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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 a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,137. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named in honor of the first President of the United States, George Washington. It is located to the Arkansas border.
The Greenville, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Washington County. It is located in the Mississippi Delta.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 1,976
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| 1840 | 7,287
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| 1850 | 8,389
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| 1860 | 15,679
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| 1870 | 14,569
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| 1880 | 25,367
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| 1890 | 40,414
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| 1900 | 49,216
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| 1910 | 48,933
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| 1920 | 51,092
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| 1930 | 54,310
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| 1940 | 67,576
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| 1950 | 70,504
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| 1960 | 78,638
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| 1970 | 70,581
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| 1980 | 72,344
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| 1990 | 67,935
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Note: Total for 1800 excludes population (1,250) of Washington County, Mississippi Territory, nearly all of which is now in Alabama; total for 1810 excludes population (9,046) of Baldwin, Madison, and Washington Counties, Mississippi Territory, now entirely or mostly in Alabama. Mississippi's present-day Madison and Washington Counties were created in the 1820's.. Population for 1860 is that published in the 1860 report as "estimated".
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mswashin
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