Washington, Utah

Washington, Utah
City
Nickname(s): Dog Town
Location of Washington, Utah
Coordinates: 37°7′10″N 113°30′12″W / 37.11944°N 113.50333°W / 37.11944; -113.50333Coordinates: 37°7′10″N 113°30′12″W / 37.11944°N 113.50333°W / 37.11944; -113.50333
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Washington
Settled	1857
Named for	George Washington
Area
• Total	32.9 sq mi (85.2 km2)
• Land	32.9 sq mi (85.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	2,792 ft (851 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	18,761
• Density	571.0/sq mi (220.5/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84780
Area code(s)	435
FIPS code	49-81960[1]
GNIS feature ID	1447019[2]

Washington is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States and a suburb in the St. George Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Utah's Dixie because the Mormon pioneers that settled the St. George area came to the area to raise cotton, which was milled at the cotton mill in Washington City. The population was 8,186 at the 2000 census, and 18,761 as of the 2010 Census.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.5 square miles (85.2 km²), of which 32.5 square miles (85.1 km²) is land and 0.07 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.10%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 8,186 people, 2,614 households, and 2,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 259.7 people per square mile (100.2/km²). There were 3,199 housing units at an average density of 101.5 per square mile (39.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.31% White, 0.37% African American, 1.71% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.15% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.69% of the population.

There were 2,614 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,341, and the median income for a family was $39,003. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,434 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,032. About 7.5% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Washington City has five city council members: Councilman Bill Hudson, Councilman Mike Heaton, Councilman Roger Bundy, Councilman Thad Seegmiller, Councilman Jeff Turek. Mayor Kenneth Neilson has been mayor from 2010 to present. Washington City uses a city manager to run the day to day activities. The current city manager is Roger Carter.^[5]

See also

• Elephant Arch

References

External links

Media related to Washington, Utah at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of the City of Washington, Utah

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