Editing Washington, Pennsylvania

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'''Washington''', also known as '''Little Washington''' to distinguish it from the [[District of Columbia]], is a city in [[Washington County, Pennsylvania]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 13,176 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="QuickFacts2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/washingtoncitypennsylvania/PST045219 |accessdate=September 15, 2021 |website=census.gov |title=QuickFacts: Washington city, Pennsylvania}}</ref> It is part of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]] in southwestern Pennsylvania. The city is home to [[Washington & Jefferson College]] and [[PONY Baseball and Softball|Pony League baseball]].

==History==
[[File:Washington PA City Hall.jpg|thumb|City Hall in Washington]]
[[File:George Washington Hotel Pa.jpg|thumb|[[George Washington Hotel (Pennsylvania)|George Washington Hotel]]]] 
[[Delaware Indian]] [[tribal chief|chief]] Tangooqua, commonly known as "Catfish", had a camp on a branch of [[Chartiers Creek]], in what is now part of the city of Washington.<ref name="Walkinshaw">Walkinshaw, Lewis Clark (c. 1939). ''Annals of southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. 1''. New York. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc, p. 16.</ref> The [[French people|French]] labeled the area "Wissameking", meaning "catfish place", as early as 1757.<ref name="Walkinshaw"/>

===18th century===
The area of Washington was settled by many immigrants from [[Scotland]] and the north of [[Ireland]] along with settlers from eastern and central parts of the [[Colony of Virginia]], first settled around 1768.

The [[Pennsylvania General Assembly]] passed an act on March 28, 1781, establishing the County of Washington and naming "Catfish Camp" as the place for holding the first election. It was the first county in the U.S. to be named in honor of [[George Washington]], commander of the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the nation's first [[President of the United States|president]].{{cn|date=March 2025}}

David Hoge laid out a plan of lots immediately after the legislature's action. His original plot carried the name "Bassett, alias Dandridge Town," but before the plot was recorded, lines were drawn through "Bassett, alias Dandridge Town" with ink, and the word "Washington" was written above. There have long been rumors among locals that the town was named ''Washington'' because George Washington spent the night in the region once. This is not true however; Washington had never been to the area.

The original plot dedicated a tract of ground to the people for recreational purposes. A lot was given for a [[courthouse]] where the [[Washington County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)|current building]] now stands, and Lots 43 and 102, according to the plan, were presented by Hoge to "His Excellency, General Washington, and Mrs. Washington."

Washington, Pennsylvania, was the center for the [[Whiskey Rebellion]] of 1791, which was one of the first open rebellions against the new U.S. government and Constitution. The rebellion was centered on a [[tax]] being imposed on [[whiskey]] distillation in the region. The house of [[David Bradford (lawyer)|David Bradford]], one of the leaders of the rebellion, is now a museum devoted to the Whiskey Rebellion, the [[David Bradford House]], located on South Main Street of the city.

===19th century===
The town was incorporated as a borough on February 13, 1810, and became a class three-sized city in 1924.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpa.us/general_info-history.html City of Washington home page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100517062036/http://www.washingtonpa.us/general_info-history.html |date=May 17, 2010 }}</ref>

In August 1875, construction began of the {{RailGauge|3ft}} [[Waynesburg and Washington Railroad]], conceived by John Day in 1874 and chartered in 1875.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narrowtracks.com/wwrr/ArronWW.htm |title=The Waynesburg and Washington RR |year=2003 |access-date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> Passenger services ended in 1929, conversion to [[standard gauge]] followed in 1944, when it was renamed the Waynesburg Secondary. Freight services ended in 1976, although part of the line still survives for access to a coal mine.

The discovery of oil and natural gas at the [[Washington oil field]] caused a boom period from the 1880s to the early 1900s.

James B. Wilson chartered the Washington Electric Street Railways in 1889 with construction beginning in November 1890. The first line was built from the Waynesburg and Washington Narrow Gauge station to Wilson Orchard, just north of the present day site of the [[UPMC Washington]] hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Opferman |first1=Kathie |date=August 13, 1983 |title=Street Cars Ceased Running Here More Than 30 Years Ago |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HHxiAAAAIBAJ&pg=3197,2582361 |newspaper=Observer-Reporter |via=Google News Archive Search |issue=83190 |edition=Greene |location=Washington, Pennsylvania |publisher=Observer Publishing |page=24 |access-date=June 19, 2020}}</ref>

