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{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
{{For|counties with a similar name|Washington County (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Distinguish|Washington, Georgia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Washington County
| county = Washington County
| state = Georgia
| state = Georgia
| seal =
| seal =
| founded year = {{start date and age|1784}}
| founded year = {{start date and age|1784}}
| founded date = February 25
| founded date = February 25
| seat wl = Sandersville
| seat wl = Sandersville
| largest city wl = Sandersville
| largest city wl = Sandersville
| area_total_sq_mi = 684
| area_total_sq_mi = 684
| area_land_sq_mi = 678
| area_land_sq_mi = 678
| area_water_sq_mi = 5.9
| area_water_sq_mi = 5.9
| area percentage = 0.9%
| area percentage = 0.9%
| census estimate yr = 2018
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 20386
| pop = 19988
| pop_est_as_of = 2023
| density_sq_mi = 31
| population_est = 19820 {{loss}}
| time zone = Eastern
| density_sq_mi = auto
| footnotes =
| time zone = Eastern
| web = http://washingtoncountyga.gov/
| footnotes =
| named for = [[George Washington]]
| web = http://washingtoncountyga.gov/
| district = 10th
| named for = [[George Washington]]
|ex image = Courthouse in Sandersville.jpg
| district = 12th
|ex image cap= County courthouse
| ex image = Courthouse in Sandersville.jpg
}}
| ex image cap = County courthouse }}


'''Washington County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 21,187.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13303.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Sandersville, Georgia|Sandersville]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was established on February 25, 1784. It was named for [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] general (and afterward [[President of the United States]]) [[George Washington]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/w.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=247 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>
'''Washington County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 19,988.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13303.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Census 2020">U.S. 2020 Census Bureau report, Washington County, Georgia</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Sandersville, Georgia|Sandersville]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was established on February 25, 1784. It was named for [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] general (and afterward [[President of the United States]]) [[George Washington]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/w.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030727152344/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/w.pdf |archive-date=July 27, 2003 |url-status=live| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=247 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|684|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|678|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.9|sqmi}} (0.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|684|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|678|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.9|sqmi}} (0.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>


The western portion of Washington County, west of a north-to-south line running through [[Sandersville, Georgia|Sandersville]], is located in the Lower [[Oconee River]] sub-basin of the [[Altamaha River]] basin. The northeastern portion of the county, north of [[Riddleville, Georgia|Riddleville]], is located in the Upper [[Ogeechee River]] sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, while the southeastern portion, centered on [[Harrison, Georgia|Harrison]], is located in the [[Ohoopee River]] sub-basin of the [[Altamaha River]] basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=2015-11-20}}</ref>
The western portion of Washington County, west of a north-to-south line running through [[Sandersville, Georgia|Sandersville]], is located in the Lower [[Oconee River]] sub-basin of the [[Altamaha River]] basin. The northeastern portion of the county, north of [[Riddleville, Georgia|Riddleville]], is located in the Upper [[Ogeechee River]] sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, while the southeastern portion, centered on [[Harrison, Georgia|Harrison]], is located in the [[Ohoopee River]] sub-basin of the [[Altamaha River]] basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>


===Major highways===
===Major highways===
Line 56: Line 56:
* [[Baldwin County, Georgia|Baldwin County]] (west)
* [[Baldwin County, Georgia|Baldwin County]] (west)
* [[Hancock County, Georgia|Hancock County]] (northwest)
* [[Hancock County, Georgia|Hancock County]] (northwest)

==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Davisboro, Georgia|Davisboro]]
* [[Oconee, Georgia|Oconee]]
* [[Sandersville, Georgia|Sandersville]] (county seat)
* [[Tennille, Georgia|Tennille]]

===Towns===
* [[Deepstep, Georgia|Deepstep]]
* [[Harrison, Georgia|Harrison]]
* [[Riddleville, Georgia|Riddleville]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Warthen, Georgia|Warthen]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
* [[Goat Town, Georgia|Goat Town]]
* [[Irwins Crossroads, Georgia|Irwins Crossroads]]
* [[Pringle, Georgia|Pringle]]
* [[Sun Hill, Georgia|Sun Hill]]


