Harney County
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county in Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- Founded
- February 23, 1889
- Named after
- William S. Harney
- Seat
- Burns
- Largest city
- Burns
- Total
- 10,226 sq mi (26,490 km )
- Land
- 10,133 sq mi (26,240 km )
- Water
- 93 sq mi (240 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,380
- Density
- 0.7/sq mi (0.27/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .co .harney .or .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Map of Harney County
Harney County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,495, making it the sixth-least populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Burns. Established in 1889, the county is named in honor of William S. Harney, a military officer of the period, who was involved in the Pig War and popular in the Pacific Northwest.
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