six-term U.S. Representative from Kansas (1879–1891), and the second President of Kansas State Agricultural College (1873–1879). Anderson was born in Washington County, Penn ...

, born in Washington County,

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from

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler and amateur wrestling, amateur wrestler. He first earned recognition for winning a Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg, gold me ...

(born 1968), resided in Canonsburg, Olympic

gold medalist A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

and

Professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

* William Patterson Bane, claimant to tallest soldier in the American Civil War (1843–1912) *

James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as speaker of the U.S. House of Rep ...

(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 * William J. Carson (1840–1913), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, 1863 *

Alexander Clark Alexander G. Clark (February 25, 1826 – May 31, 1891) was an African-American businessman and activist who served as United States Ambassador to Liberia in 1890–1891, where he died in office. In 1867 Clark sued to gain admission for his dau ...

(1826–1891), born in Washington County, "The Colored Orator of the West", Minister to Liberia 1890–1891 *

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987 ...

(1912–2001), native of Canonsburg, recording artist and television performer *

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(born 1949), native of Monongahela, former Governor of Indiana, current president of

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*James K. L. Duncan (1845–1913), Union Navy sailor awarded the Medal of Honor *William C. Farabee (1865–1925), anthropologist, was born and died in Washington County *Ken Griffey Jr. (born 1969), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player *Ken Griffey Sr. (born 1950), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player *John Guzik (linebacker), John Guzik (1936–2012), football player *Joseph A. Hardy III, Joseph Hardy (1923-2023), former resident of Eighty Four, philanthropist, former CEO and founder of 84 Lumber *Pete Henry (1897–1952), NFL player/coach, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame. *iJustine (born 1984), YouTube personality and actress *Shirley Jones (born 1934), native of

, best known for her role as the mother of the Partridge Family and winning an Academy Award. *Francis Julius LeMoyne (1798–1879) Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist and pioneer of cremation in the United States. *Jonathan Letterman (1824–1872), native of Canonsburg, Father of Battlefield Medicine and American Civil War, Civil War surgeon *William Henry Letterman (1832–1881), native of Canonsburg, co-founder of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, surgeon, and brother of Jonathan Letterman *Marvin Lewis (born 1958), native of McDonald, National Football League player, coach *Jay Livingston (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, National Football League player *Stan Musial (1920–2013), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player *Dave Pahanish (born 1971), Peters Township, Songwriter, Songwriter, Country Music songwriter for Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, and Jimmy Wayne *Deborah Jeane Palfrey (1956–2008), native of Charleroi, "The D.C. Madam" *Christopher Rankin (1788-1826), member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Mississippi's at-large district, namesake of Rankin County, Mississippi, Rankin County *John Walker Rankin (1823–1869), Iowa state senator *David Redick (died 1805), Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania#Vice-Presidents of Council, Vice-President (Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, Lt. Governor) of Pennsylvania for three weeks in 1788; Surveying, surveyor—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 (1909–1990), radio and television personality *Bobby Vinton (born 1935), native of Canonsburg, recording artist *Bob West (born 1956), native of Finleyville, voice actor best known for ''Barney & Friends'' *Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822–1903), graduate of Jefferson College (subsequently Washington & Jefferson College, W&J), Presbyterian minister, father of Pres. Woodrow Wilson *Bud Yorkin (1926–2015), American film and television producer, director, writer and actor.

References

External links

Washington County Web Site

History & Genealogy in Washington County, PAHistory of Washington County, Pennsylvania
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