Washington, Kansas

**Washington** is a city in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Kansas, United States.  As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,071.

## History

Washington was created in spring 1860. In 1860, it became the county seat. Until the end of the American Civil War, it was protected by two stockaded buildings, the Washington Company House and Woolbert's Stockade Hotel.

The first post office in Washington was created in November 1861.

## Geography

Washington is at  (39.816877, -97.052503). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,071 people, 479 households, and 267 families living in Washington. Of the households, 74.1% owned their home and 25.9% rented their home.

The median age was 42.4 years. Of the people, 90.8% were White, 0.6% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 2.1% were from some other race, and 6.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.0% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,131 people, 512 households, and 311 families living in Washington.

## Famous people

- Charlie Becker - actor, lived in town for short time.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Washington
- Washington - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 108, local school district
- Maps
- Washington City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Washington, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image map**: Washington_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Washington_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Washington County, Kansas, Washington County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Washington Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Washington County, Kansas, Washington County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Washington County, Kansas, Washington
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1860
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1875
- **named for**: George Washington
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.01
- **area land sq mi**: 0.97
- **area water sq mi**: 0.04
- **area total km2**: 2.62
- **area land km2**: 2.52
- **area water km2**: 0.10
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1319
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1071
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66968
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-75825
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485656