|
Date Established: March 28, 1781
Population: 202,897 (2000 estimate)
County Seat: The City of Washington
Land Area: 863.6 square miles
Highest Pointe: Mt. Wheeler (North Franklin Township)
- 1,523 feet above sea level
Lowest Point: Elrama (Union Township)
- 760 feet above sea level
Climate
Average Summer Temperature - 82
Average Winter Temperature - 36.5
Average Annual Rainfall - 36.39 inches
Average Annual Snowfall - 45.3 inches
Principal Products (Agriculture)
Milk and Dairy Products
Principal Products (Industry)
Coal, Primary and Fabricated Metals, Electric Machinery
Value of Production (Agriculture)
35.0 million annually
Value of Production (Industry)
1.9 billion annually
Assessed Value of Taxable Real Estate
Over 1 billion (1998)
Governmental Units: 67 Municipalities
2 Third Class Cities (Monongahela & Washington)
33 Boroughs
32 Townships
Population: 202,897 (2000 estimate)
Number of Males - 97,915
Number of Females - 106,669
Number of Families - 57,237
Number of Households - 80,282
Average Number of Persons per Household - 2.54
Number of Workforce - 93,600
Population Characteristics
Number of Caucasians - 196,810
Number of Blacks - 6,787
Number of Other - 987
Median Age - 37.5
Number of Children 17 years and under - 49,955
Number of Adults (18 - 44) - 75,002
Number of Adults (45 - 64) - 43,817
Number of Adults (65 & over) - 35,770
(Above figures based on 1990 Census Data)
Housing
Housing Units - Total Number - 84,113
Occupied Units - Total Number - 78,533
Owner-Occupied Units - Total number - 59,368
Renter-Occupied Units - Total Number - 19,165
Non-Condominium Units - Median Value - $53,600
Telephone Directory Of Washington County Offices
Administration
724.228.6725
Adult Probation
724.228.6860
Adult Services
724.228.6856
Airport
724.228.5151
Audit Clerk (Orphans' Court)
724.228.6905
Bridge Department
724.228.6855
Budget Department
724.228.6894
Central Services/Purchasing
724.228.6740
Central Switchboard
724.228.6700
Chief Clerk
724.228.6723
Child Care Information Services
724.228.6969
Children and Youth Social Services
724.228.6884
City Hall
724.223.4200
Clerk of Courts
724.228.6787
Commissioners
724.228.6724
Conservation District
724.228.6774
Contract Manager
724.228.6729
Controller
724.228.6800
Cooperative Extension Service
724.228.6881
Coroner
724.228.6785
Correctional Facility
724.228.6845
County Authority
724.250.6508
|
Courts
724.228.6797
Court Administrator
724.228.6797
District Attorney
724.228.6790
Divorce Court
724.222.4865
Domestic Relations
724.228.6756
Drug and Alcohol
724.228.6764
Economic Development
724.228.6816
Election/Registration Office
724.228.6750
Emergency Management Agency
724.228.6733
Emergency Medical Services
724.228.6733
Equal Employment Opportunity Officer
724.228.6746
Fair Board
724.225.7718
Health Center
724.228.7100
Housekeeping and Maintenance
724.223.4681
Housing Authority
724.228.6060
Human Resources
724.228.6738
Human Services
724.228.6863
Industrial Development Agency
724.228.6875
Information Technology
724.228.6766
Jury Commissioners
724.228.6974
Job Training Program Agency
724.228.6870
Juvenile Court and Probation
724.228.6794
|
Law Library
724.228.6747
Main Street Manager
724.229.7207
Mental Health/Retardation
724.228.6832
Parking Garage
724.223.4690
Parks and Recreation
724.228.6867
Planning Commission
724.228.6811
Prothonotary
724.228.6770
Public Defender
724.228.6818
Publications and Information
724.228.6811
Recorder of Deeds
724.228.6806
Redevelopment Authority
724.228.6875
Register of Wills
724.228.6775
Sheriff
724.228.6840
Solicitor
724.228.6805
Tax Assessment
724.228.6850
Tax Claim Bureau
724.228.6767
Tourist Promotion Agency
724.228.5520
Treasurer
724.228.6780
U. of P. Outreach Office
724.228.6973
Unemployment Office
724.223.4500
Veterans Affairs
724.228.6865
Weights and Measures
724.228.6866
|
|
