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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 Greenville is the Seat for Washington County.

Washington County was founded in 1827. Washington was created by taking area from Warren and Yazoo Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Washington had a population of 43,909 people. This is a decrease of 14.07% since the last Census (which gave a population of 51,097 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Washington represented 1.72% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Washington County:

  • Arcola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcola is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
  • Hollandale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leland is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <2>
  • Metcalfe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 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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