Washington Court House, Ohio

Washington Court House, Ohio
Washington Court House, Ohio
City
	Downtown Washington Court House from the courthouse lawn
	Seal
	Nickname: Washington C.H.
	Location of Washington Court House in Fayette County
	Washington Court House Washington Court House
	Coordinates: 39°32′17″N 83°25′41″W / 39.53806°N 83.42806°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Fayette
Township	Union
Area
• Total	8.98 sq mi (23.27 km2)
• Land	8.92 sq mi (23.11 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation	965 ft (294 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	14,401
• Density	1,613.74/sq mi (623.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43160
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-81214
GNIS feature ID	1086095
Website	http://www.cityofwch.com/

Washington Court House (often abbreviated as Washington C.H.) is a city in Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio. It is the county seat of Fayette County and is located between Cincinnati and Columbus. The population grew almost 1.5% from 2010 to 2020 approaching 14,401 people according to the 2020 census results.^[4] The area was initially settled by Virginia veterans of the American Revolution, who received the land from the government as payment for their service in the war.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washington Court House, Ohio
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/washingtoncourthousecityohio/PST045219 ^{[dead link]}
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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washington Court House, Ohio

[TigerWebMapServer-2] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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