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
{{US Census population
|1790= 4552
| 1790 = 4552
|1800= 10300
| 1800 = 10300
|1810= 9940
| 1810 = 9940
|1820= 10627
| 1820 = 10627
|1830= 9820
| 1830 = 9820
|1840= 10565
| 1840 = 10565
|1850= 11766
| 1850 = 11766
|1860= 12698
| 1860 = 12698
|1870= 15842
| 1870 = 15842
|1880= 21964
| 1880 = 21964
|1890= 25237
| 1890 = 25237
|1900= 28227
| 1900 = 28227
|1910= 28174
| 1910 = 28174
|1920= 28147
| 1920 = 28147
|1930= 25030
| 1930 = 25030
|1940= 24230
| 1940 = 24230
|1950= 21012
| 1950 = 21012
|1960= 18903
| 1960 = 18903
|1970= 17480
| 1970 = 17480
|1980= 18842
| 1980 = 18842
|1990= 19112
| 1990 = 19112
|2000= 21176
| 2000 = 21176
|2010= 21187
| 2010 = 21187
| 2020 = 19988
|estyear=2018
|estyear=2023
|estimate=20386
|estimate=19820
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=July 31, 2019}}</ref>
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ga190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF"/> 2020<ref name="Census 2020" />
}}
}}


===2020 census===
===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Washington County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
|+Washington County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13303&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-15|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Race
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Washington County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US13303|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Num.
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Washington County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US13303&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Perc.
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Washington County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US13303&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|8,412
|9,620
|9,339
|42.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,412
|45.43%
|44.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.09%
|-
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|10,698
|11,233
|11,124
|53.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,698
|53.05%
|52.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53.52%
|-
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|37
|35
|0.19%
|19
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37
|0.17%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|76
|55
|104
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76
|0.26%
|0.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%
|-
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|431
|2
|1
|2.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.01%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|334
|11
|26
|1.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30
|0.05%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|86
|167
|style='background: #ffffe6; |401
|0.41%
|0.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.01%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|134
|407
|style='background: #ffffe6; |334
|0.63%
|1.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.67%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''21,176'''
|'''21,187'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''19,988'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 19,988 people, 7,503 households, and 5,315 families residing in the county.
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 19,988 people, 7,503 households, and 5,315 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 21,187&nbsp;people, 7,547&nbsp;households, and 5,269&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13303
|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
|access-date=2015-12-30
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032349/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13303
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|31.2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 9,047 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.3|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13303
|access-date=2015-12-30
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213234427/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13303
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 52.7% black or African American, 45.0% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.9% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 10.4% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13303
|title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|access-date=2015-12-30
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031949/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13303
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Of the 7,547&nbsp;households, 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.2% were non-families, and 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.10. The median age was 38.9 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $31,382 and the median income for a family was $41,055. Males had a median income of $35,699 versus $24,860 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,033. About 19.0% of families and 27.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 35.6% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13303
|title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|access-date=2015-12-30
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034539/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13303
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 21,176 people, 7,435 households, and 5,382 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was 31 people per square mile (12/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 8,327 housing units at an average density of 12 per square&nbsp;mile (5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 53.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 45.73% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.43% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 7,435 households, out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,910, and the median income for a family was $36,325. Males had a median income of $33,263 versus $21,388 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,565. About 18.70% of families and 22.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.00% of those under age 18 and 23.20% of those age 65 or over.


[[File:Kaolin mines in Washington County, Georgia.jpg|thumb|350px|Kaolin mines are a major industry in Washington County. Kaolin has had a particularly strong impact on the town of [[Sandersville, Georgia|Sandersville]] which brands itself as the “kaolin capital of the world.” Each October, the town hosts a festival that includes a parade of heavy mining machinery, kaolin mine tours, and a beauty pageant that crowns Miss Kaolin.<ref>[https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147689/kaolin-capital-of-the-world Kaolin mines in Washington County, Georgia]</ref>]]
[[File:Kaolin mines in Washington County, Georgia.jpg|thumb|350px|Kaolin mines are a major industry in Washington County. Kaolin has had a particularly strong impact on the town of [[Sandersville, Georgia|Sandersville]] which brands itself as the “kaolin capital of the world.” Each October, the town hosts a festival that includes a parade of heavy mining machinery, kaolin mine tours, and a beauty pageant that crowns Miss Kaolin.<ref>[https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147689/kaolin-capital-of-the-world Kaolin mines in Washington County, Georgia]</ref>]]



