Washington County (Ohio)

administration
Marietta Historic District with the Washington County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1974
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Marietta
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 223 Putnam Street Marietta, OH 45750-3015
Foundation :	July 27, 1788
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 740
Demographics
Residents :	61,778 (2010)
Population density :	37.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1658 km²
Water surface :	13 km²
map

Website : www.washingtongov.org

The Washington County is a county in the US state of Ohio . At the 2010 census , the county had 61,778 residents and a population density of 37.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Marietta .

geography

The county is located in southeast Ohio at the confluence of the Muskingum River with the Ohio River. Washington County borders West Virginia to the south and southwest , from which it is separated by the Ohio. It has an area of 1,658 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. The following counties border Washington County:

Morgan County	Noble County	Monroe County
		Tyler County, West Virginia
Athens County	Wood County, West Virginia	Pleasants County, West Virginia

history

Washington

Washington County was formed on July 27, 1788 as the original county from designated free territory. It was named after George Washington (1732-1799), the leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and first President of the United States (1789-1797).

There is a National Historic Landmark in the county , the tugboat WP Snyder Jr. 39 buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 19, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1800	5427	-
1810	5991	10.4%
1820	10,425	74%
1830	11,731	12.5%
1840	20,823	77.5%
1850	29,540	41.9%
1860	36,268	22.8%
1870	40,609	12%
1880	43,244	6.5%
1890	42,380	-2%
1900	48,245	13.8%
1910	45,422	-5.9%
1920	43,049	-5.2%
1930	42,437	-1.4%
1940	43,537	2.6%
1950	44,407	2%
1960	51,689	16.4%
1970	57,160	10.6%
1980	64,266	12.4%
1990	62,254	-3.1%
2000	63.251	1.6%
2010	61,778	-2.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

Muskingum River near Marietta

According to the 2010 census , Washington County had 61,778 people in 25,166 households. The population density was 37.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 1.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.7 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.37 people lived in each of the 25,166 households.

20.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 41,345 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,256. 13.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.