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Vancouver ( / vænˈkuːvər / ⓘ van-KOO-vər) is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County. Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, Vancouver had a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, [3] making it the fourth-most populous city in Washington state.
- Clark County, Washington
Clark County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of...
- Clark College
Clark College is a public community college in Vancouver,...
- Hayden Island
Hayden Island is an island in the Columbia River between...
- Fort Vancouver
Fort Vancouver was a 19th-century fur trading post built in...
- Anne McEnerny-Ogle
Anne McEnerny-Ogle is an American politician and educator,...
- Clark County, Washington
The following is a list of notable people who have lived in Vancouver, Washington. Notable people. Mary Barnard, poet; Greg Biffle, NASCAR driver; Bob Bogle, guitarist and bassist for The Ventures; Don Bonker, Congressman who resided in Vancouver while in office; Jason V. Brock, filmmaker and writer; Alina Cho, journalist; Jordan Chiles ...
- History
- Geography and Climate
- Architecture and Buildings
The Vancouver area was home to Native Americans before the arrival of Europeans. Chinook and Klickitat tribes called this area "land of the mud turtles" before 1775. Disease killed most natives before the Hudson's Bay Company came in the 1820s. The Hudson's Bay Company built Fort Vancouver to trade in beaver skins, which were used to make top hats....
Vancouver is located at 45°38′1″ North, 122°36′11″ West (45.633743, −122.603011). Vancouver is just north of the Columbia River and west of the volcanic Cascade Range mountains and the Columbia gorge. Vancouver is about fifty miles from the Pacific Ocean, which gives it rain. Because it is in a valley between the Pacific Coast and Cascade mountains...
The National Register of Historic Places says that Vancouver is a good place to visit. Because it is the oldest city in the area, Vancouver has a wide variety of buildings, including: 1. The Covington House at 4201 Main Street is a log cabin built in 1848 2. Officers Row has many old houses from Vancouver Barracks 3. Mother Joseph's Providence Acad...
May 17, 2024 · Vancouver, city, seat (1854) of Clark county, southwestern Washington, U.S. It lies at the head of deepwater navigation on the Columbia River, there bridged to Portland, Oregon.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 7, 2009 · Vancouver, located in Clark County in the southwestern part of Washington state, lies along the North Bank of the Columbia River, near its confluence with Oregon's Willamette River. The site was originally inhabited by Chinook Indians. The city is named for George Vancouver (1758-1798), the British explorer who mapped the Northwest coast in 1792.
Aug 3, 2023 · The First European Explorers. The history of Vancouver, Washington dates back centuries, long before the city’s incorporation and industrial growth. The region was first explored by European navigators in the late 18th century.
Vancouver is a city in the Southwest Washington region of Washington State, immediately north of the border with Oregon. Two bridges across the Columbia River connect Vancouver to the rest of the Portland metropolitan area. Vancouver is the fourth largest city in Washington (and is more populous than all cities in Oregon with the exception of ...
