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Bellingham (/ ˈbɛlɪŋhæm / BEL-ing-ham) is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. [9] It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of the U.S.–Canada border, between Vancouver, British Columbia, 52 miles (84 km) to the northwest and Seattle 90 miles (140 km) to the south.
- Sir William Bellingham, 1st Baronet
Later the city of Bellingham, Washington was also named for...
- Bellingham Waterfront
The harbor of Bellingham, Washington, filled with logs,...
- Lummi
Lummi people, a Coast Salish people located in western...
- History
The history of Bellingham, Washington, as it is now known,...
- Whatcom County, Washington
Its county seat and largest population center is the coastal...
- Western Washington University
Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public...
- Sir William Bellingham, 1st Baronet
The history of Bellingham, Washington, as it is now known, begins with the settling of Whatcom County in the mid-to-late 19th century. The name of Bellingham is derived from the bay on which the city is situated.
Bellingham, Washington and the land surrounding the city are steeped in rich history. For thousands of years, the first residents of what is today known as Bellingham and Whatcom County were North Coast Indians, comprising the Lummi, Nooksack, Samish, and Semiahmoo tribes.
Its county seat and largest population center is the coastal city of Bellingham, [1] comprising the Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and as of the 2020 census, the county's population was 226,847.
Bellingham is a city in the North Cascades region of Washington State. Also known as the City of Subdued Excitement, this city of 92,000 people (2021) is the northernmost city in the contiguous 48 states.
Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States , WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a private school of teaching for women founded in 1886.
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Bellingham (/ ˈbɛlɪŋhæm / BEL-ing-ham) is a county seat and city in Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It is 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Vancouver, 90 miles (145 km) north of Seattle, and 21 miles (33 km) south of the Canada-US border.
