Barstow is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Ferry County in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, Barstow had a population of 66. Geography Barstow is located in northeastern Ferry County, along U.S. Route 395 on the west side of the Kettle River. US 395 leads south to Kettle Falls and north to the Canadian border at Laurier.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Barstow CDP has an area of , all of it land.
Cougar attack 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.
Demographics
Barstow first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Barstow CDP, Washington – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)576096.61%90.91%Black or African American alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)121.69%3.03%Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)020.00%3.03%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)111.69%1.52%Hispanic or Latino (any race)010.00%1.52%Total5966 100.00%100.00%
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