Lynden
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city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- County
- Whatcom
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Scott Korthuis
- City
- 5.44 sq mi (14.10 km )
- Land
- 5.44 sq mi (14.08 km )
- Water
- 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km )
- Elevation
- 102 ft (31 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 16,551
- Density
- 2,897/sq mi (1,119/km )
- Metro
- 234,954 ( Bellingham metropolitan area ) (US: 204th )
- Metro density
- 109.4/sq mi (42.25/km )
- Demonym
- Lyndenite
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 (PDT)
- Fips code
- 53-40805
- Website
- lyndenwa .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Lynden
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Whatcom County
- Population
- 15749
- Area
- 13.421594
- Elevation
- 108
- Time zone
- UTC−07:00
- Body of water
- Nooksack River
- Shares border with
- White Rock
- Official website
- www.lyndenwa.org
- Image
- LyndenWindMillByJuliusReque.jpg
- Households
- 5601
- Dialing code
- 360
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- Commons category
- Lynden, Washington
- topic's main category
- Category:Lynden, Washington
- postal code
- 98264
- inception
- 1874-01-01
- P8168
- Natalie Dessay
- water as percent of area
- 0.2429
- per capita income
- 31501
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Encyclopedic overview
Lynden is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is located 15 miles (24 km) north of Bellingham, the county seat and principal city of the Bellingham Metropolitan Area. It is the second largest city in Whatcom County. The city is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the Canada–U.S. border.
The city is located along the Nooksack River and State Route 539. The population of Lynden was 15,749 at the 2020 census. In 2024 it was updated to 16,551. The city is also home to the annual Northwest Washington Fair.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lynden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.