Washington County, Tennessee

Washington County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 107,198. Its is. The county's largest city and a regional educational, medical and commercial center is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 854 (330 ). 845 km² (326 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (3 sq mi) of it (1.06%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 107,198 people, 44,195 households, and 29,478 families residing in the county. The was 127/km² (328/sq mi). There were 47,779 housing units at an average density of 57/km² (146/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.72%, 3.82% or , 0.24% , 0.73% , 0.02% , 0.51% from , and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 44,195 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.60% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.30% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,116, and the median income for a family was $41,162. Males had a median income of $30,874 versus $21,485 for females. The for the county was $19,085. About 10.20% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 14.20% of those age 65 or over.

History
The Johnson City-Jonesborough-Washington County region has a colorful and fascinating history. The county was established in 1777 as Washington County, and was named in honor of General  while the  was underway. At that time, "Washington County" included the geographic area that later became the entire State of Tennessee. The county also was part of the "" from 1784 through 1788 (an attempt to create the fourteenth state) prior to Tennessee becoming a state in 1796.

Jonesborough, Tennessee's oldest town, has been carefully restored as one of the nation's most authentic historic districts from the period 1790 - 1870. Johnson City, originally known as Johnson's Depot, was a major railway center for the southeastern states and was the headquarters for the Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio (Clinchfield) and East Tennessee and Western North Carolina (Tweetsie) Railroads. Significant restoration efforts are underway to recognize the railroad heritage of the Johnson's Depot Historic District and to restore historic properties to reflect Johnson City's late nineteenth and early twentieth century era as a railway center.

Schools

 * Boones Creek Elementary School
 * Boones Creek Middle School
 * (Johnson City Public School)
 * (Johnson City Public School)
 * (Johnson City Public School)

Notable Residents

 * -- 2005 Miss Tennessee USA