Washington County, Maryland
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Burnside's Bridge in Washington County, site of heavy combat during the Battle of Antietam
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 Location in the U.S. state of Maryland |
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 Maryland's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | September 6, 1776 | ||
| Named for | George Washington | ||
| Seat | Hagerstown | ||
| Largest city | Hagerstown | ||
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| • Total | 467 sq mi (1,210 km2) | ||
| • Land | 458 sq mi (1,186 km2) | ||
| • Water | 9.6 sq mi (25 km2), 2.0% | ||
| Population (est.) | |||
| • (2015) | 149,585 | ||
| • Density | 320/sq mi (124/km²) | ||
| Congressional district | 6th | ||
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | ||
| Website | www |
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Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 147,430. 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.
The western portions 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.
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