Washington County, Colorado
12 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,831
- Median household income
- $67,167
- ±4,701
- Unemployed
- 3.1%
- 71 of 2,292 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.4%
- 1,788 of 2,070 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Washington | 4,861 (2021) | 150 Ash Ave, Akron | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Akron | 1,770 (2021) | Po Box P, Akron | Website |
| Town of Otis | 521 (2021) | Po Box 95, Otis | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Town Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box P, Akron | — |
| Washington County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 465 Main Ave, Akron | — |
| Akron Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 573, Akron | — |
| Cope Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 3, Cope | — |
| Otis Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 307, Otis | — |
| Southwest Washington County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 44, Anton | — |
| Otis Sanitation District | Sewerage | Po Box 182, Otis | — |
| Cope Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2862 Wa County Road Ll, Flagler | — |
| Washington County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box U, Akron | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Akron School District No. R-1
School district2 schools
600 ELM AVENUE, Akron, CO, 80720
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Arickaree School District No. R-2
School district2 schools
12155 COUNTY ROAD NN, Anton, CO, 80801
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lone Star School District No. 101
School district3 schools
44940 COUNTY ROAD 54, Otis, CO, 80743
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Otis School District No. R-3
School district2 schools
518 DUNGAN STREET, Otis, CO, 80743
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Woodlin School District No. R-104
School district2 schools
15400 CO RD L UNIT 185, Woodrow, CO, 80757
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Lulu's Farm Roadside Market () · Bennett Community Market (Bennett)
Alameda Mile High Farmer's Market () · Aurora South Farmers Market II () · Cherry Creek Valley International Farmers Market (710 S. Ash St. Denver) · and 9 more
Fort Morgan Farmers Market () · Fort Morgan Farmers' Market (Corner of Beaver Ave. and State. St. Fort Morgan)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.