Washington County, Pennsylvania

Washington County
County
Washington County Courthouse
Flag
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°11′N80°15′W / 40.19°N 80.25°W / 40.19; -80.25
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Founded	March 28, 1781
Named for	George Washington
Seat	Washington
Largest township	Peters Township
Area
• Total	861 sq mi (2,230 km2)
• Land	857 sq mi (2,220 km2)
• Water	3.9 sq mi (10 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	209,349
• Density	244/sq mi (94/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	14th
Website	washingtoncopa.gov

Washington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 209,349. ^[1] Its county seat is Washington. ^[2]

Washington County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The county is home to Washington County Airport, three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Washington.

History

The county was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County. The city and county were both obviously named after American Revolutionary War leader George Washington, who eventually became the first President of the United States. The town of Charleroi got its name from the Belgian city of Charleroi. There lived many Belgian immigrants in the Monongahela area at the end of the 19th century, some of whom were glass makers. ^{[3] [4]}

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 861 square miles (2,230 km²), of which 857 square miles (2,220 km²) is land and 3.9 square miles (10 km²) (0.5%) is water. ^[5]

Surrounding counties

• Beaver County (north)
• Allegheny County (NNE-northeast)
• Westmoreland County (East-northeast)
• Fayette County (East-southeast)
• Greene County (south)
• Marshall County, West Virginia (southwest)
• Ohio County, West Virginia (west)
• Brooke County, West Virginia (west)
• Hancock County, West Virginia (northwest)

Major highways

• I-70
• I-79
• US 19
• US 22
• US 40
• PA 18
• PA Turnpike 43
• PA 50
• PA 88
• 
  PA 88 Truck
• PA 136
• PA 221
• PA 231
• PA 331
• PA 481
• PA 519
• PA Turnpike 576
• PA 837
• PA 844
• PA 917
• PA 980

Washington County's Flag

Design

The flag of Washington County, Pennsylvania consists of a light blue background with the county's seal in the middle. The seal consists of the county courthouse, a covered bridge, an Indigenous American, and an early settler. This montage has the words "Historical Washington County" and "1781" inside a circle.

Climate

Washington County has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. Precipitation is highest in the summer months, with an annual average of 38.87 in (987 mm). Snow usually falls between November and April, with an average of 37.8 in (96 cm).

Climate data for Washington, Pennsylvania (3mi NE) (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1975–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	70 (21)	75 (24)	82 (28)	90 (32)	94 (34)	93 (34)	100 (38)	96 (36)	95 (35)	87 (31)	80 (27)	76 (24)	100 (38)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	35.1 (1.7)	38.5 (3.6)	48.5 (9.2)	60.7 (15.9)	69.4 (20.8)	78.0 (25.6)	81.6 (27.6)	80.7 (27.1)	73.9 (23.3)	62.3 (16.8)	51.0 (10.6)	39.1 (3.9)	59.6 (15.3)
Daily mean °F (°C)	26.0 (−3.3)	28.6 (−1.9)	37.2 (2.9)	48.6 (9.2)	57.5 (14.2)	66.2 (19.0)	70.0 (21.1)	69.0 (20.6)	61.9 (16.6)	50.6 (10.3)	41.1 (5.1)	30.5 (−0.8)	48.9 (9.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	16.8 (−8.4)	18.7 (−7.4)	26.0 (−3.3)	36.5 (2.5)	45.6 (7.6)	54.4 (12.4)	58.5 (14.7)	57.3 (14.1)	49.9 (9.9)	39.0 (3.9)	31.1 (−0.5)	21.8 (−5.7)	38.0 (3.3)
Record low °F (°C)	−25 (−32)	−20 (−29)	−1 (−18)	9 (−13)	20 (−7)	32 (0)	38 (3)	29 (−2)	30 (−1)	18 (−8)	−4 (−20)	−16 (−27)	−25 (−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.87 (73)	2.47 (63)	3.25 (83)	3.11 (79)	4.16 (106)	3.91 (99)	3.94 (100)	3.19 (81)	3.28 (83)	2.46 (62)	3.37 (86)	2.97 (75)	38.87 (987)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	10.5 (27)	9.3 (24)	6.6 (17)	1.2 (3.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.2 (0.51)	2.1 (5.3)	7.9 (20)	37.8 (96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	16	14	14	14	15	12	12	11	11	13	14	15	162
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	12	10	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	38
Source: NOAA [6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1790	23,892		—
1800	28,298		18.4%
1810	36,289		28.2%
1820	40,038		10.3%
1830	42,784		6.9%
1840	41,279		−3.5%
1850	44,939		8.9%
1860	46,805		4.2%
1870	48,483		3.6%
1880	55,418		14.3%
1890	71,155		28.4%
1900	92,181		29.5%
1910	143,680		55.9%
1920	188,992		31.5%
1930	204,802		8.4%
1940	210,852		3.0%
1950	209,628		−0.6%
1960	217,271		3.6%
1970	210,876		−2.9%
1980	217,074		2.9%
1990	204,584		−5.8%
2000	202,897		−0.8%
2010	207,820		2.4%
2020	209,349		0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [7] 1790–1960 [8] 1900–1990 [9] 1990–2000 [10] 2010–2019 [11] 2010-2020 [12]

