WASHINGTON COUNTY PROFILE

Date Established: March 28, 1781

Population: 202,897 (2000 estimate)

County Seat: The City of Washington

Land Area: 863.6 square miles

Highest Pointe: Mt. Wheeler (North Franklin Township)
- 1,523 feet above sea level

Lowest Point: Elrama (Union Township)
- 760 feet above sea level

Climate
Average Summer Temperature - 82
Average Winter Temperature - 36.5
Average Annual Rainfall - 36.39 inches
Average Annual Snowfall - 45.3 inches

Principal Products (Agriculture)
Milk and Dairy Products

Principal Products (Industry)
Coal, Primary and Fabricated Metals, Electric Machinery

Value of Production (Agriculture)
35.0 million annually

Value of Production (Industry)
1.9 billion annually

Assessed Value of Taxable Real Estate
Over 1 billion (1998)

Governmental Units: 67 Municipalities
2 Third Class Cities (Monongahela & Washington)
33 Boroughs
32 Townships

Population: 202,897 (2000 estimate)

Number of Males - 97,915
Number of Females - 106,669
Number of Families - 57,237
Number of Households - 80,282
Average Number of Persons per Household - 2.54
Number of Workforce - 93,600

Population Characteristics

Number of Caucasians - 196,810
Number of Blacks - 6,787
Number of Other - 987

Median Age - 37.5
Number of Children 17 years and under - 49,955
Number of Adults (18 - 44) - 75,002
Number of Adults (45 - 64) - 43,817
Number of Adults (65 & over) - 35,770

(Above figures based on 1990 Census Data)

Housing

Housing Units - Total Number - 84,113

Occupied Units - Total Number - 78,533

Owner-Occupied Units - Total number - 59,368

Renter-Occupied Units - Total Number - 19,165

Non-Condominium Units - Median Value - $53,600