Vancouver
seat of Clark County, Washington, United States
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Summary
Vancouver is a city in the United States[1]. Vancouver ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,681 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Clark County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Anne McEnerny-Ogle[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], county seat[7]
- Named after: George Vancouver[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Jōyō-shi[9]
- Postal code: 98660[10], 98661[11], 98662[12], 98663[13], 98664[14], 98665[15], 98666[16], 98668[17], 98682[18], 98683[19], 98684[20], 98685[21], 98686[22], 98687[23]
- Commons category: Vancouver, Washington[24]
- Local dialing code: 360[25]
- Inception: 1825[26]
- Official website: https://www.cityofvancouver.us/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vancouver, Washington[28]
- Population: 161,791[29], 190,915[30]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Vancouver, Washington[31]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32]
- Capital of: Clark County[33]
- Official name: Vancouver[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Born in Vancouver (Washington)[35]
- Number of households: 73,427[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Vancouver, Washington[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 52 m[38]
- Area: 131.041684 km²[39], 129.122786 km²[40], 135.825333 km²[41], 126.231351 km²[42], 9.593982 km²[43]
- Water as percent of area: 6.8161 percent[44]
Why It Matters
Vancouver has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Vancouver is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]