Startup, Washington

Coordinates: 47°51′57″N 121°44′41″W / 47.86583°N 121.74472°W / 47.86583; -121.74472
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Startup, Washington
FIPS code
53-67595 [1]
GNIS feature ID1526502 [2]

Startup is a

2010 census
.

History

Startup was homesteaded by F.M. Sparling in the 1880s.[3] In 1890, William Wait laid out a townsite which he called Wallace, but this caused confusion with mail being missent to Wallace, Idaho, and in 1901 the name was changed to Startup to honor George G. Startup, manager of the Wallace Lumber Company.[4]

The Startup post office was established in 1900.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Startup has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km2), of which 3.9 square miles (10.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2) (2.01%) water. It is located on U.S. Route 2 26.4 miles east of Everett.

Climate

The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the

marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.[6]

Climate data for Startup, Washington, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1924–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 68
(20) 		77
(25) 		83
(28) 		90
(32) 		102
(39) 		106
(41) 		104
(40) 		100
(38) 		98
(37) 		92
(33) 		78
(26) 		67
(19) 		106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 59.3
(15.2) 		62.2
(16.8) 		68.9
(20.5) 		77.2
(25.1) 		83.7
(28.7) 		86.2
(30.1) 		91.7
(33.2) 		90.8
(32.7) 		86.7
(30.4) 		76.4
(24.7) 		64.0
(17.8) 		57.5
(14.2) 		94.6
(34.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 47.4
(8.6) 		50.7
(10.4) 		54.7
(12.6) 		59.9
(15.5) 		66.6
(19.2) 		70.7
(21.5) 		77.6
(25.3) 		78.4
(25.8) 		72.5
(22.5) 		61.7
(16.5) 		52.1
(11.2) 		46.5
(8.1) 		61.6
(16.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 40.7
(4.8) 		42.4
(5.8) 		45.4
(7.4) 		49.6
(9.8) 		55.5
(13.1) 		59.7
(15.4) 		64.6
(18.1) 		64.9
(18.3) 		59.9
(15.5) 		51.7
(10.9) 		44.6
(7.0) 		40.0
(4.4) 		51.6
(10.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 34.0
(1.1) 		34.0
(1.1) 		36.1
(2.3) 		39.3
(4.1) 		44.4
(6.9) 		48.8
(9.3) 		51.6
(10.9) 		51.4
(10.8) 		47.3
(8.5) 		41.6
(5.3) 		37.1
(2.8) 		33.6
(0.9) 		41.6
(5.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 22.5
(−5.3) 		24.1
(−4.4) 		26.9
(−2.8) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		35.6
(2.0) 		41.1
(5.1) 		45.4
(7.4) 		44.2
(6.8) 		39.3
(4.1) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		25.3
(−3.7) 		22.0
(−5.6) 		17.5
(−8.1)
Record low °F (°C) −8
(−22) 		−4
(−20) 		6
(−14) 		17
(−8) 		27
(−3) 		31
(−1) 		35
(2) 		36
(2) 		25
(−4) 		19
(−7) 		4
(−16) 		3
(−16) 		−8
(−22)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 8.94
(227) 		5.92
(150) 		6.77
(172) 		5.87
(149) 		4.95
(126) 		3.84
(98) 		1.48
(38) 		1.70
(43) 		3.49
(89) 		7.13
(181) 		9.82
(249) 		8.41
(214) 		68.32
(1,736)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.8
(12) 		2.0
(5.1) 		1.7
(4.3) 		0.3
(0.76) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.8
(2.0) 		3.1
(7.9) 		12.7
(32.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 19.8 16.9 20.0 18.4 15.3 14.1 6.8 6.5 10.9 17.2 20.3 19.7 185.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 3.1 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.5 6.8
Source 1: NOAA[7]
Source 2: National Weather Service (snow/snow days 1924–2021)[8]

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 4.16% of the population.

There were 332 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,227, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $42,250 versus $21,367 for females. The

poverty line
, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6
    .
  4. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 287.
  5. ^ Helbock, Richard W. (1998) United States Post Offices, Volume 1 - The West, p. 189, Lake Oswego, Oregon: La Posta Publications
  6. ^ Climate Summary for Startup, Washington
  7. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Startup 1E, WA". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Seattle". National Weather Service. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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