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Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA

Tree: Nederlandse voorouders

Notes:
Lynden is a town in Whatcom County in the Northwestern section of Washington state. Lynden is approximately five miles south of the US-Canadian border. The Lynden-Aldergrove (Langley, BC) port of entry hours of operation are from 8am to midnight.



History



Lynden was officially incorporated on March 16, 1891.



It was named by Phoebe Judson after Hohenlinden, a poem by T. Campbell, stating, "On Linden, when the sun was low, all bloodless lay the untrodden snow; And dark as winter was the flow of Iser rolling rapidly." According to her book, A Pioneer's Search for the Ideal Home she changed the spelling of Linden so it would look prettier.



The town lies in a broad valley along the winding path of the Nooksack River, which empties into nearby Bellingham Bay. The surrounding area is filled with dairy, raspberry, strawberry, and blueberry farms. The region saw significant Dutch immigration in the early and mid 1900s, spurring the growth of dairies. Today, Lynden pays homage to its Dutch heritage through locations such as Front street, which has been made-over with a Dutch theme, complete with its own windmill. Along that street, you'll find a Dutch bakery, Dutch restaurants and numerous antiques stores. Local supermarkets contain Dutch food sections, and Dutch is still spoken by some of the town's residents.



The town is noted for its manicured lawns, cheery gardens, Dutch architecture, and abundance of Reformed churches. A Dutch festival is held each spring complete with a parade, street sweeping, and "klompen" (wooden shoe) dances. In August, the Northwest Washington Fair lures thousands, and allows locals to display their agricultural products, art, and crafts.



Lynden has gained recent renown for its infamous Lynden Drug Tunnel, built by a band of Canadian drug-smugglers in the basement of a residence north of Lynden.



Lynden used to hold the world record for most churches per square mi. and per capita. Lynden is one of the few cities in the world whose main entrance is in between two cemeteries. Also, most stores in Lynden are closed on Sunday for religious reasons. The purchase of alcohol is also not permitted within the city limits on Sundays, nor is dancing in licensed establishments (liquor retailers) at any point during the week. Manifestations of this are obvious to the visitor - bars closing at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, and the retractable chain link fence locked over the beer and wine in the grocery after last call or on Sundays.



Demographics



As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 9,020 people, 3,426 households, and 2,500 families residing in the city. The population density was 853.6/km² (2,208.8/mi²). There were 3,592 housing units at an average density of 339.9/km² (879.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.07% White, 0.27% African American, 0.45% Native American, 2.26% Asian, 2.51% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.73% of the population.



There were 3,426 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.11.



In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.



The median income for a household in the city was $42,767, and the median income for a family was $50,449. Males had a median income of $39,597 versus $23,292 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,639. About 4.1% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Birth

Matches 1 to 17 of 17

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID	Tree
1	Adema, Elizabeth	Wed 31 Mar 1915	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I23568	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Bakker, Francis	1913	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I256913	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Bierlink, Freda	Sat 17 Oct 1925	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I653835	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Bierlink, Geertruide	Yes, date unknown	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I653813	Nederlandse voorouders
5	de Boer, Dale	Yes, date unknown	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I256942	Nederlandse voorouders
6	de Boer, Doug	Yes, date unknown	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I256943	Nederlandse voorouders
7	de Boer, Ron J	Yes, date unknown	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I256941	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Boerhave, Jacob Clarence	Sun 13 Aug 1905	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I293622	Nederlandse voorouders
9	Boerhave, John Wilson	Tue 18 Feb 1913	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I306183	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Kroontje, Dorothy Jeannette	Sat 21 Aug 1915	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I306184	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Pilon, Hilda Margaret	Tue 22 Jul 1913	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I329493	Nederlandse voorouders
12	Pilon, John Ralph	Sun 12 Jul 1908	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I321647	Nederlandse voorouders
13	Rutgers, Annette Hermina	Mon 24 Apr 1916	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I22178	Nederlandse voorouders
14	van Ry, Bert	Fri 02 Jul 1915	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I22194	Nederlandse voorouders
15	van Ry, Gerrit	Tue 28 Apr 1914	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I22197	Nederlandse voorouders
16	Visser, Hilbert	Sat 02 Feb 1929	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I653807	Nederlandse voorouders
17	Westhoff, NN	1944	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I656412	Nederlandse voorouders