As of the census ^[13] of 2000, there were 202,897 people, 81,130 households, and 56,060 families residing in the county. The population density was 237 people per square mile (92 people/km²). There were 87,267 housing units at an average density of 102 per square mile (39/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.27% White, 3.26% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.3% were of German, 17.2% Italian, 10.6% Irish, 8.6% English, 7.9% Polish and 6.2% American ancestry.

There were 81,130 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.20% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.00 males.

As of 1800, this county was largely settled by people of Scot-Irish heritage because "prime lands" were already taken by the Germans and the Quakers.

2020 census

Washington County Racial Composition ^[14]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	186,900	89.3%
Black or African American (NH)	6,861	3.3%
Native American (NH)	230	0.11%
Asian (NH)	1,998	1%
Pacific Islander (NH)	63	0.03%
Other/Mixed (NH)	9,276	4.43%
Hispanic or Latino	4,021	2%

Government and politics

United States presidential election results for Washington County, Pennsylvania ^[15]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	72,080	60.70%	45,088	37.97%	1,588	1.34%
2016	61,386	60.03%	36,322	35.52%	4,559	4.46%
2012	53,230	56.04%	40,345	42.48%	1,403	1.48%
2008	50,752	51.52%	46,122	46.82%	1,642	1.67%
2004	47,673	49.57%	48,225	50.14%	279	0.29%
2000	37,339	44.22%	44,961	53.25%	2,141	2.54%
1996	27,777	35.73%	40,952	52.67%	9,016	11.60%
1992	21,977	26.05%	46,143	54.70%	16,244	19.25%
1988	28,651	37.43%	47,527	62.08%	375	0.49%
1984	34,782	40.47%	50,911	59.24%	244	0.28%
1980	32,532	39.66%	45,295	55.23%	4,191	5.11%
1976	32,827	39.43%	49,317	59.24%	1,107	1.33%
1972	42,587	54.00%	34,781	44.10%	1,494	1.89%
1968	28,023	32.98%	47,805	56.26%	9,140	10.76%
1964	24,127	27.49%	63,482	72.34%	147	0.17%
1960	38,348	41.59%	53,729	58.28%	120	0.13%
1956	39,465	45.04%	48,052	54.84%	98	0.11%
1952	36,041	39.16%	55,725	60.55%	270	0.29%
1948	26,860	35.73%	46,327	61.63%	1,979	2.63%
1944	27,615	37.30%	46,023	62.17%	392	0.53%
1940	29,026	36.21%	50,829	63.42%	296	0.37%
1936	23,342	30.25%	52,878	68.52%	948	1.23%
1932	21,447	40.82%	28,934	55.07%	2,155	4.10%
1928	31,099	63.61%	17,149	35.07%	645	1.32%
1924	22,315	60.64%	6,706	18.22%	7,776	21.13%
1920	18,514	62.49%	8,827	29.80%	2,284	7.71%
1916	10,367	52.39%	7,747	39.15%	1,674	8.46%
1912	4,297	22.98%	5,563	29.75%	8,837	47.26%
1908	11,430	56.31%	7,018	34.57%	1,850	9.11%
1904	11,530	66.01%	4,886	27.97%	1,051	6.02%
1900	10,408	59.40%	6,380	36.41%	733	4.18%
1896	10,798	57.93%	7,384	39.61%	458	2.46%
1892	8,060	51.24%	6,847	43.53%	822	5.23%
1888	7,801	54.83%	5,847	41.10%	579	4.07%
1884	6,699	50.21%	5,849	43.84%	793	5.94%
1880	6,451	51.04%	5,850	46.29%	338	2.67%

