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Population (year 2000): 8,186. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,669 (+67.0% change)
Males: 4,181 (51.1%), Females: 4,005 (48.9%)
Washington County
Zip code:
84780
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $35,341 (year 2000)
Median house value: $123,600 (year 2000)
Races in Washington:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: English (33.7%), German (12.8%),
United States (8.4%), Danish (7.4%), Irish (5.7%), Scottish
(4.3%).
Elevation: 2800 feet
Land area: 31.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Washington
- High school or higher: 87.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Washington city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 67.3%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 7.9%
2.4% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.4%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,985 (+94.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Washington:
- DIXIE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; ST
GEORGE, UT)
- VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 50 miles; CEDAR
CITY, UT)
- GROVER C DILS MEDICAL CENTER (about 71 miles;
CALIENTE, NV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Washington:
- ST GEORGE MUNI (about 7 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; ID:
SGU)
- CEDAR CITY REGIONAL (about 50 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT;
ID: CDC)
- NELLIS AFB (about 123 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; ID: LSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Washington:
- HURRICANE (about 15 miles; HURRICANE, UT; ID: 1L8)
- COLORADO CITY MUNI (about 37 miles; COLORADO CITY,
AZ; ID: AZC)
- MESQUITE (about 43 miles; MESQUITE, NV; ID: 67L)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Washington:
- DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH (about 7 miles; ST
GEORGE, UT; Full-time enrollment: 4,347)
- SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; CEDAR
CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 5,091)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA (about 129
miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; FT enrollment: 13,686)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS (about 131 miles; LAS
VEGAS, NV; FT enrollment: 15,686)
- MOHAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 132 miles; KINGMAN,
AZ; FT enrollment: 2,405)
- NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 144 miles;
FLAGSTAFF, AZ; FT enrollment: 15,758)
- YAVAPAI COLLEGE (about 189 miles; PRESCOTT, AZ; FT
enrollment: 3,415)
Public primary/middle school in Washington:
- WASHINGTON ELEM SCH (Students: 592; Location:
300 N 300 E; Grades: KG - 05)
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