Hines, Oregon

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Coordinates: 43°33′33″N, 119°5′0″W
Hines, Oregon
Location in Oregon
County	Harney County
Incorporated	1930
Mayor	Ruth Schultz
Area
- City	6.2 km² (2.4 sq mi)
- Land	6.1 km² (2.4 sq mi)
- Water	0.1 km² (0.04 sq mi)
Elevation	1,266.44 m (4,155 ft)
Population
- City (2000)	1,623
- Density	264.4/km² (684.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)

Hines is a city in Harney County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,623 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Hines is located at 43°33′33″N, 119°5′0″W (43.559163, -119.083441)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²). 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.84%) is water. Hines takes it name from Edward Hines, a Chicago area lumber company that originally owned the now shutdown sawmill.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,623 people, 641 households, and 473 families residing in the city. The population density was 264.4/km² (684.8/mi²). There were 689 housing units at an average density of 112.2/km² (290.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.39% White, 0.12% African American, 2.71% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.

There were 641 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,917, and the median income for a family was $43,452. Males had a median income of $32,772 versus $22,458 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,783. About 6.6% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.