Harper, Oregon
Harper, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 43°51′48″N 117°36′36″W / 43.86333°N 117.61000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Malheur |
Post office established | 1913 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.00 sq mi (18.14 km2) |
• Land | 7.00 sq mi (18.14 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 2,520 ft (770 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 113 |
• Density | 16.14/sq mi (6.23/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (Mountain) |
ZIP codes | 97906 |
FIPS code | 41-32400 |
Harper is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with a ZIP code 97906.[3] Harper lies off U.S. Route 20 southwest of Vale.
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2020 census, there were 113 people, 62 housing units, and 41 families in the CDP. There were 104 White people, 2 people from some other race, and 7 people from two or more races. 3 people were Hispanic or Latino.[4]
The ancestry in Harper was 50.4% Irish, 13.4% German, 5.9% English, 5.0% French, 1.7% Norwegian, and 0.8% Polish.[4]
The median age was 30.4 years old. A total of 11.8% of the population were older than 65, with 8.4% between the ages of 65 and 74, 2.5% between the ages of 75 and 84, and 0.8% being older than 85.[4]
The median household income was $53,125, with families having $64,375. A total of 4.2% of the population were in poverty, with 6.3% of people between the ages of 18 and 64, and 7.1% of people over 65 being in poverty.[4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 113 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5][2] |
Climate
[edit]Harper has a continental cold desert climate (Köppen BWk), with cold, snowy winters and hot, sunny summers.
Climate data for Harper, Oregon | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) | 68 (20) | 80 (27) | 89 (32) | 100 (38) | 105 (41) | 108 (42) | 106 (41) | 101 (38) | 90 (32) | 77 (25) | 63 (17) | 108 (42) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 37.0 (2.8) | 44.3 (6.8) | 55.6 (13.1) | 63.9 (17.7) | 73.2 (22.9) | 82.2 (27.9) | 92.3 (33.5) | 90.8 (32.7) | 80.4 (26.9) | 65.6 (18.7) | 47.9 (8.8) | 37.1 (2.8) | 64.2 (17.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.1 (−6.6) | 23.5 (−4.7) | 30.5 (−0.8) | 35.4 (1.9) | 43.1 (6.2) | 50.1 (10.1) | 56.2 (13.4) | 54.0 (12.2) | 45.0 (7.2) | 35.1 (1.7) | 26.4 (−3.1) | 19.4 (−7.0) | 36.6 (2.6) |
Record low °F (°C) | −14 (−26) | −18 (−28) | −4 (−20) | 11 (−12) | 20 (−7) | 28 (−2) | 33 (1) | 25 (−4) | 21 (−6) | 7 (−14) | −6 (−21) | −28 (−33) | −28 (−33) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.18 (30) | 0.98 (25) | 1.29 (33) | 0.71 (18) | 0.75 (19) | 0.75 (19) | 0.20 (5.1) | 0.28 (7.1) | 0.31 (7.9) | 0.55 (14) | 0.75 (19) | 1.30 (33) | 9.05 (230) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.3 (11) | 1.9 (4.8) | 0.5 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.8 (2.0) | 7.2 (18) | 14.7 (37) |
Source 1: [6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: [7] |
Transportation
[edit]In the 21st century, Harper is a stop on the Eastern POINT intercity bus line between Bend and Ontario. It makes one stop per day in each direction.[8]
Education
[edit]It is in the Harper School District 66.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ a b c d "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Winchester Bay, Oregon Climate". www.bestplaces.net. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Winchester Bay OR Climate Averages, Monthly Weather ..." www.weatherwx.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Eastern Point Schedule". Oregon Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Malheur County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2022.