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County:

Harney County

State:

Oregon

FIPS Code:

41025

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

8.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

521,577

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

881,238

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.59

Malheur NF

295,900

% Water:

0.9

Ochoco NF

225,677

Mean Jan. Temp:

25

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

7,215

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,314

15.2%

7.4%

7.9%

1990:

7,060

-15.1%

-20.4%

5.4%

2000:

7,609

7.8%

6.4%

1.4%

2005:

6,898

-9.3%

-9.5%

0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,823

89.7%

0-to-19:

2,146

28.2%

Black:

9

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,691

22.2%

Hispanic:

316

4.2%

40-to-59:

2,226

29.3%

American Indian:

276

3.6%

60-plus:

1,546

20.3%

Other:

185

2.4%

Median Age:

39.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.9%

Median Family Income:

$36,917

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.6%

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