Harney County, Oregon

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Harney County
County
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Harney County Courthouse in Burns
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Seal
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Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
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Oregon's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°04′N118°58′W / 43.07°N 118.97°W / 43.07; -118.97
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Oregon.svg  Oregon
FoundedFebruary 23, 1889
Named for William S. Harney
Seat Burns
Largest cityBurns
Area
 • Total
10,226 sq mi (26,490 km2)
 • Land10,133 sq mi (26,240 km2)
 • Water93 sq mi (240 km2)  0.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,495
 • Estimate 
(2023)
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 • Density0.7/sq mi (0.3/km2)
Time zone UTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district 2nd
Website www.co.harney.or.us
Map of Harney County Harney County.svg
Map of Harney County

Harney County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,495, [1] making it the sixth-least populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Burns. [2] Established in 1889, the county is named in honor of William S. Harney, a military officer of the period, who was involved in the Pig War and popular in the Pacific Northwest.

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Harney County is a rural county in southeastern Oregon. [3] [4] It is a five-hour drive from Portland, Oregon [3] and a three-hour drive from Boise, Idaho. The county is bordered by Grant County (to the north), Malheur County (to the east); Washoe County, Nevada and Humboldt County, Nevada (to the south); and Lake, Deschutes, and Crook counties (to the west). [4]

At 10,226 square miles (26,490 km2) in size, the county is the largest in Oregon, and one of the largest in the United States; it is larger in area than six U.S. states. [3] [4] The county is the most sparsely populated in Oregon, with a population density of 0.72 per square mile (0.28/km2). The county has just two incorporated cities: Burns, the county seat and the larger city, with 40 percent of the population, and Hines, with 20 percent of the county's population. [4] About 75 percent of the county's area is federal land, [3] variously managed by the Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service. [5] About 10 percent of Harney County's area is part of the Ochoco National Forest and Malheur National Forest. [3] The county also contains the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation within and immediately north of the City of Burns; this 760-acres reservation of the Burns Paiute Tribe is a remnant of the former Malheur Indian Reservation. [4] [5] [6]

Harney County has a "high desert" topography, with low levels of precipitation. [3] About 500 ranches and farms producing cattle, dairy products and hay operate within the county; in the county, cattle outnumber people 14-to-1. [3] Besides ranching and farming, forestry evolves important industries in the county. [4]

The county is of ecological as well as recreational importance. Along with neighboring Grant County, Harney County has the nation's largest Ponderosa pine forest. [4] The county was also a focus of recent efforts to conserve the sage grouse; in 2014, Harney County ranchers signed 30-year agreements with the federal government to protect the sage grouse. [3] Visitors are attracted to the county for its hunting, fishing, and camping activities. [4]

According to the website of the Harney County Sheriff's Office, the sheriff has a staff of six law enforcement officers. [7] [ failed verification ] Burns has a separate police department but, as of 2008, did not employ enough officers to provide "24-hour" coverage. [8]

History

The Native Americans living in this region at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were the Northern Paiute, who fought with the Tenino and Wasco peoples. Peter Skene Ogden was the first known European to explore this area in 1826 when he led a fur brigade for the Hudson's Bay Company.

In September 3, 1855 Brigadier General Harney led the U.S. Army and surrounded and ambushed a Lakota village killing 86 people and taking many others as prisoners. This site, located in Nebraska, is now known as the Blue Water Massacre or the Battle of Ash Hollow.

Harney County was carved out of the southern two-thirds of Grant County on February 25, 1889. A fierce political battle, with armed "night riders" who spirited county records from Harney to Burns, ended with Burns as the county seat in 1890.

The Malheur River Indian Reservation was created by executive order on March 14, 1871, and the Northern Paiute within the Oregon state boundaries were settled there. The federal government "discontinued" the reservation after the Bannock War of 1878. Descendants of these people form a federally recognized tribal entity, the Burns Paiute Tribe, which had 341 members in 2008. [9] Fewer than 35.5% of the tribal members live on the Burns Paiute Indian Colony near Burns. [9] The tribe formerly earned revenue from a small casino, the Old Camp Casino, before its closure in 2012, and renting out communal tribal lands for grazing rights to local ranchers.

