Government Buildings

The Washington County Courthouse is located at 1555 Colfax Street in Blair, Nebraska. The Courthouse is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. All County Offices are located in the Courthouse unless otherwise noted. Mailing addresses for individual offices are listed on the Offices tab above.

The State Drivers License Examiners Office at www.dmv.state.ne.us is open at the Courthouse on Mondays only from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Nebraska Department of Education's Vocational Rehabilitation Office is open in the Courthouse Tuesdays and Thursdays, by appointment. Vocational Rehabilitation can be reached at www.vocrehab.state.ne.us

The Washington County East Annex, located at 597 Grant Street, is the location of the following offices: County Extension and State Probation. The East Annex is open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

About

• Area: 394 square miles
• 391 square miles of land
• 3 square miles of water
• Population (2010): 20,234
• County Seat: Blair
• Towns:
  • Arlington, 1,243
  • Blair, 7,990
  • Fort Calhoun,908
  • Herman, 268
  • Kennard, 361
  • Washington, 150
• Public Schools
  • Arlington Public School (Arlington)
  • Blair Community School (Blair)
  • Fort Calhoun Community School (Fort Calhoun)
  • Herman Elementary School (Herman)
• Private Schools
  • Blair Christian Academy (Blair)
  • Immanuel Luthern Elementary School (Hooper)
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Elementary School (Arlington)
• Two National Protected Areas
  • Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
  • DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
• One State Historical Park
  • Fort Atkinson