Glacier (Washington)
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Whatcom County | ||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 53 ′ N , 121 ° 56 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 211 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 27.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 7.8 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.8 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 276 m | ||
| Postal code : | 98244 | ||
| Area code : | +1 360 | ||
| FIPS : | 53-26875 | ||
| GNIS ID : | [2] 1519971 | ||
Glacier is a census-designated place in Whatcom County in the US state of Washington . The population at the 2010 census was 211. Based on per capita income , Glacier ranks last (522nd) of all areas ranked in Washington state. Glacier hopes to change this with the opening of the Glacier Chamber of Commerce .
Glacier is the closest community to Mount Baker , the northernmost of the volcanoes in the Cascade Mountains ; It is about ten miles (16 km) as the crow flies to the summit of Mt. Baker and about twenty miles (32 km) drive to Mt. Baker Ski Area . Less than a mile to the east is the Glacier Public Service Center , operated by staff from both the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service .
history
Glacier was founded in 1909 and named by Jennie Vaughn.
Originally a gold digger and lumberjack town, commercial impact was likely the cause of both the population growth and the interest of the Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad . The area became public property after the construction of the Mount Baker Highway in 1923.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Glacier has an area of 7.8 square kilometers; There are no water areas.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there were 90 individuals, 47 households, and 21 families in Glacier. The population density was 11.5 people per square kilometer. There were 228 housing units at an average density of 29.2 per square kilometer. 98.89% of the population were white and 1.11% belonged to two or more “races”. The proportion of Hispanics or Latinos "of any race" was 1.11%.
Of the 47 households, 17% had children under the age of 18, 38.3% were run by spouses living together , 4.3% by single mothers and 55.3% by non-families. 46.8% of all households were made up of singles, 10.6% by single people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 1.91 people and the average family size was 2.76 people.
The age distribution in Glacier was as follows: 18.9% under 18-year-olds, 3.3% between the ages of 18 and 24, 32.2% between 25 and 44 years, 31.1% between 45 and 65 years and 14 , 4% over 65 years of age. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 women there were 109.3 men, and 102.8 men among those over the age of 18.
All information on median income relates to the median. The median household income in Glacier was US $ 10,875 compared to US $ 7,212 for families. Men had a median income of US $ 10,000 versus US $ 0 for women. The per capita income was US $ 6,089. 56.5% of families and 34.2% of the total population lived below the poverty line , neither under 18 nor over 64 years.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ US Board on Geographic Names . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ Visitor Centers & Ranger Stations . National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Harry M. Majors: Exploring Washington . Van Winkle Publishing Co, 1975, ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6 , p. 29.
- ↑ Glacier Washington tourist information, including a brief history