The first white people to arrive through Harney County were French explorers, circa 1750ː Narceese Charbonneau (father of Toussaint Charbonneau), LaValle and a priest named Joseph Nadeau. The men came aboard a Spanish supply ship and left from San Diego on a transcontinental tour to Quebec. Instead of reaching Canada, the men arrived at southern Harney County and continued towards Idaho. In the late 1820s, Peter Skene Ogden made a description of the natural features and Indian culture from Klamath County to Harney County, following the Sylvaille River, and turning up afterwards towards Walla Walla leading a fur brigade for Hudson's Bay Company. [10]

2016 militia occupation

On January 2, 2016, the headquarters building of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was seized by armed protesters related to the Bundy standoff. [11] The group protested the prison sentences of two ranchers convicted of arson in wildfires set in 2001 and 2006, which the ranchers claimed spread from their land into the wildlife reserve. [12] Militia leaders, including Ammon Bundy and Jon Ritzheimer, were arrested on January 26, 2016, in an event that included the shooting death of militant LaVoy Finicum by law enforcement at a highway blockade between Burns and John Day. [13] The following day, only four militants remained, and they surrendered on February 11, 2016. [14]

Geography

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Sign welcoming drivers to Harney County
Harney County has a population of less than 8,000 occupying a land area about two-thirds the size of Denmark, shown in this overlay. Denmark vs Harney County.png
Harney County has a population of less than 8,000 occupying a land area about two-thirds the size of Denmark, shown in this overlay.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 10,226 square miles (26,490 km2), of which 10,133 square miles (26,240 km2) is land and 93 square miles (240 km2) (0.9%) is water. [15] It is the largest county in Oregon by area and the tenth-largest county in the United States (excluding boroughs and census areas in Alaska).

Steens Mountain is the county's most prominent geographical feature, rising to 9,700 feet (3,000 m) above sea level and spanning many miles across a region that is otherwise fairly flat. [16] To its southeast is the Alvord Desert—the driest place in Oregon [17] —and the Trout Creek Mountains, which extend south into Nevada. South of Steens Mountain, the Pueblo Mountains are another remote range in Oregon and Nevada. North of Steens Mountain lies the Harney Basin, which contains Malheur Lake and Harney Lake.

Adjacent counties

Time Zones

Although the county is officially in the Pacific Time Zone, unincorporated Drewsey, just west of the Malheur County line unofficially observes the Mountain Time Zone.

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,559—
1900 2,5981.5%
1910 4,05956.2%
1920 3,992−1.7%
1930 5,92048.3%
1940 5,374−9.2%
1950 6,11313.8%
1960 6,74410.3%
1970 7,2157.0%
1980 8,31415.2%
1990 7,060−15.1%
2000 7,6097.8%
2010 7,422−2.5%
2020 7,4951.0%
2023 (est.)7,440 [18] −0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [19]
1790–1960 [20] 1900–1990 [21]
1990–2000 [22] 2010–2020 [1]

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 7,422 people, 3,205 households, and 2,069 families residing in the county. [23] The population density was 0.7 inhabitants per square mile (0.27/km2). There were 3,835 housing units at an average density of 0.4 units per square mile (0.15 units/km2). [24] The racial makeup of the county was 91.9% white, 3.1% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 1.3% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.0% of the population. [23] In terms of ancestry, 28.7% were German, 18.6% were English, 15.0% were Irish, 6.7% were Scottish, 5.1% were Dutch, and 4.5% were American. [25]

Of the 3,205 households, 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.4% were non-families, and 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 45.2 years. [23]

The median income for a household in the county was $39,036 and the median income for a family was $46,626. Males had a median income of $40,218 versus $31,046 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,849. About 14.1% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. [26]

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile (0.39 people/km2). There were 3,533 housing units at an average density of 0 units per square mile (0/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.93% White, 3.97% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. 4.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 21.1% were of German, 11.1% American, 10.3% Irish and 9.7% English ancestry.

There is a small, but significant Spanish Basque community. [27]

Approximately 75% of the population of Harney County lives in the Burns-Hines municipal district. Crane is the only other localised population center, with less than 7% of the population of Harney County. Lawen and Riley have no localised populations. The remaining population of Harney County is dispersed throughout the countryside, mostly dwelling on large ranches.

There were 3,036 households, out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.00% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 26.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males.

