About Bellingham
The City of Bellingham, which is the largest and most populated city in Whatcom County, is at the center of a purely beautiful area offering a rich variety of recreational, educational, cultural, and economic activities.
Bellingham Stats
- Population: 91,610
- Area: 30.1 square miles
- Miles of bike lanes: 61.1
- Miles of trails: 68.7
- Travel distances
- Canadian border: 21 miles
- Vancouver, B.C: 52 miles
- Seattle: 90 miles
- Nearby cities:
- Lynden population: 13,862
- Ferndale population: 13,622
- Everson population: 2,641
- Sumas population: 1,757
- Nooksack population: 1,678
- Hospitals:
- St. Joseph Hospital 2901 Squalicum Parkway (360) 734-5400
- PeaceHealth Saint Joseph Hospital 2901 Squalicum Parkway (360) 734-5400
- Sports Teams
- Bellingham Bells (Baseball )
- Bellingham Slam (Basketball)
- Bellingham Blazers ( Hockey)
- Bellingham Roller Betties ( Roller Derby)
- Bellingham Bulldogs ( Football)
- Bellingham United FC ( Soccer)
- Chuckanut Bay Rugby ( Rugby)
- Notable People from Bellingham
- Danny Abramowicz- former NFL wide receiver
- Bob Arbogast- radio-television host and voice actor
- Jon Auer – vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, a founding member of the Posies
- Steve Baker- professional motorcycle racer and member of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
- Carlos Becerra- Carlos from Carspotting on Discovery
- Billy Burke- television and film actor, Twilight, Zoo
- Misha Collins- actor, Supernatural
- Ramsey Denison- documentary filmmaker, editor
- Ben Gibbard- lead singer for Death Cab for Cutie
- Ryan Hietala- professional golfer
- Yolanda Hughes-Heying – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Anna Leader- award-winning poet and novelist
- Jake Locker- quarterback for University of Washington and NFL’s Tennessee Titans
- Cuddles Marshall- major league baseball player for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns
- Dana Lyons- folk and alternative rock musician, author, environmentalist
- Phillip McCracken – artist, sculptor, activist
- Jason McGerr- drummer for Death Cab for Cutie
- Doug Pederson- head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles
- Jeff Ragsdale- author, activist, national game show champion
- Taylor Rapp – NFL safety for the Los Angeles Rams
- Roger Repoz – a major league baseball player
- Ryan Stiles- comedian on Whose Line is it Anyway?, an actor on The Drew Carey Show and Two and a Half Men
- Ken Stringfellow- vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, a founding member of the Posies
- Hilary Swank – two-time Oscar-winning actress
- Ben Weber- film and television actor
- Christopher Wise – author