Welcome to the Vancouver U.S.A.
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Vancouver boasts these many special distinctions with a long and colorful history:
- Incorporated: January 23, 1857
- Charter Adopted: February 20, 1952
- Government: Council/Manager
- Slogan: A Colorful Past - A Bright Future
- Unofficial Flower: Rhododendron
- Size: 48.5 sq miles
- Elevation: 150 - 290 feet
- Latitude: 45° 37' 54" N Longitude: 122° 40' 07" W
- Population: 164,500 as of April 1, 2009
- Namesake: Captain George
Vancouver
British sailor/explorer - 1758/1798
- Headquarters of Hudson's Bay Company (established 1825)
- Oldest permanent non-native settlement in Pacific Northwest (1825)
- Oldest living apple tree in Pacific Northwest (planted 1826)
- First saw mill in Pacific Northwest (1827)
- Oldest public square in Pacific Northwest (Esther Short Park, 1855)
- Designated a "Tree City USA"
- One of oldest continuously operated airports in country (Pearson, 1905-1912)
- Pearson Airpark landing site of first transpolar flight (Soviet, 1937)
- Major shipbuilding center during World War II
- Vancouver honored with "All-America City" distinction (1957 and 1987)
To give you a better feel of life in here, we invite you to visit some information pages. Because our list is getting so big, we have a separate page for "Area Education"