The Democratic Party has been historically dominant in county-level politics and national politics between 1932 and 2004, only voting Republican for president in Richard Nixon's 1972 landslide victory over George McGovern. However, like much of Appalachian coal country, Washington has trended strongly Republican in recent years. In 2000, Democrat Al Gore won 53% of the vote and Republican George W. Bush won 44%. In 2004, Democrat John Kerry received 50.14% of the vote and Bush received 49.57% a difference of 552 votes. In 2008, Republican John McCain won 51% to Democrat Barack Obama's 46% and each of the three state row office winners carried Washington County.

Voter registration

As of January 8, 2024, there are 142,146 registered voters in Washington county. Registered Republicans have a plurality of 68,164 registered voters, compared to 56,044 registered Democrats, 13,943 registered non-affiliated voters, and 3,995 voters registered to other parties. ^[16]

Chart of Voter Registration

   Republican (47.95%)

   Democratic (39.42%)

   Independent (9.81%)

   Third Party (2.81%)

Voter registration and party enrollment
Party		Number of voters	Percentage
	Republican	68,164	47.95%
	Democratic	56,044	39.42%
	Independent	13,943	9.81%
	Third Party	3,995	2.81%
Total		142,146	100%

County Commissioners

Washington County Courthouse

Washington County is administered by a three-member publicly elected commission. Each commissioner serves in four-year terms. Elections occur in the odd-numbered years that precede U.S. presidential elections. All three Commissioners are chosen in the same election, and voters may vote for no more than two of the candidates. By state law, the commission must have a minority party guaranteeing a political split on the commission. The Commissioners are responsible for the management of the fiscal and administrative functions of the county.

Commissioner	Party	Title
Nick Sherman	Republican
Lawrence Maggi	Democratic
Electra Janis	Republican

Maggi was the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district against Republican incumbent Tim Murphy in 2012. Maggi lost to Murphy and earned only 36 percent of the vote. Irey Vaughan was the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district and lost to the late Democratic incumbent John Murtha in the 2006 election.

On November 7, 2023, Nick Sherman and Lawrence Maggi were reelected as county commissioners. Electra Janis won her first term as county commissioner. ^[17]

County row offices

Office	Official	Party
Clerk of Courts	Ray Phillips	Republican
Controller	April Sloane	Republican
Coroner	Timothy Warco	Democratic
District Attorney	Jason M. Walsh	Republican
Prothonotary	Laura Hough	Republican
Recorder of Deeds	Carrie Perrell	Republican
Register of Wills	James Roman	Republican
Sheriff	Anthony Andronas	Republican
Treasurer	Tom Flickinger	Republican

State House of Representatives ^[18]

District	Representative	Party
15	Josh Kail	Republican
39	Andrew Kuzma	Republican
40	Natalie Mihalek	Republican
46	Jason Ortitay	Republican
48	Timothy O'Neal	Republican
50	Bud Cook	Republican

State Senate ^[18]

District	Senator	Party
46	Camera Bartolotta	Republican

United States House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party
14	Guy Reschenthaler	Republican

United States Senate

Senator	Party
John Fetterman	Democrat
Bob Casey, Jr.	Democrat

Landmarks and events

The F. Julius LeMoyne House serves as the headquarters of the Washington County Historical Society.

