Washington County, Maryland
Washington County | |
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Burnside's Bridge in Washington County, site of heavy combat during the Battle of Antietam | |
Location within the U.S. state of Maryland | |
Maryland's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′N 77°49′W / 39.6°N 77.81°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| Founded | September 6, 1776 |
| Named after | George Washington |
| Seat | Hagerstown |
| Largest city | Hagerstown |
| Area | |
• Total | 467 sq mi (1,210 km2) |
| • Land | 458 sq mi (1,190 km2) |
| • Water | 9.6 sq mi (25 km2) 2.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 154,705 |
• Estimate (2023) | 155,813 |
| • Density | 330/sq mi (130/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. The population was 154,705 as of the 2020 census. Its county seat and largest city is Hagerstown. The county is part of the Western Maryland region of the state.
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 Martinsburg 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.