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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Harper, Oregon
Harper is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with a ZIP code 97906. Harper lies off U.S. Route 20 southwest of Vale.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, there were 113 people, 62 housing units, and 41 families in the CDP. There were 104 White people, 2 people from some other race, and 7 people from two or more races. 3 people were Hispanic or Latino.

The ancestry in Harper was 50.4% Irish, 13.4% German, 5.9% English, 5.0% French, 1.7% Norwegian, and 0.8% Polish.

The median age was 30.4 years old. A total of 11.8% of the population were older than 65, with 8.4% between the ages of 65 and 74, 2.5% between the ages of 75 and 84, and 0.8% being older than 85.

The median household income was $53,125, with families having $64,375. A total of 4.2% of the population were in poverty, with 6.3% of people between the ages of 18 and 64, and 7.1% of people over 65 being in poverty.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020113—
U.S. Decennial Census

Climate

Harper has a continental cold desert climate (Köppen BWk), with cold, snowy winters and hot, sunny summers.

Climate data for Harper, Oregon
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 59
(15) 		68
(20) 		80
(27) 		89
(32) 		100
(38) 		105
(41) 		108
(42) 		106
(41) 		101
(38) 		90
(32) 		77
(25) 		63
(17) 		108
(42)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 37.0
(2.8) 		44.3
(6.8) 		55.6
(13.1) 		63.9
(17.7) 		73.2
(22.9) 		82.2
(27.9) 		92.3
(33.5) 		90.8
(32.7) 		80.4
(26.9) 		65.6
(18.7) 		47.9
(8.8) 		37.1
(2.8) 		64.2
(17.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 20.1
(−6.6) 		23.5
(−4.7) 		30.5
(−0.8) 		35.4
(1.9) 		43.1
(6.2) 		50.1
(10.1) 		56.2
(13.4) 		54.0
(12.2) 		45.0
(7.2) 		35.1
(1.7) 		26.4
(−3.1) 		19.4
(−7.0) 		36.6
(2.6)
Record low °F (°C) −14
(−26) 		−18
(−28) 		−4
(−20) 		11
(−12) 		20
(−7) 		28
(−2) 		33
(1) 		25
(−4) 		21
(−6) 		7
(−14) 		−6
(−21) 		−28
(−33) 		−28
(−33)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.18
(30) 		0.98
(25) 		1.29
(33) 		0.71
(18) 		0.75
(19) 		0.75
(19) 		0.20
(5.1) 		0.28
(7.1) 		0.31
(7.9) 		0.55
(14) 		0.75
(19) 		1.30
(33) 		9.05
(230)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.3
(11) 		1.9
(4.8) 		0.5
(1.3) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.8
(2.0) 		7.2
(18) 		14.7
(37)
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Transportation

In the 21st century, Harper is a stop on the Eastern POINT intercity bus line between Bend and Ontario. It makes one stop per day in each direction.

Education

It is in the Harper School District 66.