Harney County

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Harney County Courthouse
Harney County Courthouse
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Burns (Oregon)
Foundation : 1889
Demographics
Residents : 7422  (2010)
Population density : 0.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 26,486 km²
Water surface : 239 km²
map
Map of Harney County within Oregon
Website : www.co.harney.or.us

Harney County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States with 7609 residents. The county seat is Burns .

geography

The county, which is one of the largest, has an area of ​​26,486 square kilometers, of which 239 square kilometers (0.9 percent) is water.

history

The county was formed on February 25, 1889 and named after William S. Harney . Harney was a cavalry officer and served in the Mexican-American War and the Battle of Ash Hollow , among others . From 1856 to 1860 he commanded the US Army's Department of Oregon .

Seven buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 9, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 2550 -
1900 2598 1.9%
1910 4059 56.2%
1920 3992 -1.7%
1930 5920 48.3%
1940 5374 -9.2%
1950 6113 13.8%
1960 6744 10.3%
1970 7215 7%
1980 8314 15.2%
1990 7060 -15.1%
2000 7609 7.8%
2010 7422 -2.5%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Harney County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Upper reaches of Trout Creek
The Steens Mountain

According to the 2000 census , the county had 7,609 people. There were 3,036 households and 2,094 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.93% white, 0.13% African American, 3.97% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.07% residents from the Pacific island area and 1.30% from others ethnic groups; 2.09% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.15% of the population.

29.40% of the 3,036 households had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 58.00% were married couples living together, 6.80% were single mothers. 31.00% were not families. 25.90% were single households and 10.20% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.00% residents under 18 years of age, 6.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.60% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 15.00% were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,957 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,917. Males had a median income of $ 27,386 versus $ 21,773 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,159. 11.80% of the population and 8.60% of families are below the poverty line. 12.70% of them were under 18 years of age and 13.90% were 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harney County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 130 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Harney County, Oregon  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 4 ′  N , 118 ° 58 ′  W