Washington County, Minnesota
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Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 267,568,[2] making it the fifth-most populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Stillwater.[3] The largest city in the county is Woodbury, the eighth-largest city in Minnesota and the fourth-largest Twin Cities suburb.
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Coordinates: 45°02′N 92°53′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
Founded | October 27, 1849[1] |
Named for | George Washington |
Seat | Stillwater |
Largest city | Woodbury |
Area | |
• Total | 423 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
• Land | 384 sq mi (990 km2) |
• Water | 38 sq mi (100 km2) 9.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 267,568 |
• Estimate (2023) | 278,936 |
• Density | 696.8/sq mi (269.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional districts | 2nd, 4th, 6th |
Website | www |
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Washington County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.