Editing Maple Falls, Washington

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'''Maple Falls''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Whatcom County, Washington]], United States. The population was 291 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Maple Falls, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Maple%20Falls%20CDP,%20Washington |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Maple Falls is located on the [[Washington State Route 542|Mount Baker Highway]], east of [[Bellingham, Washington|Bellingham]], three miles east of a junction at [[Kendall, Washington|Kendall]], with [[Washington State Route 547|State Route 547]], which connects over a low pass on the northeast flank of [[Sumas Mountain]] to [[Sumas, Washington|Sumas]] and the border crossing with [[Abbotsford, British Columbia]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.0|mi2|km2}}, all of it land.

===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|Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Maple Falls has a [[marine west coast climate]], abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=61354&cityname=Maple+Falls%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Maple Falls, Washington]</ref>

==History==
Among the first settlers of Maple Falls was Herbert Everant Leavitt, a native of [[Richmond, Quebec|Melbourne, Quebec]], Canada.<ref>Leavitt was a descendant of [[Moses Leavitt]] of [[Exeter, New Hampshire]], whose descendant Dudley Leavitt subsequently removed from [[New Hampton, New Hampshire]] to Quebec.</ref> After leaving Canada, Leavitt spent time in [[Truckee, California]], where he worked as a carpenter before setting out for Columbia Township in Washington state. In 1888 Leavitt took up a homestead in Whatcom County where present-day Maple Falls is located. Leavitt packed his supplies in from [[Bellingham, Washington]] some 30 miles to his new farm. In subsequent years, besides farming, Leavitt operated a blacksmith shop at Maple Falls, was the proprietor of a Bellingham restaurant, and ran two hotels, in addition to serving as county constable for some 24 years.<ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/wash/whatcom/Bios/bios_le.html History of Whatcom County, Vol. II, Lottie Roeder Roth, 1926, pp. 659&ndash;660, genealogytrails.com]</ref>

==Demographics==
As of 2010 census, there were 324 people residing in Maple Falls.<ref name="GR2" />

As of the census of 2000, there were 277 people, 109 households, and 70 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|91.7|/sqmi|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|abbr=out}}. There were 128 housing units at an average density of {{convert|42.4|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=out}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 6.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 109 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% 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 3.04.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 27.4% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $56,477. Males had a median income of $40,250 versus $17,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $24,216. None of the families and 3.5% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
The community is served by the [[Mount Baker School District]]<!--UNI 05310-->.<ref>{{cite map |author=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division |date=January 14, 2021 |title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Whatcom County, WA |page=2 |scale=1:140,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53073_whatcom/DC20SD_C53073.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=March 16, 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Mt. Baker Ski Area]]
* [[Mount Baker Highway]]

==References==
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{{Whatcom County, Washington}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Whatcom County, Washington]]