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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,...
- George Vancouver
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a...
- Clark County, Washington
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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.
History. Geography and Climate. Architecture and Buildings. References. Vancouver, Washington. Coordinates: 45°38′1″N 122°36′10″W. Vancouver is a city just north of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. It is directly north of Portland, Oregon and 305 miles (491 km) south of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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 oldest continuously inhabited white settlement in the state, it was founded in 1824 as a Hudson’s Bay Company post,
Subcategories. This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. Camp Bonneville (15 F) Geography of Vancouver, Washington (3 C) History of Vancouver, Washington (3 C, 2 F) Kiggins Bowl (4 F) Motorship Construction Company shipyard, Vancouver, Washington (3 F) Nature of Vancouver, Washington (1 C)