Pony League baseball was founded in Washington County in 1951 for 13 and 14 year old boys and its headquarters are located here. As of 2016, more than a half-million youth in the U.S. and 40 other nations participate. The televised Pony League World Series held annually in August at Washington's Lew Hays Pony Field attracts teenage teams from around the world. ^[19]

Washington County is also the home of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. ^[20] Washington County is also famous for its Rock Shelters at Meadowcroft Village, which are one of the best preserved and oldest Pre-Clovis Native American dwellings in the country. ^[21] The county has 21 covered bridges still standing. ^[22]

The Whiskey Rebellion culminated in Washington. The home of David Bradford, one of the rebellion leaders, is located in Washington and is a national landmark. ^[23] Just a couple blocks away is the F. Julius LeMoyne House, which serves as the headquarters of the Washington County Historical Society.

Washington County is the home of the first crematory in the United States. ^{[24] [25]}

In 1981, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission installed a historical marker noting the historic importance of the county. ^[26]

Education

Colleges and universities

• California University of Pennsylvania in California Borough
• Community College of Allegheny County Washington branch in North Franklin Township
• Washington & Jefferson College in the City of Washington and East Washington Borough
• Waynesburg University- Southpointe Center Campus in Cecil Township. ^[27]

Public school districts

Map of Washington County, Pennsylvania School Districts

• Avella Area School District
• Bentworth School District
• Bethlehem-Center School District
• Brownsville Area School District (also in Fayette County)
• Burgettstown Area School District
• California Area School District
• Canon-McMillan School District
• Charleroi School District
• Chartiers-Houston School District
• Fort Cherry School District (also in Allegheny County)
• McGuffey School District
• Peters Township School District
• Ringgold School District
• Trinity Area School District
• Washington School District

Served by

• Intermediate Unit 1 – Coal Center
• Mon Valley Career and Technology Center – Charleroi
• Western Area Career and Technology Center – Canonsburg

Private schools

• Calvary Chapel Christian School – Fredericktown
• Central Christian Academy – Houston
• Children's School of Washington
• Cornerstone Mennonite School – Burgettstown
• Faith Christian School of Washington – Washington
• First Love Christian Academy High – Washington
• Goddard School – Venetia
• Gwens Montessori School Inc – Washington
• Hickory Christian School – Hickory
• Huntington Learning Center – McMurray
• John F Kennedy School – Washington
• Kinder Care Learning Centers
• Lakeview Christian Academy – Bridgeville
• Madonna Catholic Regional School – Monongahela
• Mel Blount Leadership Academy – Claysville
• NHS School – Ellsworth
• Rainbows End Learning Center – Washington
• St Francis Children's School – Beallsville
• Tri-State Christian School – Burgettstown

Libraries

Citizens Library in Washington, PA

• Avella Area Library Center
• Bentleyville Public Library
• Burgettstown Community Library
• California Public Library
• Chartiers-Houston Community Library
• Citizens Library – Washington
• Donora Public Library
• Frank Sarris Public Library – Canonsburg
• Fredericktown Area Public Library
• Heritage Public Library – McDonald
• John K Tener Library – Charleroi
• Marianna Community Public Library
• Monongahela Area Library
• Peters Township Public Library
• Washington County Library System

Hospitals

• Canonsburg General Hospital, part of West Penn Allegheny Health System in North Strabane Township
• Penn Highlands Mon Valley, part of Penn Highlands Healthcare, formerly Monongahela Valley Hospital ^[28] in Carroll Township
• The Washington Hospital in the City of Washington

Communities

Map of Washington County, Pennsylvania with municipal labels showing cities and boroughs (red), townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Washington County:

Cities

• Monongahela
• Washington (county seat)

Boroughs

• Allenport
• Beallsville
• Bentleyville
• Burgettstown
• California
• Canonsburg
• Centerville
• Charleroi
• Claysville
• Coal Center
• Cokeburg
• Deemston
• Donora
• Dunlevy
• East Washington
• Elco
• Ellsworth
• Finleyville
• Green Hills
• Houston
• Long Branch
• Marianna
• McDonald (partly in Allegheny County)
• Midway
• New Eagle
• North Charleroi
• Roscoe
• Speers
• Stockdale
• Twilight
• West Brownsville
• West Middletown

Townships

• Amwell
• Blaine
• Buffalo
• Canton
• Carroll
• Cecil
• Chartiers
• Cross Creek
• Donegal
• East Bethlehem
• East Finley
• Fallowfield
• Hanover
• Hopewell
• Independence
• Jefferson
• Morris
• Mount Pleasant
• North Bethlehem
• North Franklin
• North Strabane
• Nottingham
• Peters
• Robinson
• Smith
• Somerset
• South Franklin
• South Strabane
• Union
• West Bethlehem
• West Finley
• West Pike Run

Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law.

