Baring, Washington

Baring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 220 at the 2010 census.[3] It is located on U.S. Highway 2 about 23 miles (37 km) west of Stevens Pass, along a very flat and straight three-mile section of highway that has been dubbed the "Baring Straight" (a play on the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia), since US-2 is otherwise hilly and curvy through the mountains.

Baring, Washington
Census-designated place
Location of Baring, Washington
Coordinates: 47°45′50″N 121°28′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKing
Area
 • Total1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2)
 • Land1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total220
 • Density211/sq mi (81.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98224
Area code(s)360
FIPS code53-04300[1]
GNIS feature ID1516134[2]

Geography

Baring is located in northeastern King County at 47°45′50″N 121°28′34″W (47.763755, -121.476079)[4] in the valley of the South Fork Skykomish River. US-2 leads southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Skykomish and northwest 41 miles (66 km) to Everett.

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%, are water.[3]

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 233 people, 105 households, and 59 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 139.0 people per square mile (53.5/km2). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 123.5/sq mi (47.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.56% White, 2.58% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.43% Pacific Islander, and 5.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.15% of the population.

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.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 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 per capita income for the CDP was $22,571. About 6.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Baring has an Oceanic climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.

Climate data for Baring
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 62
(17)		 73
(23)		 80
(27)		 91
(33)		 100
(38)		 98
(37)		 101
(38)		 98
(37)		 98
(37)		 86
(30)		 70
(21)		 60
(16)		 101
(38)
Average high °F (°C) 41
(5)		 46.2
(7.9)		 51.4
(10.8)		 58.1
(14.5)		 64.7
(18.2)		 68.9
(20.5)		 75.1
(23.9)		 75
(24)		 69.3
(20.7)		 58.5
(14.7)		 46
(8)		 40.1
(4.5)		 57.9
(14.4)
Average low °F (°C) 31.2
(−0.4)		 32
(0)		 34.3
(1.3)		 37.7
(3.2)		 43.2
(6.2)		 48.1
(8.9)		 51.7
(10.9)		 52
(11)		 47.8
(8.8)		 41.3
(5.2)		 35.2
(1.8)		 31.3
(−0.4)		 40.5
(4.7)
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)		 1
(−17)		 1
(−17)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 16.2
(410)		 10.56
(268)		 10.66
(271)		 7.85
(199)		 5.43
(138)		 3.99
(101)		 2.09
(53)		 2.3
(58)		 4.9
(120)		 9.98
(253)		 17.85
(453)		 15.72
(399)		 107.55
(2,732)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 18.3
(46)		 7.7
(20)		 4.2
(11)		 0.8
(2.0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 5.9
(15)		 15.5
(39)		 52.5
(133)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch) 20 17 19 18 17 13 8 7 10 16 21 21 187
Source: [5]

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Baring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "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.
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. "BARING, WASHINGTON (450456)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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