Editing Clear Lake, Skagit County, Washington

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'''Clear Lake''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Skagit County, Washington]], United States. The population was 1,228 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Clear Lake (Skagit County), Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Clear%20Lake%20CDP%20(Skagit%20County),%20Washington |access-date=May 9, 2024 |series=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> It is included in the [[Mount Vernon, Washington|Mount Vernon]]&ndash;[[Anacortes, Washington|Anacortes]], Washington [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 2.2&nbsp;square miles (5.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 1.9&nbsp;square miles (4.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.3&nbsp;square miles (0.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (14.29%) is water. It is situated between two lakes, Mud Lake, and Clear Lake.

===Climate===
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Clear Lake has a [[marine west coast climate]], abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=705754&cityname=Clearlake%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Clear Lake, Washington]</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 942 people, 371 households, and 258 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 492.3 people per square mile (190.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 392 housing units at an average density of 204.9/sq&nbsp;mi (79.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.53% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.85% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 371 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,143, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $30,865 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,223. About 16.7% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
Clear Lake was [[plat]]ted in 1890 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=65|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=49}}</ref>  A post office called Clearlake has been in operation since 1891.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=24 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120103/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}</ref> A museum is located in the former Odd Fellows Hall on [[Washington State Route 9|State Route 9]] in Clear Lake.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/clearlakehistory Clear Lake Historical Association]
* [https://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/digital/collection/clearlake Clear Lake picture collection] at Washington Rural Heritage

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