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History · Deming

37% of Deming’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1915 on.

0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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What stands out about Deming’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Deming’s homes were built before 1943.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Deming’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Deming, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Deming yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Deming is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington, United States, along the Nooksack River. It is named for its first postmaster, George Deming. The community population was 339 at the 2020 census. Located about 16.3 miles from the county seat and major city of Bellingham, this small community is home to the tribal government offices of the federally recognized Nooksack Tribe and is situated within the tribe's 2500-acre Nooksack Indian Reservation. Deming and the nearby community of Van Zandt are served by their own local community radio station, KAVZ-LP which transmits with 100 watts from the Van Zandt Community Hall, and has a receiving radius of about 15 miles.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 353 to 339 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Deming, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item
Deming, Washington, ca. 1915c. 1915Deming, Washington, ca. 1915
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Deming, WA - Nooksack Indian Tribe Office Building 012020Deming, WA - Nooksack Indian Tribe Office Building 01Deming, WA - Nooksack Indian Tribe Office Building - signs during COVID-19 outbreak2020Deming, WA - Nooksack Indian Tribe Office Building - …Deming, WA - Mount Baker school & playfields2020Deming, WA - Mount Baker school & playfieldsDeming, WA - Mount Baker Junior High School2020Deming, WA - Mount Baker Junior High SchoolDeming, WA - American Legion Post 832020Deming, WA - American Legion Post 83
Then & now

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Deming, Washington, ca. 1915
Retake this viewDeming, Washington, ca. 1915, c. 1915

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.