Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City metropolitan area. The population was 7,352 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
thumb|left|1858 drawing of the Washington County Courthouse
Washington was founded in 1839 as the county seat of the newly established Washington County. In 1854 it became the home of a United Presbyterian College, which was dissolved in 1864. As of 2014, the town has celebrated its 175th anniversary, only 5 years behind the oldest city in Iowa, Dubuque, Iowa.
In 2016, the Guinness World Book of Records certified the State Theatre in Washington, Iowa, as the "world's oldest continually operating cinema theatre".
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.