==Education==
==Education==
The county is served by the Washington County School District, which includes:<ref name=District>{{Cite web
The county is served by the Washington County School District, which includes:<ref name="District">{{Cite web
| title = Washington County Board of Education - Washington County Board of Education Listing
| title = Washington County Board of Education - Washington County Board of Education Listing
| url = http://www.washington.k12.ga.us/site_listing.aspx?categoryId=All
| url = http://www.washington.k12.ga.us/site_listing.aspx?categoryId=All
| author = District, Washington County School
| author = District, Washington County School
| access-date = 2009-05-26
| access-date = May 26, 2009
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
* Ridge Road Elementary School
* Ridge Road Elementary School
Line 184: Line 211:


The county is also the location of one privately run school:
The county is also the location of one privately run school:
* Brentwood School
* [[Brentwood School (Sandersville)|Brentwood School]]

==Communities==
* [[Davisboro, Georgia|Davisboro]]
* [[Deepstep, Georgia|Deepstep]]
* [[Harrison, Georgia|Harrison]]
* [[Oconee, Georgia|Oconee]]
* [[Riddleville, Georgia|Riddleville]]
* [[Sandersville, Georgia|Sandersville]] (county seat)
* [[Tennille, Georgia|Tennille]]
* [[Warthen, Georgia|Warthen]]


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
The 1933 short story "[[The People's Choice (story)|The People's Choice]]" by [[Erskine Caldwell]] is set in Washington County, where the story's protagonist is a popular local politician elected again and again as the county's tax assessor.


In 1992, the [[Pig Monument]] was erected in the county, near Oconee off of Georgia State Route 272. The monument commemorates a 1933 event where several residents of the county gathered together to help a local farmer rescue a pig that had fallen down a [[dry well]].
The 1933 short story [[The People's Choice (story)|The People's Choice]] by [[Erskine Caldwell]] is set in Washington County, where the story's protagonist is a popular local politician elected again and again as the county's tax assessor.


The biography of one of the main characters (Grant Alexander) in the 2011 console game "X-Men: Destiny" states that they were born in Sandersville, Georgia.
The biography of one of the main characters (Grant Alexander) in the 2011 console game ''[[X-Men: Destiny]]'' states that they were born in Sandersville, Georgia.