===20th century===
In 1903, the Washington and Canonsburg Railway Company linked Washington to [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania]], with a trolley line. The company was bought by the ''Philadelphia Company'' in 1906, later becoming part of the [[Pittsburgh Railways|Pittsburgh Railway Company]], linking through to Pittsburgh as part of their [[interurban]] service in 1909.<ref>{{cite book |title=Canonsburg – Images of America |last=Grefenstette |first=Jerry |year=2009 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-6533-0 |page=46 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vr31Qfo34g0C |access-date=October 18, 2009}}</ref> The line closed on August 29, 1953. A short section of the line and a number of trolley cars are preserved at the [[Pennsylvania Trolley Museum]] north of the city.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Washington has a total area of {{convert|3.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
Washington is located in a transition between a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dfb) and a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Cfa), with warm to hot and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Precipitation is highest in the summer months, with an annual average of {{convert|38.87|in|mm|abbr=on}}. Snow usually falls between November and April, with an average of {{convert|37.8|in|cm|abbr=on}}.
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 1301
|1820= 1687
|1830= 1816
|1840= 2062
|1850= 2662
|1860= 3587
|1870= 3571
|1880= 4292
|1890= 7063
|1900= 7670
|1910= 18778
|1920= 21480
|1930= 24545
|1940= 26166
|1950= 26280
|1960= 23545
|1970= 19827
|1980= 18363
|1990= 15864
|2000= 15268
|2010= 13663
|2020= 13176
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 13,663 people living in the city. The [[population density]] was 4,140.3 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was (10,373) 75.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], (2,803) 20.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]],(131) 0.96% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and (107) 0.78% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were (249) 1.82% of the population.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 15,268 people, 6,259 households, and 3,486 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|5,199.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 7,111 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,421.5|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.60% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.29% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 6,259 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The [[median household income|median income for a household]] in the city was $25,764, and the median income for a family was $34,862. Males had a median income of $29,977 versus $22,374 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,818. 20.7% of the population and 16.4% of families were below the [[poverty]] line. Out of the total population, 29.2% of those under the age of 18 and 15.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

===Religion===
Founded in 1891, [[Beth Israel Congregation (Washington, Pennsylvania)|Beth Israel Congregation]] is the only [[synagogue]] in Washington County.

==Economy==
[[File:Washington, Pennsylvania (8484580702).jpg|thumb|The [[Washington County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)|Washington County Courthouse]]]]
Major employers in Washington include [[UPMC Washington]], the government of [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]], and [[Washington & Jefferson College]].<ref>[http://www.washingtoncountyworks.com/business_environment/page.php?aid=4 Major Private Employers]</ref>

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Bradford House, Washington, PA.jpg|thumb|[[David Bradford House]]]]
Washington Symphony Orchestra, founded 2002, offers four to five concerts annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://washsym.org/about-the-wso/|title=About the WSO|website=Washington Symphony Orchestra|date=June 2015 }}</ref> The Washington Community Theatre presents several musicals and other productions throughout the year, with a feature production held each June in the Main Pavilion at Washington Park. WCT celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtoncommunitytheatre.org|title=Washington Community Theatre|date=2012–2015|website=Washington Community Theatre, Inc.}}</ref>

Also in the city are two historic homes, that of [[David Bradford (lawyer)|David Bradford]] on South Main Street and that of [[Francis Julius LeMoyne|F. Julius LeMoyne]] on East Maiden Street. Bradford's home was later the birthplace of American realist author [[Rebecca Harding Davis]] in 1831. LeMoyne was an ardent [[Abolitionism|abolitionist]] whose home was part of the [[Underground Railroad]]; LeMoyne was a doctor who also built the first [[cremation|crematory]] in America. The [[David Bradford House]] and [[F. Julius LeMoyne House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], along with the [[McMillan Hall|Administration Building, Washington and Jefferson College]], [[Dr. Joseph Maurer House]], [[Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station (Washington, Pennsylvania)|Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station]], [[Washington Armory]], [[Washington County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)|Washington County Courthouse]], and [[Washington County Jail (Washington, Pennsylvania)|Washington County Jail]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>

Washington is home to [[PONY Baseball and Softball]]'s headquarters and the annual PONY League World Series (for 13- and 14-year-old players).<ref name=FAQs>{{cite web |url=http://www.pony.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1084932 |title=About PONY |website=pony.org |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> The PONY League World Series is held at historic Lew Hays Field located in the city's Washington Park. The [[Washington Wild Things]] [[minor league baseball]] team has been based out of the city since 1997. On January 27, 2006, to commemorate the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]' appearance in [[Super Bowl XL]], the city council voted to symbolically rename the city "Steelers, Pennsylvania" through February 5, 2006.<ref>[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_417692.html Washington, Pa., renamed until end of Super Bowl – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402071851/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_417692.html |date=April 2, 2008 }}</ref>

