Washington County, Texas

Washington County is known for the where the signing of the  took place. Thus, forming the. Washington county is located in the of. As of 2000, the population was 30,373. Its is. The county is named for, the first.

Notable events
In 2007, 2008 US presidential candidate became the first presidential candidate to campaign in Washington County. Paul is a member of the US House of Representatives from the 14th District of Texas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,609 (621 ). 1,578 km² (609 sq mi) of it is land and 31 km² (12 sq mi) of it (1.95%) is water.

Major Highways
See for more roadways in Washington County.
 * [[Image:US 290.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 36.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 105.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 30,373 people, 11,322 households, and 7,936 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (50/sq mi). There were 13,241 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.68%, 18.66% or , 0.27% , 1.21% , 4.02% from , and 1.16% from two or more races. 8.71% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,322 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 11.10% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,760, and the median income for a family was $43,982. Males had a median income of $31,698 versus $21,346 for females. The for the county was $17,384. About 9.80% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the, including 14.80% of those under age 18 and 14.50% of those age 65 or over.