Blaine is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The city's northern boundary is the Canada–U.S. border; the Peace Arch international monument straddles the border of both countries. It is the fourth Largest incorporated City within the Bellingham Metropolitan Area. The population was 5,884 at the 2020 census. Since Blaine is located right on the border with Canada, it is the northernmost city on Interstate 5.
Image: Entering Blaine, Washington panoramio
Image: U.S. Port of Entry, Blaine, Washington (2013) 3
Image: U.S. Port of Entry, Blaine, Washington (2013) 1
The MV Plover once conveyed workers to and from the cannery in the 1940s. Today it ferries tourists from Blaine to a resort on Semiahmoo Spit.
Whatcom County, Washington
Whatcom County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Lower Mainland of British Columbia to the north, Okanogan County to the east, Skagit County to the south, San Juan County across Rosario Strait to the southwest, and the Strait of Georgia to the west. Its county seat and largest population center is the coastal city of Bellingham, comprising the Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and as of the 2020 census, the county's population was 226,847.
Whatcom County Courthouse in Bellingham
Sign at county boundary, 1970
Sheriff's Department vehicle in Bellingham
A Whatcom County Sheriff's office vehicle pictured in 2015
