Welcome to Washington County ...
Time Zone: Washington County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Saint George is the Seat for Washington County.
Washington County is one of the original counties of Utah and was founded in 1852.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Washington had a population of 177,556 people. This is an increase of 28.3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 138,389 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Washington represented 5.01% of the total population of Utah.
Below are some of the communities located in Washington County:
- Apple Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hildale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hurricane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ivins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivins
- Ivins is located in Washington County (UT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
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- La Verkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Leeds is located in Washington County (UT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
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- New Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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- Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Clara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Toquerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Virgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Utah
- Websites specific to Washington County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Iron County
- Kane County
- Mohave County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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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