==Education==
{{main|City of Washington–Washington & Jefferson College relations}}
[[File:WandJCollege-OldMain.JPG|thumb|[[Old Main (Washington & Jefferson College)|Old Main]] at Washington & Jefferson College]]
Washington is home to [[Washington & Jefferson College]], a small, co-educational private [[liberal arts college]] which traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in Washington County established by three Presbyterian missionaries to the [[American frontier]] in the 1780s. The modern institution was established in 1865 from the merger of Washington College in Washington and Jefferson College in [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania|Canonsburg]].<ref name=banners>Coleman 1956 pp. 4–7, 21–44</ref> Located in downtown Washington, the college enrolls approximately 1,500 students. The {{convert|60|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus has more than 40 buildings, with the oldest dating to 1793. The college's academic emphasis is on the liberal arts and the sciences, with a focus on preparing students for graduate and professional schools. Washington & Jefferson College typically places within the top 100 or first tier of ranked liberal arts colleges.<ref>{{cite web| title=Overview : Washington and Jefferson College| work=Best Colleges 2010| publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]]| year=2010| url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/washington-pa/washington-and-jefferson-college-3389| access-date=March 23, 2010| archive-date=March 23, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323081848/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/washington-pa/washington-and-jefferson-college-3389| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = #100 Washington and Jefferson College| work = [[Forbes Magazine's List of America's Best Colleges]]| url = https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/best-colleges-10_Washington-Jefferson-College_94536.html| access-date = August 15, 2010| archive-date = April 9, 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180409110546/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/best-colleges-10_Washington-Jefferson-College_94536.html| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = College Guide: 2009 Liberal Arts| work = [[The Washington Monthly]]| year = 2009| url = http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings/liberal_arts_rank.php| access-date = July 3, 2010| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091217103228/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings/liberal_arts_rank.php| archive-date = December 17, 2009}}</ref>

Washington is served by the public [[Washington School District (Pennsylvania)|Washington School District]], which includes four schools; Washington High School (grades 9–12), Washington Junior High School (grades 7–8), Washington Park Intermediate School (grades 4–6), and Washington Park Elementary School (grades K-3), in addition to an alternative online environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washington.k12.pa.us/ |title=Washington School District / Homepage |publisher=[[Washington School District (Pennsylvania)|Washington School District]] |access-date=May 1, 2023}}</ref>

==Media==
The ''[[Observer-Reporter]]'' is a daily newspaper founded in 1808. Washington's commercial radio station is [[WJPA]] (95.3 FM / 1450 AM).

==Notable people==
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*[[Edward Goodrich Acheson]], chemist
*[[Ernest F. Acheson]], newspaper editor and member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]
*[[Absalom Baird]], [[Union Army]] general and [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
*[[Susan Porter Benson]], historian and academic
*[[Jim Carmichael]], member of the [[Ohio House of Representatives]]
*[[Alexander Clark]], businessman and activist who served as [[United States Ambassador to Liberia]]
*[[Rebecca Harding Davis]], author and journalist
*[[William Curtis Farabee]] (1865–1925), anthropologist
*[[Emerson Hart]], lead singer and songwriter of [[Tonic (band)|Tonic]]
*[[Pete Henry]], American football player, coach, and athletic administrator
*[[Paul Jacobs (organist)|Paul Jacobs]], first organist to receive a [[Grammy Award]]
*[[John Kanzius]], inventor, radio and TV engineer
*[[Isaac Leet]], member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]
*[[Francis Julius LeMoyne]], medical doctor, philanthropist and abolitionist
*[[Walter Joseph Marm Jr.]], retired [[United States Army]] [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] and Medal of Honor recipient
*[[Edward Martin (Pennsylvania politician)|Edward Martin]], [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from Pennsylvania and 32nd [[governor of Pennsylvania]]
*[[Dave McCormick]], businessman and current [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from Pennsylvania
*[[Philo McGiffin]], naval advisor to the [[Imperial Chinese Navy]] during the [[First Sino-Japanese War]]
*[[Robert Munce]], third president of [[Suffolk University]]
*[[Dave Pahanish]], singer-songwriter
*[[Dave Palone]], [[harness racing]] driver
*[[George Parros]], former professional ice hockey player
*[[Joey Powers]], pop singer and songwriter
*[[Michael Seibert (figure skater)|Michael Seibert]], figure skating choreographer and former competitive ice dancer
*[[Charles Sheedy (politician)|Charles Sheedy]], member of the [[West Virginia House of Delegates]]
*[[Paige Spara]], actress
*[[Gene Steratore]], former American football official in the [[National Football League]]
*[[Maria Judson Strean]], painter
*[[Sylvester Terkay]], retired professional wrestler, actor, and mixed martial artist
*[[Joseph A. Walker]], [[World War II]] [[aviator|pilot]], [[experimental physicist]], [[NASA]] [[test pilot]], and [[astronaut]] who was the first person to fly an airplane to space
*[[Charles Fremont West]], track athlete, college football player and coach, and physician
*[[Dennis E. Wisnosky]], former chief architect of the [[United States Department of Defense]] Business Mission Area
*[[Octavia B. Wynbush]], African American author and educator
*[[Bud Yorkin]], film and television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor
{{div col end}}

==See also==
*[[Shorty's Lunch]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Collier's poster|Washington (Pennsylvania)|Washington, Pennsylvania}}
*{{Official website|http://www.washingtonpa.us/}}
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Washington (Pennsylvania)|display=Washington, a borough and the county-seat of Washington county, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.|short=x}}
* {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Washington (Pennsylvania)|display=Washington. The county-seat of Washington County, Pa|short=x}}
* {{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Washington (borough)|display=Washington, a borough and the county seat of Washington co., Pennsylvania |short=x}}

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