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Welcome to Washington County ...

Time Zone: Washington County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Fayetteville is the Seat for Washington County.

Washington County was founded in 1828 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Washington had a population of 239,187 people. This is an increase of 17.23% since the last Census (which gave a population of 204,024 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Washington represented 7% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Washington County:

  • Elkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Elkins is located in Washington County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
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  • Elm Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Farmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fayetteville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Goshen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Goshen is located in Washington County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
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  • Greenland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenland is located in Washington County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Johnson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Johnson is located in Washington County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Washington County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
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    • Prairie Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Springdale is located in Washington County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,115 people
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    • Tontitown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tontitown is located in Washington County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,065 people
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    • West Fork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • West Fork is located in Washington County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,623 people
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    • Winslow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Winslow is located in Washington County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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