Harney County, Oregon

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Harney County is a county located in Oregon, in the Western Region (Pacific) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 7609 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 6747, It is the fourth least populous county in the U.S. state of Oregon. It covers total area of 10226.49 mi˛ (26486.49 sq km), of which, 10134.33 square miles (26247.79 sq km) of it is land and 92.16 square miles (238.69 sq km) of it is water, it is the largest by area in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is ranks tenth in the size of its inland waterways in Oregon.


As of the census of 2000, there were 7609 people in the county, organized into 3036 households, and 2094 families living in the county. The population density was 0.8 people per square mile (0.31/km˛), it is Oregon's least densely populated county. There were 3533 housing units at an average density of 0.3 per square mile (0.12/km˛). The average household size was 2.45 persons, and the average family size was 2.94 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 26% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 6747, The racial makeup of the county was 6180 White, 14 Black or African American, 347 American Indian, 46 Asian, 6 Native Hawaiian, and 154 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30957, it is Oregon's sixth poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $36917, making its Oregon's seventh lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16159, making it the seventh poorest county by per capita income among the Oregon.

In 2000, 1713 pupils and students, of which 49.62% are male and 50.38% are female, 22.51% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.19% nursery or pri school, 4.96% kindergarten, 58.79% elementary school, 25.86% high school and 4.2% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Burns City	Harney County	3.56	3.56	0	3064	861.5	16224	26658
2	Hines City	Harney County	2.39	2.37	0.02	1623	684.8	15783	40917

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7609
April 2000 Estimate	7609
July 2000 Estimate	7629
July 2001 Estimate	7384
July 2002 Estimate	7234
July 2003 Estimate	7096
July 2004 Estimate	6977
July 2005 Estimate	6805
July 2006 Estimate	6793
July 2007 Estimate	6768
July 2008 Estimate	6747

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	47	59	106
Kindergarten	55	30	85
Elementary school	525	482	1007
High school	208	235	443
College or graduate school	15	57	72

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Harney County, Oregon	$30957	$36917	$16159
Oregon, United States	$40916	$48680	$20940
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587