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

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Politics

Like most counties in eastern Oregon, the majority of registered voters who are part of a political party in Harney County are members of the Republican Party. No Democrat has carried Harney County in a presidential election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The last time a Democrat was even close to carrying Harney County in a presidential election was Jimmy Carter in 1976 when he lost it by 85 votes. Since 2000, every Republican nominee has received at least 70% of the vote in Harney County in presidential elections. In the 2008 presidential election 70.45% of Harney County voters voted for Republican John McCain, while 25.79% voted for Democrat Barack Obama and 3.73% of voters either voted for a Third Party candidate or wrote in a candidate. [28] These numbers show a slight shift towards the Democratic candidate when compared to the 2004 presidential election, in which 76% of Harney Country voters voted for George W. Bush, while 22.7% voted for John Kerry, and 1.3% of voters either voted for a Third Party candidate or wrote in a candidate. [29] In 1992, the incumbent, George H. W. Bush won with 40.84% of the vote, over Ross Perot, who finished second with 30.37%, and Bill Clinton, who finished third with 28.86%. [30] In the 2020 United States presidential election, Donald J. Trump won about 78 percent of Harney County's votes, and Joseph R. Biden won about 20 percent. [31]

Political orientations in Harney County, Oregon (2009).gif [32]

United States presidential election results for Harney County, Oregon [33]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 3,30777.72%79718.73%1513.55%
2020 3,47577.55%89419.95%1122.50%
2016 2,91273.28%68317.19%3799.54%
2012 2,60772.76%83223.22%1444.02%
2008 2,59570.46%95025.79%1383.75%
2004 2,81576.04%83922.66%481.30%
2000 2,79974.96%76620.51%1694.53%
1996 1,94855.42%98027.88%58716.70%
1992 1,35040.04%97328.86%1,04931.11%
1988 1,83355.05%1,37941.41%1183.54%
1984 2,19762.56%1,29036.73%250.71%
1980 2,31361.11%1,11029.33%3629.56%
1976 1,65248.49%1,56745.99%1885.52%
1972 1,69359.13%1,00435.07%1665.80%
1968 1,61756.58%1,03636.25%2057.17%
1964 1,17242.48%1,57757.16%100.36%
1960 1,46454.40%1,22045.34%70.26%
1956 1,51255.51%1,21244.49%00.00%
1952 1,37858.24%98341.55%50.21%
1948 78448.28%80249.38%382.34%
1944 78743.87%99755.57%100.56%
1940 91242.70%1,21456.84%100.47%
1936 54628.14%1,26265.05%1326.80%
1932 68733.22%1,27661.70%1055.08%
1928 95260.60%60038.19%191.21%
1924 85153.83%43627.58%29418.60%
1920 1,02663.26%47929.53%1177.21%
1916 87237.52%1,23953.31%2139.17%
1912 37730.60%53843.67%31725.73%
1908 45052.39%32938.30%809.31%
1904 39558.35%19028.06%9213.59%

Economy

Three industries have traditionally provided the county's economic base: ranching, sheep raising, and timber. The railroad, which extended into the area in 1883, served as a catalyst to the cattle industry but later contributed to its decline. By bringing farmers and sheep men to the area, it created increased competition for productive land. Harvesting and breeding of wild horses was lucrative for a period. Harney County shares the largest Ponderosa Pine forest in the nation with Grant County. Its abundance of game, numerous campsites and excellent fishing have stimulated fast-growing recreational activities.

Although county lands were open to homesteading from 1862 to 1934, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management still owns more than 3 million acres (12,000 km2), or 62%, of the lands within the county boundaries. Facilitated on the national level by the Carey act of 1894, arid land in Harney County was donated to the state for irrigation and settlement, but all water development efforts failed.

Eventually all land claims filed under the reclamation legislation were abandoned or nullified. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1908 and expanded in 1936. The refuge now includes 159,872 acres (646.98 km2). Borax has been mined in the Steens area, and uranium has been found on its south side.

Education

School districts include: [34]

Elementary school districts

The county formerly had the Trout Creek School, which in 1969 had two students, making it the smallest school by enrollment in the state. [35]

Harney County is not in a community college district but has a "contract out of district" (COD) with Treasure Valley Community College. [36] TVCC operates the Burns Outreach Center in Burns. [37]

The Harney County Library is located in Burns. [38]