• Aaronsburg
• Atlasburg
• Avella
• Baidland
• Bulger
• Cecil-Bishop
• Cross Creek
• Eighty Four
• Elrama
• Fredericktown
• Gastonville
• Hendersonville
• Hickory
• Joffre
• Langeloth
• Lawrence
• McGovern
• McMurray
• Meadowlands
• Millsboro
• Muse
• Paris
• Slovan
• Southview
• Taylorstown
• Thompsonville
• Van Voorhis
• West Alexander
• Westland
• Wickerham Manor-Fisher
• Wolfdale
• Wylandville

Unincorporated communities

• Amity
• Blainsburg
• Condit Crossing
• Cool Valley
• Courtney
• Cracker Jack
• Daisytown
• Fallowfield
• Florence
• Frogtown
• Gambles
• Glyde
• Good Intent
• Hazel Kirk
• Laboratory
• Log Pile
• Lover
• Manifold
• Murdocksville
• McAdams
• North Fredericktown
• Old Concord
• P and W Patch
• Prosperity
• Raccoon
• Richeyville
• Scenery Hill
• Studa
• Venetia
• Vestaburg

Former communities

• Allen Township ^[29]
• Bethlehem Township
• East Pike Run Township
• Granville
• Pike Run
• Pike Run Township
• Smallwood
• South Canonsburg (annexed to Canonsburg in 1911)

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Washington County. ^[30]

†county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	† Washington	City	13,663
2	Canonsburg	Borough	8,992
3	California	Borough	6,795
4	Donora	Borough	4,781
5	McMurray	CDP	4,647
6	Monongahela	City	4,300
7	Charleroi	Borough	4,120
8	Thompsonville	CDP	3,520
9	Centerville	Borough	3,263
10	Wolfdale	CDP	2,888
11	Gastonville	CDP	2,818
12	McGovern	CDP	2,742
13	Bentleyville	Borough	2,581
14	Muse	CDP	2,504
15	Cecil-Bishop	CDP	2,476
16	East Washington	Borough	2,234
17	New Eagle	Borough	2,184
18	McDonald (partially in Allegheny County )	Borough	2,149
19	Wickerham Manor-Fisher	CDP	1,728
20	Baidland	CDP	1,563
21	Burgettstown	Borough	1,388
22	North Charleroi	Borough	1,313
23	Houston	Borough	1,296
24	Speers	Borough	1,154
25	Ellsworth	Borough	1,027
26	West Brownsville	Borough	992
27	Midway	Borough	913
28	Claysville	Borough	829
29	Meadowlands	CDP	822
30	Roscoe	Borough	812
31	Avella	CDP	804
32	Hickory	CDP	740
33	Paris	CDP	732
34	Deemston	Borough	722
35	Langeloth	CDP	717
36	Millsboro	CDP	666
37	Eighty Four	CDP	657
38	Cokeburg	Borough	630
39	West Alexander	CDP	604
40	Slovan	CDP	555
41	Lawrence	CDP	540
42	Allenport	Borough	537
43	Joffre	CDP	536
44	Stockdale	Borough	502
45	Marianna	Borough	494
46	Beallsville	Borough	466
47	Finleyville	Borough	461
48	Long Branch	Borough	447
49	Bulger	CDP	407
50	Fredericktown	CDP	403
51	Atlasburg	CDP	401
52	Wylandville	CDP	391
53	Dunlevy	Borough	381
54	Hendersonville	CDP	325
55	Elco	Borough	323
56	Elrama	CDP	307
57	Southview	CDP	276
58	Aaronsburg	CDP	259
59	Twilight	Borough	233
60	Taylorstown	CDP	217
61	Westland	CDP	167
62	Van Voorhis	CDP	166
T-63	Coal Center	Borough	139
T-63	West Middletown	Borough	139
64	Cross Creek	CDP	137
65	Green Hills	Borough	29

