Washington

History

Washington was established in spring 1860, and in the same year was named the county seat. Until the end of the Civil War, it was protected by two stockaded buildings, the Washington Company House and Woolbert's Stockade Hotel. The first post office in Washington was established in November 1861.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Washington has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Washington was on July 12, 1954, while the coldest temperature recorded was on December 23, 1989 and February 16, 2021. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  74
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  63
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  61
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  51
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  49
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  46
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  43
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  41

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2025-09-24
  4 km NNE of Jewell, Kansas
• M 2.6 — 2025-03-26
  5 km WSW of Formoso, Kansas
• M 2.6 — 2024-12-13
  7 km N of Jewell, Kansas
• M 2.5 — 2024-05-08
  7 km WSW of Formoso, Kansas
• M 2.5 — 2024-04-14
  7 km WSW of Formoso, Kansas
• M 3.4 — 2023-12-31
  6 km NNE of Bennington, Kansas