Whatcom County, Washington
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Question 1 of 8
What should I know about this county?
About Whatcom County
Whatcom County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Lower Mainland of the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north, Okanogan County to the east, Skagit County to the south, San Juan County across Rosario Strait to the southwest, and the Strait of Georgia to the west. Its county seat and largest population center is the coastal city of Bellingham. Whatcom County is coterminous with the Bellingham Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 226,847.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Question 2 of 8
What is this county like?
Whatcom County at a glance
- County seat
- Bellingham
- Population
- 226,847 (2020)
- Land area
- 2,504 sq mi
- Founded
- 1854
Question 3 of 8
Where do people live here?
Largest communities in Whatcom County
- Bellingham county seat91,482
- Lynden15,749
- Ferndale15,048
- Birch Bay10,115
- Sudden Valley6,354
Question 4 of 8
How did this county come to be?
History of Whatcom County
The Whatcom County area has had known human habitation for at least twelve millennia. At least three aboriginal tribes have been identified in the area: Lummi (San Juan Islands, between Point Whitehorn and Chuckanut Bay), Nooksack (between Lynden and Maple Falls) and Semiahmoo (the northern portion, near Blaine). This area was part of the Oregon Country at the start of the nineteenth century, inhabited both by fur prospectors from Canada and Americans seeking land for agricultural and mineral-extraction opportunities. Unable to resolve which country should control this vast area, the Treaty of 1818 provided for joint control. In 1827 the Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Langley near present Lynden. By 1843, the Provisional Government of Oregon had been established, although at first there were questions as to its authority and extent.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Who runs elections in this county?
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Who are this county's neighbors?
Neighboring counties
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