==Politics==
==Politics==
Like most other majority-minority counties in the [[Southern United States|South]], Washington County has primarily backed Democratic Party candidates for most of its history. Democratic margins of victory in presidential elections were far greater prior to 1964, but the county has only failed to back a Democratic presidential candidate five times in its history. However, no candidate of any party since [[Bill Clinton]] in 1996 has managed to win the county by a margin of 1,000 votes or greater.
Like most other majority-minority counties in the [[Southern United States|South]], Washington County has primarily backed Democratic Party candidates for most of its history. Democratic margins of victory in presidential elections were far greater prior to 1964, but the county has only failed to back a Democratic presidential candidate five times in its history. However, no candidate of any party since [[Bill Clinton]] in 1996 has managed to win the county by a margin of 1,000 votes or greater.
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|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|49.0% ''4,149''
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|795|2,381|0|Georgia}}
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.6%''' ''4,200''
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|204|1,169|6|Georgia}}
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''112''
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|351|1,094|0|Georgia}}
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{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|253|1,112|9|Georgia}}
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Georgia|2012]]'''
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|149|1,286|6|Georgia}}
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.8% ''4,035''
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|9|1,923|4|Georgia}}
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.5%''' ''4,714''
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|472|1,142|0|Georgia}}
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''68''
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|130|758|77|Georgia}}
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{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|118|1,134|0|Georgia}}
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election in Georgia|2008]]'''
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|18|954|156|Georgia}}
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.5% ''4,216''
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|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.9%''' ''4,607''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''55''
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|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election in Georgia|2004]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.9%''' ''4,081''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.5% ''3,733''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''44''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election in Georgia|2000]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.3% ''3,162''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.0%''' ''3,476''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''53''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election in Georgia|1996]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.9% ''2,348''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.6%''' ''4,057''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.4% ''514''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election in Georgia|1992]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.5% ''2,384''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.2%''' ''3,508''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.4% ''833''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election in Georgia|1988]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.1%''' ''2,752''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.6% ''2,615''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''16''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election in Georgia|1984]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.8% ''2,887''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.2%''' ''3,034''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election in Georgia|1980]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.0% ''1,822''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.4%''' ''3,452''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''90''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election in Georgia|1976]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.0% ''1,657''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.0%''' ''3,865''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election in Georgia|1972]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.8%''' ''3,901''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.2% ''1,246''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/American Independent}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.4% ''1,247''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.6% ''1443''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''43.0%''' ''2,029''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election in Georgia|1964]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.6%''' ''2,296''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.3% ''1,830''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''1''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election in Georgia|1960]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.3% ''956''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.7%''' ''2,004''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1956 United States presidential election in Georgia|1956]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.2% ''602''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''80.8%''' ''2,530''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1952 United States presidential election in Georgia|1952]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.0% ''795''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''75.0%''' ''2,381''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1948 United States presidential election in Georgia|1948]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.8% ''204''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''84.8%''' ''1,169''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''6''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election in Georgia|1944]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.3% ''351''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''75.7%''' ''1,094''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election in Georgia|1940]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|18.4% ''253''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''80.9%''' ''1,112''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% ''9''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election in Georgia|1936]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|10.3% ''149''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''89.2%''' ''1,286''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''6''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election in Georgia|1932]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|0.5% ''9''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''99.3%''' ''1,923''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''4''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1928 United States presidential election in Georgia|1928]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.2% ''472''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.8%''' ''1,142''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election in Georgia|1924]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|13.5% ''130''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''78.6%''' ''758''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.0% ''77''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1920 United States presidential election in Georgia|1920]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|9.4% ''118''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''90.6%''' ''1,134''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election in Georgia|1916]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|13.8% ''156''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''84.6%''' ''954''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% ''18''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1912 United States presidential election in Georgia|1912]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|9.8% ''160''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''88.5%''' ''1,440''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''27''
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Central Savannah River Area]]
* [[Central Savannah River Area]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Georgia]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Georgia]]
*[[List of counties in Georgia]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1784]]
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[[Category:Black Belt (U.S. region)]]
[[Category:Majority-minority counties in Georgia]]

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Washington County
County
County courthouse
County courthouse
Map of Georgia highlighting Washington County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°58′N 82°47′W / 32.97°N 82.79°W / 32.97; -82.79
Land Vereinigte Staaten
State Georgien
GegründetFebruary 25, 1784; 240 years ago (1784)
Named forGeorge Washington
SeatSandersville
Largest citySandersville
Area
 • Total684 sq mi (1,770 km2)
 • Land678 sq mi (1,760 km2)
 • Water5.9 sq mi (15 km2)  0.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,988
 • Estimate 
(2023)
19,820 Decrease
 • Density29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district12th
Websitewashingtoncountyga.gov

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,988.[1][2] The county seat is Sandersville.[3] The county was established on February 25, 1784. It was named for Revolutionary War general (and afterward President of the United States) George Washington.[4]

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 684 square miles (1,770 km2), of which 678 square miles (1,760 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) (0.9%) is water.[5]

The western portion of Washington County, west of a north-to-south line running through Sandersville, is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The northeastern portion of the county, north of Riddleville, is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, while the southeastern portion, centered on Harrison, is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.[6]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Communities

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Cities

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Towns

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Census-designated places

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Other unincorporated communities

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
17904,552—
180010,300126.3%
18109,940−3.5%
182010,6276.9%
18309,820−7.6%
184010,5657.6%
185011,76611.4%
186012,6987.9%
187015,84224.8%
188021,96438.6%
189025,23714.9%
190028,22711.8%
191028,174−0.2%
192028,147−0.1%
193025,030−11.1%
194024,230−3.2%
195021,012−13.3%
196018,903−10.0%
197017,480−7.5%
198018,8427.8%
199019,1121.4%
200021,17610.8%
201021,1870.1%
202019,988−5.7%
2023 (est.)19,820[7]−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1880[9] 1890-1910[10]
1920-1930[11] 1930-1940[12]
1940-1950[13] 1960-1980[14]
1980-2000[15] 2010[1] 2020[2]

2020 Census

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Washington County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[16] Pop 2010[17] Pop 2020[18] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 9,620 9,339 8,412 45.43% 44.08% 42.09%
Black or African American alone (NH) 11,233 11,124 10,698 53.05% 52.50% 53.52%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 35 19 37 0.17% 0.09% 0.19%
Asian alone (NH) 55 104 76 0.26% 0.49% 0.38%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 2 1 0 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 11 26 30 0.05% 0.12% 0.15%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 86 167 401 0.41% 0.79% 2.01%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 134 407 334 0.63% 1.92% 1.67%
Total 21,176 21,187 19,988 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,988 people, 7,503 households, and 5,315 families residing in the county.

