Bow

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Bow

Total population

585

Median home value

$381,000

27.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$67,103

Bow$67k

National$74k

Elevation5 m

Weather63°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates48.56°, -122.41°

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

Bow is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Skagit County, Washington. It is located near the towns of Bay View, Edison, Burlington, and Mount Vernon. Bow is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bow overlooks Samish Bay. The population of Bow is 203 in the 2020 census.

History & geography

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

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Bow, WA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Washington

• Edison
  1.3 mi away
• Alger
  4.9 mi away
• Bay View
  5.7 mi away
• Burlington
  7.5 mi away
• Sedro-Woolley
  8.7 mi away
• Anacortes
  11.1 mi away
• Geneva
  12.7 mi away
• Lyman
  15.9 mi away
• Marietta-Alderwood
  17.1 mi away
• Whidbey Island Station
  18.5 mi away · pop. 2,027
• Deming
  20.2 mi away
• Northwest Stanwood
  20.8 mi away · pop. 72

Browse all places in Washington →

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 Bow

Bow Wow!

Carole Marsh · 1991

Washington bowed

Theodore R. McKeldin · 1956

Washington Bowed

Theodore R. McKeldin · 1959

Bow Down to Washington a Story of Husky Football

Dick Rockne · 1975

Hum bows, not hot dogs!

Bob Santos · 2002

Reservation narrow gauge, Omak Creek railroad (Bow & Arrow Short Line)

John Edward Lewis · 1980

WASHINGTON BOWED [---WHICH EMBODIES THE FASCINATING STORY OF THE ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND STATE HOUSE---OLDES IN THE NATION IN DAILY USE]

Theodore R. (Governor of Maryland 1951-1959) McKeldin · 1959

The politics of linkage

Brian J. Bow · 2009

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 45 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 63 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 74 mi
• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 92 mi
• Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 99 mi
• Wildfire SINLAHEKIN, Okanogan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 124 mi
• Wildfire RANSIER, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 170 mi
• Wildfire MITRE ROCK, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 193 mi

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-23 09:15 UTC.