Washington Terrace, known locally as "The Terrace", is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 9,067 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Washington Terrace had its foundings when it was developed in 1948 from a war time housing project. George Herman Van Leeuwen was instrumental in securing the land from the federal government and acted as the President of the Board of Directors. Due to his role in the organizing of the community, it was proposed to be named VanLeeuwenville, which was voted down for a variety of reasons.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,551 people, 3,019 households, and 2,267 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,477.4 people per square mile (1,728.6/km²). There were 3,162 housing units at an average density of 1,655.7 per square mile (639.2/km²).
