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Washington County, Wisconsin

Explore Washington County (Click on picture) Washington County, created in 1836 as a territorial county, is named after George Washington. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the county seat is West Bend.

Land Area	430.82 sq miles
Water Area	5.07 sq miles
Elevation	893 ft at West Bend. 1,335 ft at Holy Hill.
Number of Lakes	54
Area in Lakes	3,080 acres (4.81 sq miles)
Rivers	Ashippun, Bark, Menomonee, Milwaukee, Oconomowoc, Rock
Major Watershed	Rock River (West), Lake Michigan (East)
Geographical Province	Eastern Ridges and Lowlands
Natural Vegetation	Sugar maple, basswood, and elm. Northwest and southeast: areas of black spruce, tamarack, and cedar.
Population
1930: 1970: 1980: 1990: 2000:	26,551 63,830 84,848 95,328 117,493
Border Counties
North: East: South: West:	Fond du Lac County, Sheboygan County Ozaukee County Waukesha County Dodge County

Washington County Government and Local Information Resources
County Web Site	www.co.washington.wi.us
Board of Supervisors	Board of Supervisors	Phone: 262-335-4304
County Clerk	Office of the County Clerk PO Box 1986 West Bend, WI 53095-7986	Phone: 262-335-4301
Clerk of Courts	Clerk of Courts	Phone: 262-335-4341
County Sheriff	Sheriff	Phone: 262-335-4388
Health Department	Health Department	Phone: 262-335-4462
Highway Department	Highway Department	Phone: 262-335-4435
County Parks	Planning and Parks Deparment, Parks Division 333 E Washington St West Bend, WI 53095	Phone: 262-335-4445 E-mail
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records	Register of Deeds PO Box 1986 West Bend, WI 53095-7986	Phone: 262-335-4318
Cooperative Extension	UW-Extension, Washington County 333 E Washington St, Ste 1200 West Bend, WI 53095	Phone: 262-335-4477 E-mail
Tourism, Relocation & Business Development	Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 12 Germantown, WI 53022-0012	Phone: 262-255-1812
	Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 270305 Hartford, WI 53027-0305	Phone: 262-673-7002
	Jackson Area Business Association PO Box 462 Jackson, WI 53037-0462	Phone: 262-677-2269
	Kewaskum Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 300 Kewaskum, WI 53040-0300	Phone: 262-626-3336
	Slinger Advancement Association PO Box 422 Slinger, WI 53086-0422	Phone: 262-644-5866
	West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce Inc. 548 S Main St West Bend, WI 53095	Phone: 262-338-2666
Historical and Genealogical Societies	Germantown Historical Society PO Box 31 Germantown, WI 53022	Phone: 262-251-6378
	Hartford Genealogical Society 109 N Main St Hartford, WI 53027
	Jackson Historical Society 2860 Division Rd Jackson, WI 53037	Phone: 262-677-4825
	Kewaskum Historical Society 1202 Parkview Dr Kewaskum, WI 53040	Phone: 262-626-4656
	Richfield Historical Society PO Box 268 Richfield, WI 53076	Phone: 262-628-2841 E-mail
	Washington County Historical Society 320 S 5th Ave West Bend, WI 53095	Phone: 262-335-4678
	WIGenWebProject, Washington County