Burns, Oregon Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 3,064. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,745 (-10.4% change)
 
Males: 1,535   (50.1%)
Females: 1,529   (49.9%)

Harney County

Median resident age:   38.7 years
Oregon median age:   36.3 years

Zip codes: 97720 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,900 (it was $26,658 in 2000)
Burns   $25,900
Oregon:   $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,300 (it was $60,800 in 2000)
Burns   $72,300
Oregon:   $201,200

Burns, OR residents, houses, and apartments details

 

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)


Latest news from Burns, OR collected exclusively by usaelectionpolls.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (19.4%), English (12.3%), Irish (10.4%), United States (10.1%), Norwegian (4.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1891

Elevation: 4148 feet

Land area: 3.56 square miles.

Population density: 776 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Burns

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%

57 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.9%
Oregon:   8.5%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Burns:   1.0% ($593)
Oregon:   1.1% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bend, OR (158.0 miles , pop. 52,029).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (274.9 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (658.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Hines, OR (2.6 miles ), Drewsey, OR (31.0 miles ), Seneca, OR (38.4 miles ), Diamond, OR (51.9 miles ), Canyon City, OR (56.1 miles ), Mount Vernon, OR (57.6 miles ), John Day, OR (57.9 miles ), Prairie City, OR (64.9 miles ).

Latitude: 43.59 N, Longitude: 119.06 W


People in group quarters in Burns
  • 45 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 14 people in nursing homes
  • 14 people in other group homes
  • 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 541

Burns, Oregon business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+2.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Life and physical scientists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)



 

Crime in Burns by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 3 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 96.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 3 1 0 2 0
    per 100,000 32.2 95.1 33.6 0.0 69.2 0.0
Robberies 4 0 1 1 1 0
    per 100,000 128.6 0.0 33.6 34.4 34.6 0.0
Assaults 6 1 0 1 4 3
    per 100,000 192.9 31.7 0.0 34.4 138.4 107.1
Burglaries 22 17 11 31 29 34
    per 100,000 707.4 539.0 369.5 1066.0 1003.1 1214.3
Thefts 67 46 35 66 62 78
    per 100,000 2154.3 1458.5 1175.7 2269.6 2144.6 2785.7
Auto thefts 2 1 4 11 6 5
    per 100,000 64.3 31.7 134.4 378.3 207.5 178.6
Arson 2 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 64.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 436.7 181.0 120.6 212.9 266.0 232.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.45
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Burns, Oregon

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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 122 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 154 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 179 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
  • BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 195 miles; BOISE, ID; FT enrollment: 12,033)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 196 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • 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 elementary/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)

Cemetery: Burns Cemetery (1) .

Parks in Burns include: Triangle City Park (1) , Washington City Park (2) .

Post office: Burns Post Office (A) .

Tourist attractions: Oard's Gallery - Oard's Service & Garage (Museums; Hy 20 & Buchanan Road), Harney County Historical Museum (18 West D Street), Crystal Crane Hot Springs (Recreation Areas; 59315 Hww 78).

Hotels: America's Best Inn (999 Oregon Ave), Best Inn (999 Oregon Avenue), Silver Spur Motel (789 North Broadway Avenue), Days Inn Burns (577 West Monroe Street), Horton House (191 West Centre Street), Horseshoe Inn (30836 Higfhway 20 East), Bontemps Motel (74 West Monroe Street), Motel-Best Inn (999 Oregon Avenue), City Center Motel (73 West Monroe Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Burns and their reported violations in the past:

BURNS WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 3030, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-06-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-04-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-30-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
ODOT HD SAGEHEN HILL REST AREA (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 18 routine major monitoring violations
  • 7 regular monitoring violations
G H2O INC (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 67 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:   2.3 people
Oregon:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   61.6%
Whole state:   65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   7.1%
Whole state:   6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   12.3%
Whole state:   11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   3.4%
Whole state:   5.0%

Burns compared to Oregon state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Burns (2007 data):
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Harney County Branch at 493 N. Broadway Street, branch established on 1942-08-31. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • Bank of Eastern Oregon: Burns Branch at 293 North Broadway, branch established on 1964-07-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $184.2 mil, Deposits: $162.5 mil, headquarters in Heppner, OR, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Beo Bancorp
  • Sterling Savings Bank: Burns Branch at 524 West Monroe, branch established on 1998-10-19. Info updated 2006-12-19: Bank assets: $9,550.3 mil, Deposits: $6,518.2 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 175 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation



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School Enrollment by Level of School



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 0 $0   1 $1,458
Firefighters 1 $3,763 $45,156 0 $0
Streets and Highways 1 $2,974 $35,688 0 $0
Water Supply 4 $11,579 $34,737 0 $0
Other Government Administration 3 $10,127 $40,508 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 4 $13,586 $40,758 0 $0
Totals for Government 13 $42,029 $38,796 1 $1,458


Burns government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $189,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $364,000
    Water Utilities: $315,000
    General - Other: $212,000
    Sewerage: $210,000
    Regular Highways: $117,000
    Fire Protection: $106,000
    Financial Administration: $74,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $683,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $69,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
    Police Protection: $15,000
    Sewerage: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $246,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $244,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $117,000
    Water Utilities: $49,000
  • Tax - Property: $377,000
    NEC: $19,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $149,000

8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,371 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.57%
Oregon average:   8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Deschutes County, OR  1.10% ($33,731 average AGI)


8.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.65%
Oregon average:   7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Deschutes County, OR  1.06% ($26,240 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Burns:
  • KZZR (1230 AM; 1 kW; BURNS, OR; Owner: STANLEY M. SWOL)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Burns:
  • KQHC (92.7 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: STANLEY M. SWOL)
  • KJDY-FM (94.5 FM; CANYON CITY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • K240AW (95.9 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: HARNEY COUNTY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE)
  • K219BH (91.7 FM; BURNS, ETC., OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • K203CW (88.5 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K213DX (90.5 FM; HINES, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K207DD (89.3 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Burns:
  • K71AT (Channel 71; BURNS, OR; Owner: NPG OF OREGON, INC.)
  • K52FX (Channel 52; BURNS, OR; Owner: NPG OF OREGON, INC.)
  • K36BA (Channel 36; BURNS, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)

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