Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is situated on Bellingham Bay, which is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia. It lies west of Mount Baker and Lake Whatcom (from which it gets its drinking water), north of the Chuckanut Mountain and Skagit Valley, and Whatcom Creek runs through the center of the city. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 67,171, although a recent calculation places the city's population at 73,469 http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1122670315&men=gpro&lng=en&gln=xx&dat=32&srt=pnan&col=aohdq&geo=499469753.

Geography

Bellingham is located at 48°45'1" North, 122°28'30" West (48.750178, -122.474975){{GR|1}}.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 82.2 km² (31.7 mi²). 66.4 km² (25.6 mi²) of it is land and 15.8 km² (6.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 19.19% water.

Related Topics:
United States Census Bureau - Km² - Mi²

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