Granite is a city in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The city had a population of 30 in 2020, down from 38 in 2010.
The Ah Hee Diggings are located about one-mile north of the town.
In 1878, miner and business owner A. G. Tabor became the first postmaster. Grant Thornburg became the first mayor after the city incorporated in 1900.
Economy
In 1942, during World War II, the War Production Board shut down gold mining in the United States via Order No. L-208. The board deemed gold mining to be non-essential to the war effort, and it wanted gold miners to mine "essential" metals instead. It is west of Baker City by highway and east-southeast of Portland.
The Elkhorn Drive Scenic Byway, a closed-loop route mainly through forests in the Elkhorn Mountains, passes through Granite. Other communities along the route are Baker City, Haines, and Sumpter, the latter about southeast of Granite.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Granite had a population of 32 and a median age of 60.6 years; 9.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 43.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 166.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 163.6 males age 18 and over.
As of the 2020 census, 0% of residents lived in urban areas while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
As of the 2020 census, there were 17 households in Granite, of which 5.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 17.6% were married-couple households, 52.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 58.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 29.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 29 || 90.6%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0 || 0%
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| Asian || 0 || 0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0%
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| Some other race || 1 || 3.1%
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| Two or more races || 2 || 6.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 2 || 6.2%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 38 people, 22 households, and 13 families residing in the city. The population density was about . There were 88 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was about 95% White and 5% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were about 5% of the population.