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| Name | Washington |
| Alt names | Washington | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 35.967°N 94.233°W |
| Located in | Arkansas, United States (1828 - ) |
| See also | Benton, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Carroll, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Franklin, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lawrence, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- 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 a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 203,065. The county seat is Fayetteville. Washington County is Arkansas's 17th county, formed on October 17, 1828, and named for George Washington, the first President of the United States. Washington County is part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1828 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1834 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1845 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 2,182
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| 1840 | 7,148
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| 1850 | 9,970
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| 1860 | 14,673
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| 1870 | 17,266
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| 1880 | 23,844
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| 1890 | 32,024
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| 1900 | 34,256
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| 1910 | 33,889
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| 1920 | 35,468
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| 1930 | 39,255
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| 1940 | 41,114
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| 1950 | 49,979
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| 1960 | 55,797
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| 1970 | 77,370
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| 1980 | 100,494
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| 1990 | 113,409
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