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Noelle Crombie, >Where is Burns? Harney County home to more cattle than people, The Oregonian/OregonLive (January 3, 2016).
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Harney County Transportation System Plan: Revised Final Draft Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Harney County Planning Department (June 2001), pp. 9-10.
  5. 1 2 Harney County with Townships 8.5 x 11, Harney County GIS, Harney County/Bureau of Land Management.
  6. ↑ Steve Russell, Bundy Militia Musters Again Over Paiute Land, Indian Country Today Media Network (January 3, 2016).
  7. ↑ "Sheriff". co.harney.or.us. Harney County, Oregon. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ Brown, Lauren (February 20, 2008). "Burns, Hines set to share police chief". Burns Times-Herald. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Wadatika Today". Burns Paiute Tribe. September 15, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Harney County - County Information". Oregon Association of County Clerks. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  11. ↑ Zaitz, Les (January 3, 2016). "Militia takes over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters". Oregonlive. The Oregonian. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Eastern Oregon Ranchers Convicted of Arson Resentenced to Five Years in Prison". United States Department of Justice. U.S. Department of Justice. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  13. ↑ Johnson, Alex; Blankstein, Andrew (January 26, 2016). "Oregon Occupation Leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy Arrested, One Dead". NBC News. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  14. ↑ Smith, Alexander; Erik, Ortiz (February 11, 2016). "Four Remaining Oregon Occupiers, Surrounded by FBI, Surrender". NBC News. New York: NBC. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  15. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  16. ↑ Conkling, C., Jackman, E. R., & Scharff, J. (1967). Steens Mountain in Oregon's high desert country. Caxton Press. Retrieved April 25, 2022
  17. ↑ Lorain, Douglas (2011). 100 Classic Hikes in Oregon (Second ed.). Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers Books. p. 239. ISBN   978-1-59485-492-7.
  18. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  19. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  21. ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  23. 1 2 3 "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  25. ↑ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  26. ↑ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  27. ↑ Etulain, Richard W. "Basques". The Oregon Encyclopedia . Portland State University. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Harney County, Oregon, General Election – (Official Results)" (PDF). Harney County. November 4, 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  29. ↑ "Harney County, Oregon detailed profile - houses, real estate, cost of living, wages, work, agriculture, ancestries, and more". www.city-data.com. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  30. ↑ 1992 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon, Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Harney County, Oregon, General Election: November 3, 2020" (PDF). Harney County. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  32. ↑ "Voter Registration by County: March 2009" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. April 10, 2009. p. 1. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  33. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  34. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harney County, OR" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022. - Text list
  35. ↑ "Desert School Enrolls 2". Statesman Journal . Salem, Oregon. January 1, 1969. p. 5 of Section 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  36. ↑ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  37. ↑ "Burns Outreach Center". Treasure Valley Community College . Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  38. ↑ "Home". Harney County Library. Retrieved July 16, 2022. 80 West "D" Street Burns, OR 97720

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Owyhee County, Idaho</span> County in Idaho, United States

Owyhee County is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,913. The county seat is Murphy, and its largest city is Homedale. In area it is the second-largest county in Idaho, behind Idaho County. Owyhee County is part of the Boise metropolitan area and contains slightly more than half of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, which extends over the Nevada border, into Elko County. The majority of the federally recognized Shoshone-Paiute Tribe that is associated with this reservation lives on the Nevada side; its tribal center is in Owyhee, Nevada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burns, Oregon</span> City in Oregon, United States

Burns is a city in and the county seat of Harney County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. According to the 2020 census, the population was 2,730. Burns and the nearby city of Hines are home to about 60 percent of the people in the sparsely populated county, by area the largest in Oregon and the ninth largest in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan Valley, Oregon</span> City in Oregon, United States

Jordan Valley is a city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along Jordan Creek, a tributary of the Owyhee River; the creek is named for a 19th-century prospector, Michael M. Jordan. The population was 181 at the 2010 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vale, Oregon</span> City in Oregon, United States

Vale is a city in and the county seat of Malheur County, Oregon, United States, about 12 miles (19 km) west of the Idaho border. It is at the intersection of U.S. Routes 20 and 26, on the Malheur River at its confluence with Bully Creek.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malheur National Wildlife Refuge</span> Protected area in eastern Oregon, USA

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located roughly 30 miles (48 km) south of the city of Burns in Oregon's Harney Basin. Administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the refuge area is roughly T-shaped with the southernmost base at Frenchglen, the northeast section at Malheur Lake and the northwest section at Harney Lake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crane, Oregon</span> Unincorporated town in the state of Oregon, United States

Crane is an unincorporated town and census designated place in Harney County, Oregon, United States, northeast of Malheur Lake on Oregon Route 78. Its population was 116 at the 2020 census.

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