Editing Snoqualmie Pass, Washington

{{About|the census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington|the mountain pass for which this CDP is named|Snoqualmie Pass|other places named for the Snoqualmie tribe|Snoqualmie (disambiguation)}}
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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'''Snoqualmie Pass''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. It includes the [[unincorporated community]] of [[Hyak, Washington|Hyak]]. The population was 311 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/G001/1600000US5365275| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213045652/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5365275| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 13, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Snoqualmie Pass CDP, Washington| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=July 5, 2019}}</ref>

The CDP is named for the [[Snoqualmie Pass|mountain pass]] that carries [[Interstate 90 in Washington|Interstate 90]] across the [[Cascade Range]], which itself is named for the [[Snoqualmie (tribe)|Snoqualmie]] tribe, a [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] tribe indigenous to the [[Snoqualmie Valley]] located west of the pass. The portion of the mountain pass west of the height of land, in King County, is not part of the Snoqualmie Pass CDP.

Based on [[Washington locations by per capita income|per capita income]], Snoqualmie Pass ranks 8th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. It is also the highest rank achieved in Kittitas County.

== Recreation ==
The area consists of mountain chalets and condominiums that are mainly seasonally occupied by residents of the [[Seattle metropolitan area]], with approximately 300 year-round residents. Winter sports are the main draw, but outdoor recreation is available year-round.

The [[Pacific Crest Trail]] crosses through Snoqualmie Pass, and a variety of other trails are also available for hiking and climbing in the summer<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=125103| title = Snoqualmie Pass North - Peakbagger.com}}</ref> and [[cross-country skiing]] and [[snowshoe]]ing in the winter.

Snoqualmie Pass is the site of [[the Summit at Snoqualmie]], a group of [[alpine ski]] areas managed by [[Boyne USA Resorts]]. The Summit consists of four [[Skiing|ski]] areas: [[Alpental]], Summit West (formerly named Snoqualmie Summit), Summit Central (formerly Ski Acres), and Summit East (formerly Hyak). The Summit at Snoqualmie is the closest ski area to Seattle, so it is often crowded on weekends. [[Iron Horse State Park]] in Hyak offers groomed cross-country ski trails, sledding and snowshoeing in winter and hiking and a gravel railroad bed for hiking and bicycling in the summer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parks.state.wa.us/521/Iron-Horse|title = Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail &#124; Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission}}</ref>

[[Snowmobiling]] just east of the pass is also popular during the winter months. Also in the summer and fall, [[paragliding|paragliders]] and [[hang gliders]] may be seen flying above the valley, along the ridge and landing at [[Lake Keechelus]].

==Geography==
[[Image:WAMap-doton-Snoqualmie Pass.png|right|Location of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington]]
The community is in westernmost Kittitas County, on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass. Its western border follows the [[King County, Washington|King County]] border, which is also the height of land of the [[Cascade Range]]. The CDP extends southeast as far as [[Keechelus Lake]], the source of the [[Yakima River]]. The unincorporated community of [[Hyak, Washington|Hyak]] is in the southeast part of the CDP.

[[Interstate 90]] passes through the community, with access from Exits 53 and 54. I-90 leads west {{convert|53|mi}} to Seattle and southeast the same distance to [[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg]], the Kittitas [[county seat]]. [[Washington State Route 906]] serves as a local main road through the Snoqualmie Pass community, connecting with I-90 at both of its exits.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Snoqualmie Pass CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Situated at a main crossing point of the [[Cascade Range]], Snoqualmie Pass is located along the [[Mountains to Sound Greenway]], which spans parts of King and Kittitas counties. The eastern portal of the {{convert|2.2|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[Snoqualmie Tunnel]] is in the CDP at Hyak.

===Climate===
Due to its elevation, Snoqualmie Pass experiences significantly lower temperatures than Seattle, and receives much more precipitation, much of it being snow. Snoqualmie Pass has a [[humid continental climate]] (Koppen: Dsb bordering Csb) with cold, very wet and snowy winters, and mild to warm, relatively dry summers. 
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|location=        Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, (1915&ndash;1972 normals and extremes)
|Jan record high F = 56
|Feb record high F = 61
|Mar record high F = 69
|Apr record high F = 81
|May record high F = 84
|Jun record high F = 94
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 98
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 65
|Dec record high F = 53

|Jan avg record high F = 44.0
|Feb avg record high F = 47.8
|Mar avg record high F = 55.2
|Apr avg record high F = 65.1
|May avg record high F = 74.2
|Jun avg record high F = 81.3
|Jul avg record high F = 86.6
|Aug avg record high F = 85.4
|Sep avg record high F = 81.0
|Oct avg record high F = 70.7
|Nov avg record high F = 52.2
|Dec avg record high F = 45.0
|year avg record high F = 88.3

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|Jan high F = 32.4
|Feb high F = 37.4
|Mar high F = 42.6
|Apr high F = 49.0
|May high F = 56.5
|Jun high F = 63.0
|Jul high F = 70.3
|Aug high F = 69.6
|Sep high F = 63.9
|Oct high F = 53.9
|Nov high F = 40.1
|Dec high F = 33.9
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 25.9
|Feb mean F = 29.8
|Mar mean F = 34.1
|Apr mean F = 39.3
|May mean F = 45.3
|Jun mean F = 51.4
|Jul mean F = 57.8
|Aug mean F = 57.5
|Sep mean F = 52.4
|Oct mean F = 44.4
|Nov mean F = 34.2
|Dec mean F = 28.6
|year mean F = 

