Washington County, Kansas

**Washington County** (standard abbreviation: **WS**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,530 people lived there. Its county seat is Washington. Washington is also the biggest city in Washington County.

### 19th century

In 1857, **Washington County** was created.

### 21st century

In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built north to south through Washington County. There was a lot of controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever does happen).

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.4%) is water.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.0%** _2,363_|style="text-align:center;"|16.5% _475_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _45_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.4%** _2,194_|style="text-align:center;"|14.0% _387_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.7% _184_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.2%** _2,316_|style="text-align:center;"|18.1% _524_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.4%** _2,248_|style="text-align:center;"|22.1% _659_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _73_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.3%** _2,498_|style="text-align:center;"|20.2% _643_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.9%** _2,446_|style="text-align:center;"|21.0% _687_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.1% _134_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.4%** _2,397_|style="text-align:center;"|22.6% _804_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.0% _356_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**47.0%** _1,740_|style="text-align:center;"|24.1% _893_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|28.9% _1,069_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.1%** _2,269_|style="text-align:center;"|31.5% _1,063_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _48_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.7%** _2,979_|style="text-align:center;"|22.6% _889_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _68_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.9%** _3,058_|style="text-align:center;"|19.2% _784_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.9% _241_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.4%** _2,543_|style="text-align:center;"|37.1% _1,564_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _106_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.1%** _3,301_|style="text-align:center;"|22.7% _996_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _97_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.3%** _3,177_|style="text-align:center;"|24.3% _1,131_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.4% _344_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.4%** _2,654_|style="text-align:center;"|42.8% _2,015_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _36_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.1%** _3,707_|style="text-align:center;"|31.3% _1,706_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _31_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.8%** _4,220_|style="text-align:center;"|24.6% _1,389_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.4%** _5,135_|style="text-align:center;"|18.2% _1,148_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _26_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.2%** _3,894_|style="text-align:center;"|32.2% _1,894_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _95_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.1%** _5,040_|style="text-align:center;"|22.3% _1,455_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _41_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.3%** _5,792_|style="text-align:center;"|26.1% _2,061_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.7%** _4,809_|style="text-align:center;"|41.0% _3,355_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|43.4% _3,324_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.3%** _4,234_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _95_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.4%** _4,781_|style="text-align:center;"|31.9% _2,267_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.0%** _4,120_|style="text-align:center;"|22.6% _1,528_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.4% _1,108_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.1%** _4,390_|style="text-align:center;"|22.3% _1,287_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _95_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.7%** _3,766_|style="text-align:center;"|45.5% _3,316_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _200_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|28.4% _1,326_|style="text-align:center;"|**41.0%** _1,914_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|30.6% _1,427_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.5%** _2,711_|style="text-align:center;"|40.4% _1,904_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _99_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.1%** _3,066_|style="text-align:center;"|28.0% _1,259_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.9% _175_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.0%** _2,960_|style="text-align:center;"|42.6% _2,252_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.7%** _2,514_|style="text-align:center;"|48.2% _2,391_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _57_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|44.8% _2,323_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**55.2%** _2,862_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.3%** _2,999_|style="text-align:center;"|31.4% _1,511_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.3% _305_|

Washington County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Washington County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since 1940, only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 won forty percent of Washington County's vote for the Democratic Party.

## Education

The county is served by:
- Washington County USD 108
- Barnes-Hanover-Linn USD 223
- Clifton-Clyde USD 224

### Washington County Schools USD 108

The superintendent is Denise O'Dea. It includes:
- Washington Elementary School (Principal: Amy Hoover)
- Washington County Junior High/High School (Principal: Brock Funke).

### Cities

- Barnes
- Clifton (partly in Clay County)
- Greenleaf
- Haddam
- Hanover
- Hollenberg
- Linn
- Mahaska
- Morrowville
- Palmer
- Vining (partly in Clay County)
- Washington

## More reading

- _70th Anniversary Edition Supplement_; Washington County Register; 88 pages; September 16, 1938.
- _Plat Book of Washington County, Kansas_; Brown-Scoville Publishing Co; 81 pages; 1906.
- _Historical Plat Book of Washington County, Kansas_; J.S. Bird; 90 pages; 1882.

## Other websites

- County
- Washington County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Washington County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Washington County
- **state**: Kansas
- **ex image**: Washington County, Kansas courthouse from W 2.JPG
- **ex image cap**: National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Kansas, Washington County Courthouse in Washington, Kansas, Washington (2015)
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **founded**: February 20, 1857
- **named for**: George Washington
- **seat wl**: Washington
- **largest city wl**: Washington
- **area total sq mi**: 899
- **area land sq mi**: 895
- **area water sq mi**: 3.9
- **area percentage**: 0.4
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 5530
- **population density sq mi**: 6.2
- **area codes**: Area code 785, 785
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central