Profile for Burns, Oregon, OR

Burns is on the Harney Desert.

Cattle ranchers settled here in the 1880s.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 2. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.7 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Harney County Fair - Sept. 4-9, 2007
• County Music Jamboree - June 14-16, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Ochoco National Forest, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Historic sites and museums: Harney County Historical Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Burns

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (3)

Communities (1)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (1)

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• Place of birth of people in Burns
• Residence in 1995, of people in Burns
• School enrollment & education levels in Burns
• Transportation & commute times in Burns
• Harney County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Oregon
• State data - Oregon
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Burns demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Harney County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 97720 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Harney County government
• Harney County Chamber of Commerce

21% of Burns residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Burns ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Burns
• Cemeteries in Harney County
• Libraries in or near Burns

Post a query on a message board:

• Harney County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - OR data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Burns museums
• Burns historic sites
• Burns area parks
• Wineries near Burns

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Burns area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Harney County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Oregon cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Burns
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Harney County

• Burns business guide
• Harney County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Oregon

• Crime in Harney County
• Arrests in Harney County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Oregon
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Burns was $16,224, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Harney County economic census
• Harney County economic summary
• Harney County employment growth
• Harney County unemployment rate
• Oregon economic data

7% of Burns residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Burns
• Colleges in Oregon
• Learning Disabilities Association in Oregon
• Schools in or near Burns
• School districts in or near Burns
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Oregon high schools

• Movies playing in or near Burns

• Air pollution in Harney County
• Diesel soot in Harney County
• Land contamination in Harney County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Oregon
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Harney County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Oregon

Burns festival dates:

• Harney County Fair - Sept. 4-9, 2007
• County Music Jamboree - June 14-16, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• Oregon county fairs
• Oregon festivals (Oregon tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Burns

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Burns
• Geocaches in Oregon

• Burns items now on sale

• Harney County government
• Oregon state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Burns medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Burns
• Historic sites in Oregon
• Museums in or near Burns
• Museums in Oregon
• Oregon state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Harney County genealogy forum

Median rent in Burns, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $352.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $630.

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• Property and neighborhood reports
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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Oregon
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Burns include Harney County Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Burns

• Oregon library

• Get directions from Burns
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• Census map of Burns area
• Historic maps of OR cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Oregon
• Topographic map of Burns

Newspapers in Burns include Burns Times-Herald

• Daily newspapers in or near Burns
• AM radio stations in or near Burns
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• Media ownership in the Burns area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Oregon

• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Burns
• Search obituaries in Oregon
• Recent death notices - selected OR newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Oregon
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Oregon
• Lions clubs in Oregon
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Burns
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Burns

• Parks near Burns
• National forests in Oregon
• Ski areas near Burns
• Ski areas in Oregon
• State parks in Oregon

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• Find a local animal shelter
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• Aerial photo of Burns
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• Panoramic photos of Oregon communities
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• Post cards of Oregon communities

Harney County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Burns political report.

• Oregon Democratic party
• Oregon Republican party
• Harney County elections board
• Oregon elections board

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• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Burns
• Total membership by faith, in Harney County

• Chowhound message boards for OR

The average commute time for Burns workers is 12 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Burns include Best Inn, Days Inn Ponderosa.

• Burns travel guide
• Airports near Burns
• Amtrak station in Burns
• Hotels near Burns
• Oregon tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Oregon coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Oregon
• Wildlife refuges in Oregon

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