Bellingham

"The city of subdued excitement."

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The City of Bellingham is a medium sized city (2006 pop. about 74,770) located in Northwest Washington, about one and half hours north of Seattle and about an hour south of Vancouver, BC. Specifically, it is located at 48°45′1″N 122°28′30″W Bellingham's elevation ranges from sea-level at the bay to ~450ft on Alabama Hill and 1000-1500ft around The Mountains around Bellingham and enjoys a mild climate with temperatures ranging from low 40s in the winter to the mid 70s in the summer.

Demographically, Bellingham has been lauded as one of the most activist cities in Washington and is known for its liberal, college-town atmosphere. Considering themselves so well-educated, citizens are also very outspoken and rarely does anything happen without the local population weighing in... even college students want a say in how the city is governed. Bellingham has recently been rated by Kiplinger's Personal Finance as one of the top retirement cities in the country.

If you're new to Bellingham then the wiki is a great place to find out what's here. You might also check out the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce. If you're visiting Bellingham for the first time, you may want help navigating Bellingham and a local map. To get a pretty good feel for why some of us live here beyond the time required to graduate, check out why I Love Bellingham.

Bellingham can be divided into several regions. The wiki also contains information about communtiies surrounding Bellingham, such as Birch Bay, Blaine, Deming, Ferndale, Lynden, and Nooksack.