Washington (Georgia)
| Washington | |
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 Wilkes County Courthouse |
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| Location in Wilkes County and Georgia | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1774 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Georgia |
| County : | Wilkes County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 44 ′ N , 82 ° 44 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 4,295 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 211.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 20.3 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 20.3 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 185 m |
| Postal code : | 30673 |
| Area code : | +1 706 |
| FIPS : | 13-80704 |
| GNIS ID : | 0356620 |
| Website : | www.washingtongeorgia.net |
Washington is a city in Wilkes County , Georgia , in the United States . The city is the county seat of Wilkes County . The last census in 2000 showed a population of 4295.
sons and daughters of the town
- Edward Porter Alexander (1835–1910), Brigadier General of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War
- Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell (1821-1891), politician, lawyer and brigadier general of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War
- Clifford H. Pope (1899–1974), herpetologist and non-fiction author
- Robert Augustus Toombs (1810–1885), politician and brigadier general in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War