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Census-designated place in Washington, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barstow is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Ferry County in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 59.[3]
Barstow, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 48°46′38″N 118°08′34″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Ferry |
Area | |
• Total | 0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2) |
• Land | 0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,400 ft (400 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 59 |
• Density | 105/sq mi (40.7/km2) |
ZIP code | 99141[2] |
Area code | 509 |
Barstow is located in northeastern Ferry County, along U.S. Route 395 on the west side of the Kettle River. US 395 leads south 14 miles (23 km) to Kettle Falls and north 17 miles (27 km) to the Canadian border at Laurier.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Barstow CDP has an area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km2), all of it land.[3]
In 1999, a four-year-old boy was injured in a cougar attack. The boy survived the ambush despite suffering a serious neck wound and the cougar was found and put down. The event occurred a mile south of Barstow and was the ninth recorded attack by a cougar in Washington state history up to that time.[4]
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