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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Washington County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 154,705. Its county seat is Hagerstown. Washington County was the first county in the United States to be named for the Revolutionary War general (and later President) George Washington. Washington County is one of three Maryland counties recognized by the Appalachian Regional Commission as being part of Appalachia. The county borders southern Pennsylvania to the north, Northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. Washington County is included in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area.
History
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The western portions of the Province of Maryland (including present Washington County) were incorporated into Prince George's County in 1696. This original county included six current counties. The first to be created was Frederick, separated from Prince George's County in 1748.
Following independence, the sovereign State of Maryland formed Washington County on September 6, 1776, by the division of Frederick County. At the same time, a portion of Frederick County became part of the newly created Montgomery County along with portions from Prince George's County and Charles' County, and was named for General Richard Montgomery. Washington County as created included land later to become Allegany County (created in 1789) and Garrett County (included in Allegany County when it was created in 1789, but separated from Allegany County in 1872). Washington County thus originally included the entire western part of the state.
A number of properties in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 15,822
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| 1800 | 18,650
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| 1810 | 18,730
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| 1820 | 23,075
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| 1830 | 25,268
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| 1840 | 28,850
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| 1850 | 30,848
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| 1860 | 31,417
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| 1870 | 34,712
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| 1880 | 38,561
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| 1890 | 39,782
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| 1900 | 45,133
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| 1910 | 49,617
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| 1920 | 59,694
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| 1930 | 65,882
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| 1940 | 68,838
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| 1950 | 78,886
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| 1960 | 91,219
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| 1970 | 103,829
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| 1980 | 113,086
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| 1990 | 121,393
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Washington County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
Washington Co Maryland at Rootsweb
Maryland Roots Network
Washington Co. Maryland Historical Society
Washington Co. MD Newspaper Index
Archives of Maryland Online
Maryland State Archives
Washington Co. Md Free Library
Western Maryland Historical Library
LOC Guide to Maryland Religious Collections
Maryland State Archives Guide to Religious Institutions
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