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Washington, Utah

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the St. George census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84780. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Washington quadrangle. 27,993 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,792 feet above sea level.

Washington within Washington County

On record in Washington

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 5 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Washington grew from 18,761 to 27,993 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201018,761
202027,993+9,232 (+49%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

8 of 26 photographs shown, 1940

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Reservoir of water used for irrigation. Washington County, Utah
Reservoir of water used for irrigation. Washington County, Utah
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Mormon farmer extracting juice from cane, Ivins, Washington County, Utah
Mormon farmer extracting juice from cane, Ivins, Washington County, Utah
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Turkeys are one of the main crops around Ivins, Washington County, Utah. See general caption
Turkeys are one of the main crops around Ivins, Washington County, Utah. See general caption
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Irrigation water reservoir of FSA (Farm Security Administration) clients. Washington County, Utah
Irrigation water reservoir of FSA (Farm Security Administration) clients. Washington County, Utah
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Member of FSA (Farm Security Administration) cooperative pipe line used for irrigation purposes. Saint George, Washington County, Utah
Member of FSA (Farm Security Administration) cooperative pipe line used for irrigation purposes. Saint George, Washington County, Utah
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Pine Creek Historic Complex, Chief Ranger's House, Springdale, Washington County, UT
Pine Creek Historic Complex, Chief Ranger's House, Springdale, Washington County, UT
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Shem Dam, Along Santa Clara River on west side of County Road 3184, 0.9 miles north of intersection with Old Highway 91, Ivins, Washington County, UT
Shem Dam, Along Santa Clara River on west side of County Road 3184, 0.9 miles north of intersection with Old Highway 91, Ivins, Washington County, UT
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Washington County Courthouse, 100 North Street, Saint George, Washington County, UT
Washington County Courthouse, 100 North Street, Saint George, Washington County, UT
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Washington County

Fires near this place

166 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Washington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24,334 acres in total. 11 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined77
Equipment and vehicle use22
Debris and open burning21
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Fireworks13
Natural11
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony2
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsTELEGRAPH
9 September 2003Naturalunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsMM 17
8 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresCedar City Field OfficeWASHINGTON ASSIST 02
8 September 1999Natural4.0 acresCedar City Field OfficePARKWAY
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouthwest AreaWASHINGTON DAM
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwest AreaCOUNTRY WAY
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwest AreaMILL WASH
5 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsGREEN SPRINGS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Washington: 17 prospects, 14 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Pumice, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Llama GroupUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Llama GroupVanadium, UraniumOccurrence
Picture Stone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Basalt Riprap #27038Volcanic MaterialsProspectBasalt
Borrow PitSilicaProducer
Clay PitBentonitePast ProducerSedimentary
Clay PitBentonitePast Producer
Riprap Deposit #27047Volcanic MaterialsProspectBasalt
Unknown ProspectUraniumProspect
Unknown ProspectSilver, CopperOccurrenceCerargyrite, Malachite

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

9 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washington in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2018Flash FloodWashington$75,000Heavy rain fell in the city of Washington, flooding approximately six homes.
August 2014Flash FloodWashington$75,000Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Washington City, including road flooding along Main Street. At least 6 homes were damaged by flood waters, and flooding also occurred in a grocery store.
August 2024Flash FloodWashington$50,000Time is estimated. St. George Police reported standing water on I-15 at Washington, milepost 10, that likely led to a rollover accident.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindWashington$35,000Strong thunderstorm winds caused significant damage to a barn near Washington, Utah. Parts of the barn blew across the road, damaging power lines along the way.
July 2013Flash FloodWashington$20,000Flash flooding occurred in the town of Washington, with flooding beginning along Washington Drive and Interstate 15, and then spreading into the Coral Canyon subdivision. Two homes were especially impacted, with flood waters moving into their backyards. Using water pumps, the fire department was able to keep the flooding from entering one of the homes, but they were unable to keep waters from flowing into the second home. Water and mud as deep as two inches made it into the majority of the home, with interior damages estimated to be as high as $15,000.
July 2013Flash FloodWashington$10,000Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Washington, resulting in the evacuation of two homes. The homes experienced minor damage from the flood waters, and most of the damage across town was to yards and other outdoor areas.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindWashington$5,000Power lines were reported down in Washington.
August 2022HailWashington-A storm produced hail 1 inch in diameter in St. George. The time of the report is estimated.
March 2020Heavy RainWashington-Washington county officials received a report of 1.41 inches of rain.

Every storm recorded in Washington County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Middleton1.8 miles20
Saint George4.4 miles20
Harrisburg Junction4.6 miles17
Bloomington Hills5.5 miles20
Santa Clara7.7 miles19
Bloomington (historical)7.8 miles20
Harrisburg8.0 miles17
Atkinville9.4 miles20

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on WashingtonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q482386The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1447019. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.