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|official_name            = Baring, Washington
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|map_caption              = Location of Baring, Washington
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[King County, Washington|King]]
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|area_total_km2           = 2.93
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Baring, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Baring_CDP,_Washington?g=160XX00US5304300 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref>
|population_total         = 255
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'''Baring''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[King County, Washington|King County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 255 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="2020 Census" /> up from 220 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5304300| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Baring CDP, Washington| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=June 5, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053829/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5304300| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is located on [[U.S. Route 2|U.S. Highway 2]] about {{convert|23|mi}} 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Washington State Gazetteer 1909–1910|section=Salmon. King County|quote=Name changed to Baring. Which see}}</ref>

== History ==

[[File:Scene at Baring showing the Baring bar and barber shop, 1912 (PICKETT 734).jpeg|thumb|Baring in 1912]]

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 (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]], the railway's chief locating engineer, [[John Frank Stevens|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=156201|title=The History of Travel Over Stevens Pass|publisher=The Historical Marker Database}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/services/home-property/historic-preservation/documents/projects/historic-corridors/OldCascadeHwy.ashx?la=en|publisher=King County Historic and Scenic Corridors Project|date=December 2009|title=Old Cascade Scenic Highway Heritage Corridor}}</ref>

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 [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|US 2]] in the late 1940s.

[[File:1902 USGS topo map of Baring, Washington.jpg|thumb|1902 US Geological Survey]]

==Geography==
Baring is located in northeastern King County in the valley of the [[South Fork Skykomish River]]. US-2 leads southeast {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Skykomish, Washington|Skykomish]] and northwest {{convert|41|mi}} to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]].
 
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Baring CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.7|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 8.02%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1910=140
|1920=71
|1930=111
|1940=105
|1950=
|1960=
|1970=
|1980=
|1990=161
|2000=233
|2010=220
|2020=255
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-49.pdf|title=Washington: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=9 April 2023}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States census]],<ref name="GR2"/> there were 233 people, 105 households, and 59 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 139.0 people per square mile (53.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 123.5/sq&nbsp;mi (47.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.86% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.43% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 5.58% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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 an [[Oceanic climate]], abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.

{{Weather box
|location = Baring (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1970–present)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = y
| Jan record high F = 61
| Feb record high F = 73
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 91
| May record high F = 100
| Jun record high F = 107
| Jul record high F = 101
| Aug record high F = 98
| Sep record high F = 98
| Oct record high F = 86
| Nov record high F = 70
| Dec record high F = 60
|Jan avg record high F = 52.7
|Feb avg record high F = 59.4
|Mar avg record high F = 67.8
|Apr avg record high F = 78.0
|May avg record high F = 84.7
|Jun avg record high F = 86.8
|Jul avg record high F = 91.7
|Aug avg record high F = 90.9
|Sep avg record high F = 85.8
|Oct avg record high F = 72.7
|Nov avg record high F = 59.0
|Dec avg record high F = 51.2
|year avg record high F = 94.3
| Jan high F = 41.9
| Feb high F = 46.6
| Mar high F = 51.6
| Apr high F = 58.5
| May high F = 66.0
| Jun high F = 69.4
| Jul high F = 76.7
| Aug high F = 77.1
| Sep high F = 70.9
| Oct high F = 58.3
| Nov high F = 47.4
| Dec high F = 40.8
| year high F = 58.8
|Jan mean F = 36.7
|Feb mean F = 39.2
|Mar mean F = 42.8
|Apr mean F = 48.2
|May mean F = 55.0
|Jun mean F = 58.8
|Jul mean F = 64.4
|Aug mean F = 64.7
|Sep mean F = 59.5
|Oct mean F = 49.9
|Nov mean F = 41.6
|Dec mean F = 36.2
|year mean F = 
| Jan low F = 31.5
| Feb low F = 31.8
| Mar low F = 33.9
| Apr low F = 38.0
| May low F = 44.0
| Jun low F = 48.1
| Jul low F = 52.1
| Aug low F = 52.2
| Sep low F = 48.1
| Oct low F = 41.5
| Nov low F = 35.7
| Dec low F = 31.6
| year low F = 40.7
|Jan avg record low F = 21.8
|Feb avg record low F = 23.3
|Mar avg record low F = 26.4
|Apr avg record low F = 30.9
|May avg record low F = 35.4
|Jun avg record low F = 41.2
|Jul avg record low F = 45.4
|Aug avg record low F = 45.0
|Sep avg record low F = 39.9
|Oct avg record low F = 31.0
|Nov avg record low F = 25.3
|Dec avg record low F = 21.9
|year avg record low F = 16.3
| Jan record low F = 3
| Feb record low F = 6
| Mar record low F = 16
| Apr record low F = 27
| May record low F = 30
| Jun record low F = 31
| Jul record low F = 37
| Aug record low F = 38
| Sep record low F = 30
| Oct record low F = 23
| Nov record low F = 8
| Dec record low F = 3
|precipitation colour=green
| Jan precipitation inch = 16.72
| Feb precipitation inch = 10.60
| Mar precipitation inch = 11.90
| Apr precipitation inch = 8.35
| May precipitation inch = 5.02
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.96
| Jul precipitation inch = 1.73
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.90
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.79
| Oct precipitation inch = 12.30
| Nov precipitation inch = 18.06
| Dec precipitation inch = 14.56
| year precipitation inch = 109.89

| Jan snow inch = 13.8
| Feb snow inch = 4.6
| Mar snow inch = 3.8
| Apr snow inch = 0.8
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.1
| Nov snow inch = 4.2
| Dec snow inch = 17.0
| year snow inch = 44.3
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 20.0
|Feb precipitation days = 17.1
|Mar precipitation days = 19.9
|Apr precipitation days = 18.4
|May precipitation days = 15.0
|Jun precipitation days = 13.0
|Jul precipitation days = 6.7
|Aug precipitation days = 6.1
|Sep precipitation days = 11.0
|Oct precipitation days = 16.6
|Nov precipitation days = 20.3
|Dec precipitation days = 19.9
|year precipitation days = 184.0

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.7
|Feb snow days = 2.1
|Mar snow days = 2.4
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 2.4
|Dec snow days = 5.1

|source 1 = NWS<ref name= NCDC >{{cite web| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=sew| title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data| publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration| access-date= 2022-08-19
}}</ref>
|date=November 2015
|source 2 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00450456&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|access-date = September 13, 2022
}}
</ref>

}}

==References==
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{{King County, Washington}}
{{Washington}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in King County, Washington]]