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Washington County, Missouri (view source)
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'''Washington County''' is a county located in the [[Lead Belt]] region of southeast [[Missouri]]. It had a population of 25,195 at the 2010 census. [[Potosi, Missouri|Potosi]] is the county seat and largest city. One of the oldest counties in the state, it was officially organized in 1813 and named after [[George Washington]], the first [[President of the United States]].
'''Washington County''' is a county located in the [[Lead Belt]] region of southeast [[Missouri]]. It had a population of 25,195 at the 2010 census. [[Potosi, Missouri|Potosi]] is the county seat and largest city. One of the oldest counties in the state, it was officially organized in 1813 and named after [[George Washington]], the first [[President of the United States]].
==Geography==
Washington County lies within the Ozarks Mountains, and can variously be classed as part of southeastern or east-central Missouri. It is generally rectangular in shape, except in the northeastern corner, where the Big River forms part of its boundary. The county is bordered by Jefferson County to the northeast, [[St. Francois County, Missouri|St. Francois County]] to the east, [[Iron County, Missouri|Iron County]] to the south, Crawford County to the west, and Franklin County to the north.
The county's total area is 762.49 square miles, including 759.91 of land and 2.58 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref> It mostly lies in a subdivision of the Ozarks known as the Salem Plateau, with the higher St. Francois Mountains just to the south and east. The western and south-central parts of the county tend to be somewhat higher and more rugged; Pruitt Mountain, lying a few miles southwest of Caledonia near the Iron County line, is the highest point at 1,582 feet. The northeast is much lower and more gently rolling, and a considerable part of the local agriculture is practiced here. The lowest point, at about 550 feet above sea level, occurs at the confluence of Big River and Mineral Fork, near the Jefferson County line.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6571</ref>
Except for a small corner in the southeast which falls into the St. Francis River watershed, the entire county is drained by the Meramec River and its tributary, the Big River. Other notable streams include Courtois Creek and Mineral Fork.<ref>https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/missouri/MO221/0/Washington_MO.pdf</ref>
No federal highways cross through the county. The main routes are Missouri State Highway 8, which runs west to east through its center; Highway 21, which runs roughly north to south and intersects Highway 8 at Potosi; Highway 32, which cuts through Caledonia and the southeastern part of the county; and Highway 47, which runs northwest to southeast through the unincorporated communities of Richwoods and Old Mines.
==Communities==
==Communities==
* [[Caledonia, Missouri|Caledonia]]
* [[Caledonia, Missouri|Caledonia]]
* [[Mineral Point, Missouri|Mineral Point]]
* [[Mineral Point, Missouri|Mineral Point]]
==References==
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[[Category:Missouri]]
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[[Category:Counties]]
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