Maple Falls, Washington
| Maple Falls, Washington | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Maple Falls, Washington |
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| Coordinates: 48°55′35″N 122°4′43″W / 48.92639°N 122.07861°WCoordinates: 48°55′35″N 122°4′43″W / 48.92639°N 122.07861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Whatcom |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Land | 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 324 |
| • Density | 91.7/sq mi (35.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 98266 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-43010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1522693 |
| Highways |
 SR 542
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Maple Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 324 at the 2010 census.
Maple Falls is located on the Mount Baker Highway, east of Bellingham, three miles east of a junction at Kendall, with State Route 547, which connects over a low pass on the northeast flank of Sumas Mountain to Sumas and the border crossing with Abbotsford, British Columbia.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), all of it land.
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, Maple Falls has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.
Among the first settlers of Maple Falls was Herbert Everant Leavitt, a native of Melbourne, Quebec, Canada. 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 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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 277 people, 109 households, and 70 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 91.7 people per square mile (35.4/km²). There were 128 housing units at an average density of 42.4/sq mi (16.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.61% White, 2.53% Native American, and 6.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
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