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Population (year 2000): 3,064. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,755 (-10.1% change)
Males: 1,535 (50.1%), Females: 1,529 (49.9%)
Harney County
Zip code:
97720
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $26,658 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,800 (year 2000)
Races in Burns:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.0%)
- Hispanic (5.3%)
- American Indian (3.7%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Other race (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.4%), English (12.3%),
Irish (10.4%), United States (10.1%), Norwegian (4.3%),
Scotch-Irish (4.1%).
Elevation: 4148 feet
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Burns
- High school or higher: 77.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Burns city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 17.2%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+2.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Burns:
- HARNEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (557 WEST WASHINGTON
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Burns:
- BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 57 miles;
JOHN DAY, OR)
- ST ELIZABETH HEALTH SERVICES, INC (about 120 miles;
BAKER CITY, OR)
- PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 126 miles; HEPPNER,
OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Burns:
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 145
miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
- ROBERTS FIELD (about 151 miles; REDMOND, OR; ID: RDM)
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 180 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA; ID: ALW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Burns:
- BURNS MUNI (about 8 miles; BURNS, OR; ID: BNO)
- GRANT CO RGNL/OGILVIE FIELD (about 57 miles; JOHN
DAY, OR; ID: 5J0)
- ALKALI LAKE STATE (about 72 miles; ALKALI LAKE, OR;
ID: R03)
Amtrak station:
BURNS (TRAVEL SHOP, 544 N. BROADWAY) - Bus Station.
Services: public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Burns:
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
- CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 159 miles;
BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 178 miles;
WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 185 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 195 miles; BOISE, ID;
FT enrollment: 12,033)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO (about 213 miles; RENO,
NV; FT enrollment: 10,375)
- OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 216 miles;
KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
Public high schools in Burns:
- BURNS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 335; Location:
1100 OREGON AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MONROE SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 1800 W
MONROE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Burns:
- HENRY L SLATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
389; Location: 800 N FAIRVIEW AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 97;
Location: 550 N COURT ST; Grades: 08 - 08)
Library in Burns:
- HARNEY COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$124,891; Location: 80 WEST D ST; 34,413 books; 1,821
audio materials; 141 video materials; 75 serial
subscriptions)
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