<!-- Average low temperatures -->
|Jan low F = 20.9
|Feb low F = 23.3
|Mar low F = 26.0
|Apr low F = 30.0
|May low F = 34.2
|Jun low F = 40.0
|Jul low F = 45.6
|Aug low F = 45.7
|Sep low F = 41.1
|Oct low F = 35.0
|Nov low F = 28.2
|Dec low F = 23.5
|year low F = 32.8

|Jan avg record low F = 2.3
|Feb avg record low F = 7.6
|Mar avg record low F = 13.1
|Apr avg record low F = 20.3
|May avg record low F = 26.5
|Jun avg record low F = 33.0
|Jul avg record low F = 36.7
|Aug avg record low F = 37.0
|Sep avg record low F = 30.5
|Oct avg record low F = 24.9
|Nov avg record low F = 16.8
|Dec avg record low F = 8.1
|year avg record low F = -2.3

|Jan record low F = -17
|Feb record low F = -15
|Mar record low F = 0
|Apr record low F = 7
|May record low F = 16
|Jun record low F = 27
|Jul record low F = 30
|Aug record low F = 27
|Sep record low F = 22
|Oct record low F = 11
|Nov record low F = 0
|Dec record low F = -19

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|Jan precipitation inch = 15.44
|Feb precipitation inch = 11.33
|Mar precipitation inch = 10.37
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.87
|May precipitation inch = 3.86
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.70
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.37
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.14
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.56
|Oct precipitation inch = 8.98
|Nov precipitation inch = 13.17
|Dec precipitation inch = 16.72
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|Jan precipitation days = 18.8
|Feb precipitation days = 15.8
|Mar precipitation days = 17.4
|Apr precipitation days = 13.9
|May precipitation days = 11.3
|Jun precipitation days = 10.1
|Jul precipitation days = 5.0
|Aug precipitation days = 6.4
|Sep precipitation days = 9.1
|Oct precipitation days = 12.8
|Nov precipitation days = 16.2
|Dec precipitation days = 19.9

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|Jan snow inch = 100.8
|Feb snow inch = 72.4
|Mar snow inch = 66.3
|Apr snow inch = 24.0
|May snow inch = 5.2
|Jun snow inch = 0.3
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.1
|Oct snow inch = 6.6
|Nov snow inch = 39.9
|Dec snow inch = 83.9
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|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 15.8
|Feb snow days = 11.9
|Mar snow days = 11.6
|Apr snow days = 5.7
|May snow days = 1.6
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.8
|Nov snow days = 8.2
|Dec snow days = 14.5

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| Jan humidity =93
| Feb humidity =93
| Mar humidity =91
| Apr humidity =86
| May humidity =80
| Jun humidity =76
| Jul humidity =69
| Aug humidity =70
| Sep humidity =75
| Oct humidity =81
| Nov humidity =89
| Dec humidity =92
| year humidity =
| Jand sun  =3.0
| Febd sun  =3.0
| Mard sun  =4.3
| Aprd sun  =6.5
| Mayd sun  =8.4
| Jund sun  =9.4
| Juld sun  =10.7
| Augd sun  =10.9
| Sepd sun  =8.7
| Octd sun  =5.1
| Novd sun  =3.8
| Decd sun  =3.1
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| Jan light = 9.0
| Feb light = 10.3
| Mar light = 12.0
| Apr light = 13.7
| May light = 15.1
| Jun light = 15.9
| Jul light = 15.5
| Aug light = 14.2
| Sep light = 12.5
| Oct light = 10.8
| Nov light = 9.3
| Dec light = 8.5
| year light= 
| Jan uv  =1
| Feb uv  =1
| Mar uv  =2
| Apr uv  =2
| May uv  =3
| Jun uv  =4
| Jul uv  =5
| Aug uv  =3
| Sep uv  =2
| Oct uv  =2
| Nov uv  =1
| Dec uv  =1
| year uv =
|source 1= XMACIS (temps 1915&ndash;1972, precip/precip days 1912&ndash;2000, snow/snow days 1910&ndash;2002)<ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|title = xmACIS2
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = February 15, 2023
}}</ref>
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|source 2 = Weather Atlas (UV and humidity)<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/washington-usa/snoqualmie-pass-climate
| title = Climate and monthly weather forecast Snoqualmie Pass, WA
| access-date = August 19, 2022}}</ref>
}}<!-- Infobox ends -->

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 201
| 2010 = 311
| 2020 = 372
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 201 people, 88 households, and 60 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 70.1 people per square mile (27.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 330 housing units at an average density of 115.0/sq&nbsp;mi (44.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 4.98% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 88 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.68.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $81,883, and the median income for a family was $89,532. Males had a median income of $50,417 versus $26,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $54,316. None of the families and 1.9% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==References==
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{{Kittitas County, Washington}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Kittitas County, Washington]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Yakima River]]
[[Category:Washington (state) placenames of Native American origin]]