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Vancouver, Washington is a city on the north shore of the Columbia River, in the state of Washington, USA. It is the county seat of Clark County. As of July 1, 2005 it had a population of 157,493, many of whom commute to neighboring Portland, Oregon. It is part of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.

Colleges and universities
Clark College (two year)
Washington State University — Vancouver Campus (this campus once only offered upper division and graduate classes, but now accepts freshmen and sophomores)

Annual events
Each Fourth of July, Vancouver hosts a fireworks display near Fort Vancouver that draws many people to the city. The display, which typically runs for 45 minutes, is the largest display west of the Mississippi River.

In addition, the St. Joseph Vancouver Sausage Fest is held annually in Vancouver, drawing attendance upwards of 100,000 over three days.

The city also hosts the Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival, the largest jazz fest in SW Washington.

Vancouver is located at 45.633743, -122.603011.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 119.5 km² (46.1 mi²). 110.8 km² (42.8 mi²) of it is land and 8.7 km² (3.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 7.14% water.

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