Washington County, Maryland

Washington County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON GUS Population: 157,228 (2024) ID: 208244	County	Official County Government	Contact: PRESIDENT 100 W WASHINGTON ST, HAGERSTOWN MD 21740-4727
CITY OF HAGERSTOWN GUS Population: 43,909 (2024) ID: 211246	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: PLANNING DIRECTOR 1 E FRANKLIN ST, RM 300, HAGERSTOWN MD 21740-4978
TOWN OF BOONSBORO GUS Population: 3,850 (2024) ID: 166426	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER 21 N MAIN ST, BOONSBORO MD 21713-1016
TOWN OF SMITHSBURG GUS Population: 3,194 (2024) ID: 193464	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 237, 21 W WATER ST, SMITHSBURG MD 21783-1642
TOWN OF WILLIAMSPORT GUS Population: 2,102 (2024) ID: 166430	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK TREASURER PO BOX 307, WILLIAMSPORT MD 21795-0307
TOWN OF HANCOCK GUS Population: 1,570 (2024) ID: 106007	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER CFO 126 W HIGH ST, HANCOCK MD 21750-1138
TOWN OF KEEDYSVILLE GUS Population: 1,229 (2024) ID: 166429	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 359, KEEDYSVILLE MD 21756-0359
TOWN OF FUNKSTOWN GUS Population: 858 (2024) ID: 166428	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 235, FUNKSTOWN MD 21734-0235
TOWN OF SHARPSBURG GUS Population: 561 (2024) ID: 128051	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK OR ZONING ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 368, SHARPSBURG MD 21782-0368
TOWN OF CLEAR SPRING GUS Population: 375 (2024) ID: 166427	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 104, CLEAR SPRING MD 21722-0104