Notable people

• John Alexander Anderson, born in Washington County, United States Congressman from Kansas ^[31]
• Kurt Angle (born 1968), resided in Canonsburg, Olympic gold medalist and Professional wrestler
• James G. Blaine (1830–1893), native of West Brownsville, United States Secretary of State, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 1884 Republican presidential nominee
• David Bradford, born in Maryland 1760 and resided in Washington, early deputy attorney-general for Washington County, became a leader in the Whiskey Rebellion challenging the nascent United States federal government ^[32]
• William J. Carson (1840–1913), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, 1863 ^{[33] [34]}
• Alexander G. Clark (1826–1891), born in Washington County, "The Colored Orator of the West", Minister to Liberia 1890–1891 ^{[35] [36]}
• Perry Como (1912–2001), native of Canonsburg, recording artist and television performer
• Mitch Daniels (born 1949), native of Monongahela, former Governor of Indiana, current president of Purdue University
• William C. Farabee (1865–1925), anthropologist, was born and died in Washington County
• Alexander Fulton (unknown-died c. 1818), founder of Alexandria, Louisiana ^[37]
• Ken Griffey Jr. (born 1969), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player
• Ken Griffey Sr. (born 1950), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player
• John Guzik (1936–2012), football player
• Joseph Hardy (1923-2023), former resident of Eighty Four, philanthropist, former CEO and founder of 84 Lumber
• Pete Henry (1897–1952), NFL player/coach, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• iJustine (born 1984), YouTube personality and actress
• Shirley Jones (born 1934), native of Charleroi, best known for her role as the mother of the Partridge Family and winning an Academy Award.
• Francis Julius LeMoyne (1798–1879) abolitionist and pioneer of cremation in the United States.
• Jonathan Letterman (1824–1872), native of Canonsburg, Father of Battlefield Medicine and Civil War surgeon
• William Henry Letterman (1832–1881), native of Canonsburg, co-founder of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, surgeon, and brother of Jonathan Letterman
• Marvin Lewis (born 1958), native of McDonald, National Football League player, coach
• Jay Livingston (1915–2001), native of McDonald, Oscar-winning songwriter
• William Holmes McGuffey (1800–1873), native of the western side of the county, famous educator and writer of McGuffey's Eclectic Readers – one of America's first text books
• John F. McJunkin (1830–1883), Iowa Attorney General
• John H. Mitchell (1835–1905), United States Senator, participant in original dispute in landmark Supreme Court case Pennoyer v. Neff
• Joe Montana (born 1956), native of Monongahela, National Football League player
• Stan Musial (1920–2013), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player
• Dave Pahanish (born 1971), Peters Township, Songwriter, Songwriter, Country Music songwriter for Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, and Jimmy Wayne
• Deborah Jeane Palfrey (1956–2008), native of Charleroi, "The D.C. Madam"
• Christopher Rankin (1788-1826), member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Mississippi's at-large district, namesake of Rankin County
• John Walker Rankin (1823–1869), Iowa state senator
• David Redick (died 1805), Vice-President (Lt. Governor) of Pennsylvania for three weeks in 1788; surveyor—laid out the town of Washington.
• Kurt Schottenheimer (born 1949), native of McDonald, National Football League coach
• Marty Schottenheimer (1943–2021), native of McDonald, National Football League player, coach
• Paul Shannon (1909–1990), radio and television personality
• Bobby Vinton (born 1935), native of Canonsburg, recording artist
• Bob West (born 1956), native of Finleyville, voice actor best known for Barney & Friends
• Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822–1903), graduate of Jefferson College (subsequently W&J), Presbyterian minister, father of Pres. Woodrow Wilson
• Bud Yorkin (1926–2015), American film and television producer, director, writer and actor.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Pennsylvania

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External links

• Washington County Web Site
• History & Genealogy in Washington County, PA
• History of Townships in Washington County, PA
• History of Washington County, Pennsylvania
• Citizens of Washington County (Deaths and Obituaries)