Washington County, Virginia

Washington County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 51,103. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for, who was then of the. Washington County has the distinction of being the first geographical region to be named after the president of the United States. In the northwestern part of Washington County became. In the western part of what remained of Washington County was combined with parts of  and Russell County to form. In the northeastern part of Washington County was combined with part of  to form. With the incorporation of the town of Goodson as the of  in, Washington County assumed its present size.

Geography
A farm in Washington County, Virginia According to the, the county has a total area of 1,466 (566 ). 1,458 km² (563 mi²) of it is land and 8 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.55%) is water.

Districts
The county is divided into seven magisterial districts: Harrison, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Taylor, Tyler, and Wilson.

Adjacent Counties

 * - northeast
 * - east-southeast
 * - south-southeast
 * - southwest
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 51,103 people, 21,056 households, and 14,949 families residing in the county. The was 35/km² (91/mi²). There were 22,985 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.56%, 1.32% or , 0.11% , 0.27% , 0.03% , 0.14% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 21,056 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county, the population was spread out with 20.80% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,742, and the median income for a family was $40,162. Males had a median income of $30,104 versus $21,307 for females. The for the county was $18,350. About 8.10% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 14.20% of those age 65 or over.

Colleges

 * Emory and Henry College, Emory
 * Virginia Highlands Community College,