Washington County, Kansas

Washington County (standard abbreviation: WS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 5,799 people lived there. Its county seat is Washington. Washington is also the biggest city in Washington County.
History.
19th century.
In 1857, Washington County was created.
21st century.
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built north to south through Washington County. There was a lot of controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever does happen).
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.4%) is water.
Government.
Presidential elections.
Washington County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Washington County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since 1940, only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 won forty percent of Washington County's vote for the Democratic Party.
Education.
The county is served by:
Washington County Schools USD 108.
The superintendent is Denise O'Dea. It includes: