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Population in July 2008: 1,406. Population change since 2000: -13.4%

Males: 725	(51.6%)
Females: 681	(48.4%)

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97738.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,472 (it was $40,917 in 2000)

Hines:	$48,472
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,201

Hines:	$19,201
Oregon:	$25,501

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,715 (it was $81,900 in 2000)

Hines:	$143,715
Oregon:	$257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $160,014; Detached houses: $168,007; Townhouses or other attached units: $155,985; Mobile homes: $36,778

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Races in Hines:

White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
American Indian (3.6%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
Hispanic (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Hines: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.2%), Irish (12.3%), English (9.8%), United States (9.0%), Norwegian (4.3%), Dutch (3.9%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1930

Elevation: 4157 feet

Land area: 2.37 square miles.

Population density: 593 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hines

High school or higher: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 10.7%
Mean travel time to work: 10.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hines city

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 66.1%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 8.6%

22 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Oregon:	8.5%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Hines, Oregon in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hines to the number of sex offenders is 1406 to 1.

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

Hines:	1.2% ($954)
Oregon:	1.2% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bend, OR (116.2 miles , pop. 52,029).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (215.9 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (656.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Burns, OR (1.5 miles ), Drewsey, OR (5.0 miles ), Seneca, OR (6.3 miles ), Diamond, OR (7.1 miles ), Canyon City, OR (7.6 miles ), Mount Vernon, OR (7.7 miles ), John Day, OR (7.7 miles ), Prairie City, OR (8.1 miles ).

Latitude: 43.56 N, Longitude: 119.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +177 (+12.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (16%)
Wood products (13%)
Construction (11%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Public administration (13%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Life and physical scientists (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Child care workers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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Crime in Hines by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	60.7	0.0	0.0	63.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	5	4	7	2	2	0
per 100,000	242.9	299.2	248.0	444.4	127.6	131.8	0.0
Burglaries	13	5	2	1	5	1	0
per 100,000	789.3	299.2	124.0	63.5	319.1	65.9	0.0
Thefts	21	11	6	7	4	14	5
per 100,000	1275.0	658.3	372.0	444.4	255.3	922.9	341.5
Auto thefts	8	1	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	485.7	59.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	65.9	0.0
Arson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	60.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	211.9	111.9	73.2	130.2	58.1	73.2	13.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Hines, Oregon

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Hines-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1999 at 08:06:16, a magnitude 4.3 (4.0 MB, 4.3 ML, 3.8 MD, Depth: 14.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.6 miles away from Hines center
On 4/28/1999 at 11:56:35, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, 3.0 MD, Depth: 15.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/20/1991 at 16:55:22, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 12.7 mi) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/17/1993 at 01:51:02, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.8 miles away from Hines center
On 4/27/1999 at 23:04:57, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, 3.0 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/13/2000 at 22:29:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 41.9 mi) earthquake occurred 74.4 miles away from Hines center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Hines topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Hines:

HARNEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; BURNS, OR)
BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 60 miles; JOHN DAY, OR)
PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 96 miles; PRINEVILLE, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Hines, OR

Amtrak station near Hines:

3 miles: BURNS (TRAVEL SHOP, 544 N. BROADWAY) - Bus Station. Services: public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hines:

CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; BEND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 143 miles; BOISE, ID; FT enrollment: 12,033)
OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 168 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 175 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 188 miles; ALBANY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,057)
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 199 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)

Public elementary/middle school in Hines:

Hines Middle School (Students: 230; Location: 500 W Barnes Ave; Grades: 6 - 8)

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Notable locations in Hines: Emigrant Creek Ranger Station (A), Snow Mountain Ranger Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Hines Mill Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Hines: Hines City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Hines Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn (504 North Highway 20), Comfort Inn Hines (504 N Highway 20), Knotty Pine Motel (Highway 20 West), Best Western Rory and Ryan Inn (534 Highway 20 North).

