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Vancouver (/ v æ n ˈ k uː v ər / ⓘ 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, [4] making it the fourth-most populous city in Washington state.
It was the first county in Washington, first named Vancouver County in 1845 before being renamed for William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1849. It was created by the Provisional Government of Oregon in Oregon Country on August 20, 1845, and at that time covered the entire present-day state. [ 3 ]
Fort Vancouver was a 19th-century fur trading post built in the winter of 1824–1825. [2] It was the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department, located in the Pacific Northwest. Named for Captain George Vancouver, the fort was located on the northern bank of the Columbia River in present-day Vancouver, Washington. The fort ...
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Don Bonker, Congressman who resided in Vancouver while in office [1] Jason V. Brock, filmmaker and writer; Alina Cho, journalist; Jordan Chiles, Olympic Gymnast; Westley Allan Dodd, American serial killer; Tina Ellertson, soccer player; Alan Embree, baseball player; Robert Franks, basketball player; Linda Garcia, environmental activist
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The Vancouver Barracks was the first United States Army base located in the Pacific Northwest, established in 1849, in what is now contemporary Vancouver, Washington. [2] It was built on a rise 20 feet (6.1 m) above the Fort Vancouver fur trading station established by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC).
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.