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Washington County is a county located in the U.S. State of Maryland.
As of 2000, the population is 131,923. It was the first county in the United States to be named for the Revolutionary War general (and later President of the United States) George Washington. Its county seat is Hagerstown.
This county is a part of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area.
The western part of Maryland (including the present Washington County) was incorporated into Prince George's County in 1696. This county included six current counties, and by repeated splitting, new ones were generated. The first was Frederick from Prince George's in 1748.
Washington County was formed in 1776 by the splitting of Frederick County. At the same time, another county, Montgomery CountyMontgomery County is a suburban county located in the U. State of Maryland north and west of Washington, D. Its county seat is Rockville. This county is a part of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area. History The area now known as Montgomery County, was also split off from Frederick County and named for another general, Richard MontgomeryRichard Montgomery ( December 2, 1738- December 31, 1775) was an Irish- American soldier. He was born in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland, the son of Thomas Montgomery (a member of Parliament) and Mary Franklin Montgomery. He was an officer in the British A. Washington County as created included the areas later to become Allegany CountyAllegany County is a county located in the western portion of the U. State of Maryland. As of 2000, the population is 74,930. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name Allegany comes from a local Indian word, oolikhanna and means "beautiful stream. It shoul (split off in 1789Events January 7 First nationwide United States election January 21 The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth is printed in Boston, Massachusetts January 23 Georgetown College becomes the first Catholic coll) and Garrett CountyGarrett County is the westernmost county of the U. State of Maryland. As of 2000, the population is 29,846. It was named for John Work Garrett ( 1820- 1884), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1858 until his death in 1884. Its county seat i (included in Allegany County when it was split off in 1789, later split from Allegany County), so included the entire westernmost part of the state of Maryland.
According to the U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the county has a total area of 1,211 km²Square kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m² 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers (468 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 1,187 km² (458 mi²) of it is land and 24 km² (9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.01% water.
Washington County is still governed by county commissioners, the traditional form of county government in Maryland.
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