Battle Ground WA

Significant City History The city is ironically named for the absence of a battle. In 1855 many of the soldiers at nearby Fort Vancouver were away fighting an uprising by the Yakima Indian tribe. Nervous settlers organized a company of volunteers to guard the undermanned fort. Fearing that the friendly Klickitat Tribe on the Lewis River would join the uprising, the volunteers ordered them into the Vancouver Barracks near the fort. When some of the Klickitats escaped, Captain William Strong, the post commander, led a detachment of volunteers to bring them back. They overtook the Klickitats near the current location of the city, but rather than engaging them in battle, Captain Strong talked them into returning to the fort peacefully. City State  Population Year Founded Battle Ground WA 13,237 1951 Elevation Industry % Unemploy Avg. Income 295ft 4.0% 49,389 Ethnic Groups % of Population Average Age Pop. Density White 93% 27 2,555 per sq mi Hispanic 4% Asian 1% Black 1% Other / Mixed 1% Avg Max Mean Temp Avg Max Mean Temp Avg Min Mean Temp Avg Min Mean Temp July 1961 July 2000 Jan 1961 Jan 2000 81.2 87.8 37 41.8 Avg July Precip Avg July Precip Avg Jan Precip Avg Jan Precip July 1961 July 2000 Jan 1961 Jan 2000 0.5 0.4 4.5 8 Current Avg % of Sunny Days Precip (Yearly) 5.1 50% State Ranking  Total Carbon  Total Carbon  Resid. Carbon C02 Footprint  Output Per Person Output Battle Ground Output Battle Ground (most consumption)  Metric Tons of  Metric Tons of  Metric Tons of  CO2  Per Year  CO2  Per Year  CO2  Per Year  30th 13.35 176,713 64,861