Hines is a city in Harney County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hines had a population of 1,645.

History

A community named Herrick was formed just southwest of Burns when railroad promoter and sawmill operator Fred Herrick founded a lumber company there. Edward Hines bought the railroad and lumber company from Herrick in 1928, and a post office named Hines was established in 1931 to serve the Edward Hines Lumber Company mill and surrounding community.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,645. The median age was 44.4 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.4 males age 18 and over.

92.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 7.1% lived in rural areas.

There were 676 households in the city, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.9% were married-couple households, 17.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 678 households, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.6% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.83.

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Education

Hines is in Harney County School District 3. Its schools are Slater Elementary School (in Burns), Hines Middle School (in Hines), and Burns High School.

Hines previously had its own elementary school district, with a separate Burns-based high school district. A 1975 proposal to merge those districts, along with the elementary school district of Burns and two other school districts, was turned down by voters. In 1989, the Burns high school district and the Burns and Hines elementary school districts combined into Harney County School District 3.

Harney County is not in a community college district but has a "contract out of district" (COD) with Treasure Valley Community College. TVCC operates the Burns Outreach Center in Burns.

References

  • City of Hines
  • City of Hines Profile from Harney County Economic Development
  • Company Towns in The Oregon Encyclopedia
  • Hines in the Oregon Blue Book
  • Hines and the Edward Hines Lumber Company in The Oregon Encyclopedia