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About Washington County
Washington County is a county in southeastern Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 35,805. Its county seat is Brenham, which is located along U.S. Highway 290, 72 miles northwest of Houston. The county was created in 1835 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. It is named for George Washington, the first president of the United States.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Washington County at a glance
- County seat
- Brenham
- Population
- 35,805 (2020)
- Land area
- 621 sq mi
- Founded
- 1836
Communities
Largest communities in Washington County
- Brenham county seat17,369
- Burton297
History of Washington County
Washington County comprises the Brenham, TX micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Houston-The Woodlands, TX combined statistical area. Washington-on-the-Brazos in the county is notable as the site of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence during the Convention of 1836. Reflecting the county's history as a destination of mid-19th-century German immigrants who came after the 1848 German revolutions, in the 2000 US Census, more than one-third of residents identified as being of German ancestry.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Part of Texas Voter Check
This is the Washington County page of Texas Voter Check, a project of True the Vote, pointing Texas voters at the official tools that already exist — and at Scan Check Protect to verify your registration.
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