Washington County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′N 88°14′W / 43.37°N 88.23°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1836 |
| Named for | George Washington |
| Seat | West Bend |
| Largest city | West Bend |
| Government | |
| • County Executive | Josh Schoemann |
| Area | |
| • Total | 436 sq mi (1,130 km2) |
| • Land | 431 sq mi (1,120 km2) |
| • Water | 5.0 sq mi (13 km2) 1.2% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 136,761 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 138,168  |
| • Density | 310/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,761.[1] Its county seat is West Bend.[2] The county was created from Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1845.[3] It was named after President George Washington.[4] Washington County is part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2020-census-55131was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe". The Post-Crescent. December 28, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved August 25, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
