Lynden, WA - fastest growing town in Whatcom County!
Lynden, Washington - is currently the fastest growing town in Whatcom County, over the last 6 years. 1,730 people moved to Lynden during that span, a 19.2% increase, bringing the population to 10,750. Blaine, WA came in second at 18.8% increase.
All told, Whatcom County added 17,474 people in the last six years, for a rate of 10.5 percent, making the county eighth in Washington in terms of population growth. Most of those people — 13,011 — moved here from somewhere else.
Lynden has worked hard to put new people inside city limits or in urban growth
areas, and it has been welcoming to the national businesses that have been attracted to the increasing population, Mayor Jack Louws said.
“With the increase in population and the businesses that have been developed to support that, I think Lynden’s economy is very healthy,” he said. “I think that we’re still a very desirable place for people to locate in. And it’s my goal that we continue to have the welcome mat
out.”Nearly 7,000 people moved into rural areas in the last six years, for a 9.2 percent increase. That’s more than twice the rate in rural areas elsewhere in the state. via the Bellingham Herald.
Once you’ve visited Lynden, WA it’s very easy to see why this town is so desireable. Driving thru town, your drawn in by it’s Pin Oak treed lined streets, well maintained yards and homes, championship Homestead Resort Golf course and the Dutch heritage that thrives strong in this great Lynden community.
Jerry Campbell | The Muljat Group | Bellingham WA | Lynden WA real estate
[…] Last year about this time it was announced locally that Lynden was the fastest growing town in Whatcom County. Lynden has grown by 1,730 people over the last 6 years, a 19.2% increase, bringing the population to 10,750. I have to say Lynden’s Mayor is doing his job and looking after his city by looking forward. How can one argue with hard facts like a 19.2% increase in your population and realize where are the tax dollars going to come from to provide services. The west side of the Guide would have the least negative affect on Lynden’s population growth and far from where Lynden WA Neighborhoods are growing. […]
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