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Baring, Washington
Location of Baring, Washington
Location of Baring, Washington
Country United States
State Washington
County King
Area
 • Total 1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2)
 • Land 1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 220
 • Density 211/sq mi (81.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98224
Area code(s) 360
FIPS code 53-04300
GNIS feature ID 1516134

Baring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 220 at the 2010 United States Census. 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. The settlement was first known as "Salmon", but by 1909 it was known as Baring.

Geography

Baring is located at 47°45′50″N 121°28′34″W / 47.76389°N 121.47611°W / 47.76389; -121.47611 (47.763755, -121.476079).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (5.62%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 233 people, 105 households, and 59 families 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.

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 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 a 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

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