Kaolin mines are a major industry in Washington County. Kaolin has had a particularly strong impact on the town of Sandersville which brands itself as the “kaolin capital of the world.” Each October, the town hosts a festival that includes a parade of heavy mining machinery, kaolin mine tours, and a beauty pageant that crowns Miss Kaolin.[19]

Bildung

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The county is served by the Washington County School District, which includes:[20]

The county is also the location of one privately run school:

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The 1933 short story "The People's Choice" by Erskine Caldwell is set in Washington County, where the story's protagonist is a popular local politician elected again and again as the county's tax assessor.

In 1992, the Pig Monument was erected in the county, near Oconee off of Georgia State Route 272. The monument commemorates a 1933 event where several residents of the county gathered together to help a local farmer rescue a pig that had fallen down a dry well.

The biography of one of the main characters (Grant Alexander) in the 2011 console game X-Men: Destiny states that they were born in Sandersville, Georgia.

Politics

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Like most other majority-minority counties in the South, Washington County has primarily backed Democratic Party candidates for most of its history. Democratic margins of victory in presidential elections were far greater prior to 1964, but the county has only failed to back a Democratic presidential candidate five times in its history. However, no candidate of any party since Bill Clinton in 1996 has managed to win the county by a margin of 1,000 votes or greater.

United States presidential election results for Washington County, Georgia[21]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 4,668 49.24% 4,743 50.03% 69 0.73%
2016 4,149 48.90% 4,200 49.50% 136 1.60%
2012 4,035 45.76% 4,714 53.46% 68 0.77%
2008 4,216 47.49% 4,607 51.89% 55 0.62%
2004 4,081 51.93% 3,733 47.51% 44 0.56%
2000 3,162 47.26% 3,476 51.95% 53 0.79%
1996 2,348 33.94% 4,057 58.64% 514 7.43%
1992 2,384 35.45% 3,508 52.16% 833 12.39%
1988 2,752 51.12% 2,615 48.58% 16 0.30%
1984 2,887 48.76% 3,034 51.24% 0 0.00%
1980 1,822 33.97% 3,452 64.35% 90 1.68%
1976 1,657 30.01% 3,865 69.99% 0 0.00%
1972 3,901 75.79% 1,246 24.21% 0 0.00%
1968 1,247 26.43% 1,443 30.58% 2,029 43.00%
1964 2,296 55.63% 1,830 44.34% 1 0.02%
1960 956 32.30% 2,004 67.70% 0 0.00%
1956 602 19.22% 2,530 80.78% 0 0.00%
1952 795 25.03% 2,381 74.97% 0 0.00%
1948 204 14.79% 1,169 84.77% 6 0.44%
1944 351 24.29% 1,094 75.71% 0 0.00%
1940 253 18.41% 1,112 80.93% 9 0.66%
1936 149 10.34% 1,286 89.24% 6 0.42%
1932 9 0.46% 1,923 99.33% 4 0.21%
1928 472 29.24% 1,142 70.76% 0 0.00%
1924 130 13.47% 758 78.55% 77 7.98%
1920 118 9.42% 1,134 90.58% 0 0.00%
1916 18 1.60% 954 84.57% 156 13.83%
1912 28 2.51% 920 82.51% 167 14.98%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  2. ^ a b U.S. 2020 Census Bureau report, Washington County, Georgia
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 247. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2003.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  14. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  16. ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Washington County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Washington County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Washington County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ Kaolin mines in Washington County, Georgia
  20. ^ District, Washington County School. "Washington County Board of Education - Washington County Board of Education Listing". Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  21. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

Further reading

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  • Ella Mitchell, History of Washington County. Atlanta, GA: Byrd Printing Company, 1924. —Reissued 1973.
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