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

HINES WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1635, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-01-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-20-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

14 minor monitoring violations

4 regular monitoring violations

HIGHLAND RANCH ESTATES (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2001 and JUN-17-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-17-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2000)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

26 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	73.8%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.5%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.9%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hines, OR

People in group quarters in Hines

11 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
5 people in other group homes
4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Hines compared to Oregon state average:

Hines, Oregon environmental map by EPA

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Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Fire-safe hotels and motels in Hines, Oregon

Comfort Inn Hines Oregon, 504 N Hwy 20, Hines, OR 97738, Phone: (541) 573-3370
Best Western Rory & Ryan Inn, 534 Hwy 20 N, Hines, OR 97738, Phone: (541) 573-5050

All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Hines, Oregon

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Hines mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Harney County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%) Electricity (26%) Wood (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Hines

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	40.3%	18.3%	6.8%	6.8%	5.5%
Congregations	18.8%	12.5%	6.3%	6.3%	6.3%

Name	Lutheran Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Other religions
Adherents	4.8%	4.7%	3.7%	2.4%	6.7%
Congregations	6.3%	6.3%	6.3%	6.3%	25.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	3	$9,252	$37,008	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$350
Police Protection - Officers	3	$9,864	$39,456	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		14	$1,712
Streets and Highways	2	$7,059	$42,354	0	$0
Totals for Government	8	$26,175	$39,263	22	$2,062

Hines government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $89,000
All Other: $67,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $203,000
Police Protection: $165,000

Water Utilities: $148,000

Sewerage: $98,000

Regular Highways: $72,000

Parks & Recreation: $24,000

Fire Protection: $23,000
General - Interest on Debt: $26,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $40,000
Police Protection: $20,000

Health: $3,000

Corrections: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $509,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $52,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $529,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $32,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $34,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $45,000
Financial Administration: $28,000

Water Utilities: $7,000

Fire Protection: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $200,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $138,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $80,000
General Support: $37,000
Tax - Property: $247,000
Public Utilities: $60,000

NEC: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $433,000

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 Hines:

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)
KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KBND (1110 AM; 13 kW; BEND, OR; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hines:

KQHC (92.7 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: STANLEY M. SWOL)
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.)
KJDY-FM (94.5 FM; CANYON CITY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
K207DD (89.3 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Hines:

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)

Hines fatal accident list:
Oct 31, 1975 10:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Burns Butte 3 Mi W, Call Sign: KON799, Licensee ID: L00023712
Assigned Frequencies : 151.190 MHz, 151.460 MHz, 151.475 MHz
Grant Date: 08/26/2003, Expiration Date: 09/20/2013
Registrant: State Of Dba Department Of Forestry Oregon, 2600 State St, Salem, OR 97310, Phone: (503) 945-7326, Fax: (503) 945-7320, Email:
Burns Butte 3 Mi W, Call Sign: KOT94, Licensee ID: L00023712
Assigned Frequencies : 151.400 MHz, 151.460 MHz, 151.475 MHz
Grant Date: 12/19/2001, Expiration Date: 01/28/2012
Registrant: State Of Dba Department Of Forestry Oregon, 2600 State St, Salem, OR 97310, Phone: (503) 945-7326, Fax: (503) 945-7320, Email:
Lat: 43.553528 Lon: -119.078889, Call Sign: KB81323
Assigned Frequencies : 461.912 MHz
Grant Date: 05/31/2001, Expiration Date: 06/25/2011, Certifier: Larry A Thrash
Registrant: Forest Industries Telecommunications, 871 Country Club Rd Suite A, Eugene, OR 97401-2200, Phone: (541) 485-8441, Fax: (541) 485-7556, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

HINES BUTTE, 3.5 Miles West Of, Overall height: 13.4 m, Call Sign: WHE204
Assigned Frequencies : 2178.20 MHz, 2163.80 MHz
Grant Date: 06/17/1992, Expiration Date: 12/05/1997, Cancelation Date: 12/05/1997
Registrant: Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company, 421 S.W. Oak Street, Portland, OR 97204

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Hines)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 182C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8744T , Serial Number: 52644, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 06/21/1960
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 524 N Highway 20, Hines, OR 97738

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7

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