Place:Sumas, Whatcom, Washington, United States

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NameSumas
TypeCity
Coordinates48.997°N 122.266°W
Located inWhatcom, Washington, United States
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Sumas is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It had a population of 1,307 as of the 2010 census. Sumas is located adjacent to the Canada–U.S. border and borders the city of Abbotsford, British Columbia. The Sumas-Huntingdon port of entry at the north end of State Route 9 operates 24 hours a day. Sumas shares Nooksack Valley School District with the cities of Nooksack and Everson. It is the northernmost settlement on Washington State Route 9.

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Sumas was officially incorporated on June 18, 1891. A post office with that name has been in operation since 1897. The community was named after the Sumas First Nation.

On November 15, 2021, a regional flood event resulted in catastrophic flooding in Sumas. Approximately 85 percent of homes in the city were damaged and hundreds of residents were rescued after a partial evacuation.

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