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The population was 91,482 at the 2020 census, and estimated to be 94,720 in 2023. It is the site of Western Washington University, Bellingham International Airport, and the southern terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway. Bellingham is the northernmost city with a population of more than 90,000 people in the contiguous United States.
The 2022 population estimates also showed: Lynden remained the second-largest city in Whatcom County with 16,150 people — a 1.4% growth (220 people) over the 2021 estimates. Ferndale remained ...
While 2024 estimates haven’t been published, OFM’s 2023 estimate has Bellingham’s population at 95,960. Meanwhile, the 2020 U.S. Census had Bellingham’s population at 91,483, and estimated ...
Its county seat and largest population center is the coastal city of Bellingham, comprising the Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and as of the 2020 census, the county's population was 226,847.
The growth comes a year after Bellingham lost population in the 2021 estimates. Bellingham is no longer the state’s 13th largest city. Here’s how its population changed
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. George Vancouver, who visited the area in June 1792, named the bay for Sir William Bellingham, the controller of the storekeeper's ...
Legally, a city in Washington can be described primarily by its class. There are five classes of municipalities in Washington: first class city, second class city, town, unclassified city, and code city. First class cities are the 10 cities with a population over 10,000 at the time of reorganization and operating under a home rule charter.
West of Bellingham, in western Whatcom County: Makah Indian Reservation: 1,356 27,950 On Cape Flattery in Clallam County: Muckleshoot Indian Reservation: 3,300 3,850 Southeast of Auburn in King County: Nisqually Indian Reservation: 588 4,800 Western Pierce County and eastern Thurston County: Nooksack Indian Reservation: 1,800 2,500