Washington, Utah Washington, Utah Location in Washington County and the state of Utah Location in Washington County and the state of Utah County Washington Named for George Washington Washington is a town/city in Washington County, Utah, United States and is a part of the St.
George Metropolitan Area, also known as Utah's Dixie because the Mormon pioneers that settled the St.
George region came to the region to raise cotton, which was milled at the cotton foundry in Washington.
Washington is a suburb of St.
George, and is the second biggest city in Washington County. The town/city administration has tried to encourage the use of the name "Washington City" in recent years, relying on old pioneer documents from the 19th Century that use that term, but many metros/cities haphazardly added "City" to early documents when it was never intended that the metros/cities involved use "City" as part of their names. The U.S.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 32.5 square miles (85.2 km ), of which 32.5 square miles (85.1 km ) is territory and 0.07 square mile (0.1 km ) (0.10%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,186 citizens , 2,614 homeholds, and 2,117 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.31% White, 0.37% African American, 1.71% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.15% from other competitions, and 1.08% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,341, and the median income for a family was $39,003.
The per capita income for the town/city was $14,032.
The City of Washington has five town/city council members: Councilman Garth Nisson, Councilman Troy Belliston, Councilwoman Kolene Granger, Councilman Thad Seegmiller, Councilman Jeff Turek.
Mayor Kenneth Neilson has been mayor from 2010 to present. Washington uses a town/city manager to run the day-to-day activities.
"Mayor & City Council".
"Office of City Manager".
Media related to Washington, Utah at Wikimedia Commons Official website of the City of Washington, Utah Faithful Men Baptist Church, Washington, Utah Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Utah, United States George Toquerville Washington
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Cities in the Mojave Desert - Cities in Utah - Populated places established in 1857 - Cities in Washington County, Utah - 1857 establishments in Utah Territory
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