Death

Matches 1 to 38 of 38

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID	Tree
1	Assink, Anna	15 Mei 1974	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I283633	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Bakker, Ed	Sun 21 May 1944	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I149839	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Bode, Alice	Tue 22 Jul 1997	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I22775	Nederlandse voorouders
4	de Boer, Marius	Tue 05 Feb 1952	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I149843	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Boerhave, John Wilson	Sat 11 Jun 1994	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I306183	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Boerhaven, Johannes Petrus	Mon 3 Jan 1944	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I163364	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Boerhaven, Klaas	Mon 18 Mar 1957	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I163380	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Boerhaven, Willemina Gerrittina	Mon 1 Jun 1936	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I162925	Nederlandse voorouders
9	Bouma, Jan Harms	Mon 20 May 1957	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I141467	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Bouwma, Altje	Fri 23 Sep 1938	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I149837	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Eerkes, Engel	Mon 23 Mar 1936	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I217553	Nederlandse voorouders
12	van Gosliga, Hittje	1961	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I653505	Nederlandse voorouders
13	Haveman, Albert	Fri 24 Nov 1916	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I305255	Nederlandse voorouders
14	Hoekema, Pieter Piet	May 1972	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I654014	Nederlandse voorouders
15	Kostelijk, Jacob	Jun 1939	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I180100	Nederlandse voorouders
16	Kreuze, Annigje	Thu 24 Nov 1921	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I305253	Nederlandse voorouders
17	Kroontje, Dorothy Jeannette	Sun 20 Mar 2005	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I306184	Nederlandse voorouders
18	Middel, Fetje	Cal 1918	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I141345	Nederlandse voorouders
19	Miedema, Dorothy	Tue 3 Apr 2001	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I326893	Nederlandse voorouders
20	Pilon, Aaltje	Tue 2 Dec 1958	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I258740	Nederlandse voorouders
21	Pilon, Grietje	Sat 1 Jul 1961	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I261889	Nederlandse voorouders
22	Pilon, Hilda Margaret	Thu 8 Jul 2010	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I329493	Nederlandse voorouders
23	Pilon, Jacob J	Sat 16 Jul 1932	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I329492	Nederlandse voorouders
24	Pilon, Jakob	Thu 13 Apr 1922	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I259848	Nederlandse voorouders
25	Pilon, John Ralph	Thu 18 Mar 2004	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I321647	Nederlandse voorouders
26	Pilon, Roelof	18 Mei 1961	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I277946	Nederlandse voorouders
27	van der Ploeg, Sjoukje Wijbes	Thu 29 Dec 1932	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I653499	Nederlandse voorouders
28	van Rij, Johannes	Wed 25 Oct 1995	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I22014	Nederlandse voorouders
29	van Rij, Willem	Wed 27 Sep 1972	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I22049	Nederlandse voorouders
30	van Ry, Gerrit	Sun 24 May 1987	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I22197	Nederlandse voorouders
31	Tjoelker, Anna	Tue 28 Dec 1976	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I307677	Nederlandse voorouders
32	Visser, Anne Jeltes Aune	1947	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I653504	Nederlandse voorouders
33	Visser, Dirk F.	Sun 23 Apr 1967	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I654008	Nederlandse voorouders
34	Visser, Jelte Annes	Thu 07 Apr 1938	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I653498	Nederlandse voorouders
35	Visser, Lambert	1971	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I653804	Nederlandse voorouders
36	van Weerthuizen, Dirkje	Dec 1980	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I23521	Nederlandse voorouders
37	Werkman, Hilje	Tue 2 Dec 1947	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I260987	Nederlandse voorouders
38	Westhoff, NN	1944	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I656412	Nederlandse voorouders

Burial

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Burial		Person ID	Tree
1	Boerhave, John Wilson		Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I306183	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Boerhaven, Johannes Petrus		Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I163364	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Bouma, Jan Harms	Thu 23 May 1957	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I141467	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Kroontje, Dorothy Jeannette	Thu 24 Mar 2005	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I306184	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Pilon, Grietje	Wed 5 Jul 1961	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I261889	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Visser, Dirk F.		Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	I654008	Nederlandse voorouders

Marriage

Matches 1 to 11 of 11

	Family	Marriage		Family ID	Tree
1	Boer / Bouwma	Tue 18 May 1926	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F60546	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Boerhaven / Pilon	Fri 9 Feb 1900	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F166561	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Boerhaven / Pilon	Wed 25 Nov 1908	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F171217	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Bouma / Zweegman	Wed 20 Jul 1921	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F60544	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Pilon / Assink	Wed 26 Oct 1910	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F180243	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Roorda / Tjoelker	Wed 25 Sep 1935	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F121121	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Ry / Bieneman	Sun 03 Sep 1961	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F9477	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Ry / Bode	Wed 12 May 1937	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F9476	Nederlandse voorouders
9	Ry / Gustheine	Sat 27 Jun 1953	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F11299	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Ry / Rutgers	Thu 13 Dec 1934	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F9481	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Visser / Wouters	Sat 23 Apr 1921	Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA	F249957	Nederlandse voorouders