Baring, Washington
Baring, Washington | ||
|---|---|---|
FIPS code 53-04300[2] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1516134[3] | |
Baring is an
History
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The towns in the Skykomish River valley were established based on the railway and the roads built to cross the Cascade Mountains at Stevens Pass. In the late 19th century during the expansion of the Great Northern Railway, the railway's chief locating engineer, John F. Stevens, surveyed the area and identified Stevens Pass as the ideal route for crossing the North Cascades. The first train passed through in June 1893. Early road development in the area included the Skykomish Tote Road, connecting towns along the rail line, which can be seen in photographs and maps from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[6]
In 1912, local citizens established a Good Roads Club to promote the construction of a cross-Cascades highway. By 1913, King, Chelan, and Snohomish counties collaborated on the Cascade Scenic Highway project (King County Road No. 999), which was surveyed the same year. However, completion of the highway was delayed due to World War I, funding, and construction obstacles. King County finished its 28-mile section by 1917, but the first automobiles did not cross until 1924, with the official opening taking place in July 1925.[7]
The Cascade Scenic Highway and Stevens Pass Highway (now US 2) played a key role in the region's development by improving access and connectivity. The Stevens Pass Highway became State Road 15 in the 1930s, and was later realigned, paved, and renamed multiple times before ultimately becoming US 2 in the late 1940s.
Geography
Baring is located in northeastern King County at 47°45′50″N 121°28′34″W / 47.76389°N 121.47611°W (47.763755, -121.476079).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Baring CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), of which 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 8.02%, is water.[4]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 140 | — | |
| 1920 | 71 | −49.3% | |
| 1930 | 111 | 56.3% | |
| 1940 | 105 | −5.4% | |
| 1990 | 161 | — | |
| 2000 | 233 | 44.7% | |
| 2010 | 220 | −5.6% | |
| 2020 | 255 | 15.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
As of the
There were 105 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.81.
The population contained 19.7% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 37.8% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 121.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,875, and the median income for a family was $46,500. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $32,292 for females. The
Climate
According to the
| Climate data for Baring (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1970–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) |
73 (23) |
80 (27) |
91 (33) |
100 (38) |
107 (42) |
101 (38) |
98 (37) |
98 (37) |
86 (30) |
70 (21) |
60 (16) |
107 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 52.7 (11.5) |
59.4 (15.2) |
67.8 (19.9) |
78.0 (25.6) |
84.7 (29.3) |
86.8 (30.4) |
91.7 (33.2) |
90.9 (32.7) |
85.8 (29.9) |
72.7 (22.6) |
59.0 (15.0) |
51.2 (10.7) |
94.3 (34.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.9 (5.5) |
46.6 (8.1) |
51.6 (10.9) |
58.5 (14.7) |
66.0 (18.9) |
69.4 (20.8) |
76.7 (24.8) |
77.1 (25.1) |
70.9 (21.6) |
58.3 (14.6) |
47.4 (8.6) |
40.8 (4.9) |
58.8 (14.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.7 (2.6) |
39.2 (4.0) |
42.8 (6.0) |
48.2 (9.0) |
55.0 (12.8) |
58.8 (14.9) |
64.4 (18.0) |
64.7 (18.2) |
59.5 (15.3) |
49.9 (9.9) |
41.6 (5.3) |
36.2 (2.3) |
49.8 (9.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.5 (−0.3) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
33.9 (1.1) |
38.0 (3.3) |
44.0 (6.7) |
48.1 (8.9) |
52.1 (11.2) |
52.2 (11.2) |
48.1 (8.9) |
41.5 (5.3) |
35.7 (2.1) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
40.7 (4.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 21.8 (−5.7) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
35.4 (1.9) |
41.2 (5.1) |
45.4 (7.4) |
45.0 (7.2) |
39.9 (4.4) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
16.3 (−8.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 3 (−16) |
6 (−14) |
16 (−9) |
27 (−3) |
30 (−1) |
31 (−1) |
37 (3) |
38 (3) |
30 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
8 (−13) |
3 (−16) |
3 (−16) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 16.72 (425) |
10.60 (269) |
11.90 (302) |
8.35 (212) |
5.02 (128) |
3.96 (101) |
1.73 (44) |
1.90 (48) |
4.79 (122) |
12.30 (312) |
18.06 (459) |
14.56 (370) |
109.89 (2,791) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 13.8 (35) |
4.6 (12) |
3.8 (9.7) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
4.2 (11) |
17.0 (43) |
44.3 (113) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 20.0 | 17.1 | 19.9 | 18.4 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 184.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 17.1 |
| Source 1: NWS[10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA[11] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Baring, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Baring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Baring CDP, Washington". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "Salmon. King County". Washington State Gazeteer 1909-1910.
Name changed to Baring. Which see
- ^ "The History of Travel Over Stevens Pass". The Historical Marker Database.
- ^ "Old Cascade Scenic Highway Heritage Corridor". King County Historic and Scenic Corridors Project. December 2009.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". US Census Bureau. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Washington: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
