Washington
city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Summary
Washington is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Washington draws 1,179 Wikipedia views per month (city of pennsylvania category, ranking #24 of 54).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: JoJo Burgess[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Postal code: 15301[7]
- Commons category: Washington, Pennsylvania[8]
- Local dialing code: 724[9]
- Inception: 1768[10]
- Official website: http://www.washingtonpa.us/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Washington, Pennsylvania[12]
- Population: 13,663[13], 13,176[14]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The American Cyclopædia[16], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[17], New International Encyclopedia[18]
- Capital of: Washington County[19]
- Official name: Washington[20]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Washington, Pennsylvania[21]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Washington, Pennsylvania[22]
- Number of households: 5695[23]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Washington, Pennsylvania[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 352 m[25]
- Area: 7.634174 km²[26], 7.634147 km²[27]
- Water as percent of area: 0 percent[28]
- Water area: 0 km²[29]
- Per capita income: 23,309 US dollars[30]
Why It Matters
Washington has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Washington is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]