Washington, Utah

Washington, Utah
City
Nickname(s): Dog Town
Location in Washington County and the state of Utah
Coordinates:
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 (2012)
• Total	20,888
• 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
GNIS feature ID	1447019

Washington is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States and is a part of the St. George Metropolitan 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.

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	196		—
1870	463		136.2%
1880	483		4.3%
1890	315		−34.8%
1900	529		67.9%
1910	424		−19.8%
1920	464		9.4%
1930	435		−6.2%
1940	507		16.6%
1950	435		−14.2%
1960	445		2.3%
1970	750		68.5%
1980	3,092		312.3%
1990	4,198		35.8%
2000	8,186		95.0%
2010	18,761		129.2%
Est. 2014	23,360		24.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census 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 Garth Nisson, Councilman Mike Heaton, Councilman Ron Truman, 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.

See also

• Elephant Arch

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of the City of Washington, Utah
• Faithful Men Baptist Church, Washington, Utah