Battle Ground, Washington Battle Ground, Washington Venersborg School in Battle Ground Venersborg School in Battle Ground Battle Ground is a town/city in Clark County, Washington, United States.
The populace was 17,571 at the 2010 census. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Battle Ground ranked 4th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in populace growth between 2000 and 2005. The town/city is ironically titled for the absence of a battle.
They overtook the Klickitats near the current locale of the city, but clean water engaging them in battle, Captain Strong talked them into agreeing to return to the fort peacefully.
And the region where the Klickitats were encountered became known as "Strong's Battle Ground", and later simply "Battle Ground." Battle Ground was first settled in 1886 by Augustus H.
Richter, who platted the town in 1902. Battle Ground was officially incorporated on June 18, 1951.
Battle Ground is positioned at 45 47 N 122 32 W (45.781, -122.539). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.16 square miles (18.54 km2), all of it land.' Battle Ground Schools Are Located By Place: The Battle of Captain Strong and Chief Umtuch Was fought in Tukes Valley.
(Captain Strong, Chief Umtuch and Tukes Valley ended up being schools in Battle Ground) There were 5,652 homeholds of which 50.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 59.7% were married couples residing together, 12.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 22.8% were non-families.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 36.2% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
Every year in the summer Battle Ground puts on Harvest Days.
Battle Ground is an nearly annual winner for the Float Best Exemplifying Community Or Civic Involvement And Pride in the Portland Rose Festival's Grand Floral Parade.
In June 2007, the City of Battle Ground opened a 25,000 square foot skate park downtown, and in 2009, a new 13,000 square foot library. Battle Ground is also at the epicenter of the burgeoning Clark County wine trade with three wineries and one tasting room.
Battle Ground is served by the Battle Ground School District, which contains (as of 2010): Amboy Middle School (Grades 5-8) Battle Ground High School (Grades 9-12) Captain Strong Elementary School (Grades 1-4) Chief Umtuch Middle School (Grades 5-8) Lewisville Middle School (Grades 5-8) Tukes Valley Middle School (Grades 5-8) Chief Umtuch Primary School, the city's earliest major school, was completed in 2007.
Captain Strong was titled after Captain William Strong (See Origin of the name "Battle Ground").
Chief Umtuch was titled after Chief Umtuch (See Origin of the name "Battle Ground").
Battle Ground is accessed from Interstate 5 at exits 9 and 11 and Interstate 205 at exit 32.
Battle Ground is 18.5 miles from Portland International Airport, the closest large commercial airport.
Battle Ground is 25.5 miles from Portland, Oregon and 161 miles from Seattle, Washington.
Battle Ground has 2 different highways running in it WA 503 (Lewisville Highway/NE 117th Ave), and WA 502 (NE 219th St).
Rob Hotchkiss, beginning member of the Grammy Award-winning band, Train, lived in Battle Ground.
Former MLB slugger, Richie Sexson, hails from neighboring Brush Prairie, and continues to reside in the Battle Ground area.
Former MLB pitcher Gerry Staley, also born in Brush Prairie, went to Battle Ground High School.
Before 2012, actress and singer Bethany Joy Galeotti, a star of the TV series One Tree Hill, resided in Battle Ground with her husband, Enation drummer Michael Galeotti, when she was not recording in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Tonya Harding, figure skater, lived in or near Battle Ground after she retired from competing skating and was arrested by Battle Ground police in 2002 for drunken driving and crashing her pickup in a ditch.
Jonathan Jackson, an actor from the tv shows General Hospital and Nashville, among others, is from Battle Ground.
Former NBA basketball player Richie Frahm visited Battle Ground High School, before going on to play for the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team.
Tucker, Louise M., Battle Ground .
Battle Ground Businesses and Community Groups Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce The Reflector Battle Ground's weekly journal Battle Ground Public Schools
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