Bay Center

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Bay Center

Total population

206

Elevation3 m

Land area0.4 km²

Coordinates46.62°, -123.95°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bay Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census. The population increased to 276 at the 2010 census. However, in the 2020 census, the population decreased to 253.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

M

Mary Riddle

Native American pilot

Clara C. Munson

American politician (1861-1938)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bay Center

Brighton center - kenmore via Washington street, Brookline village, and Brookline avenue

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · 1990

Study of navigation channel feasibility, Willapa Bay, Washington

Nicholas C. Kraus · 2002

Padilla Bay-Breazeal Interpretive Center

Christine Banko · 1984

Internship at the Breazeale-Padilla Bay Interpretive Center

Melanie Peck · 1984

Washington (This Land Is Your Land)

Ann Heinrichs · 2000

Survey of Union Bay Village residents on child care, winter 1972-73

University of Washington. Child Care Coordinating Office. · 1973

Bellingham Bay Improvement Company & associated companies

Western Washington State College. Center for Pacific Northwest Studies. · 1976

Fish injury in the Hylebos Waterway of Commencement Bay, Washington

1998

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire HIGH LAVA, Skamania, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 102 mi
• Wildfire THREE QUEENS, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-16 · 138 mi
• Wildfire Austin Non-Stat, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 146 mi
• Wildfire AUSTIN, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 147 mi
• Wildfire GRASSHOPPER, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 151 mi
• Wildfire 8 MILE, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-24 · 153 mi
• Wildfire RANSIER, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 154 mi
• Wildfire Signal Peak, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-24 · 154 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-08-21 14:45 UTC.