Burns, Oregon

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Burns, Oregon is a small, remote city in eastern Oregon that serves as a gateway to the state’s high desert region and surrounding rangelands.

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Burns, Oregon canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
area around 3.5 square miles
around 9.1 square kilometers
areaCode 458
541
climate semi-arid climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Harney County
countySeatOf Harney County, Oregon
distanceTo about 130 miles west of Boise, Idaho
about 280 miles southeast of Portland, Oregon
economicActivity agriculture
government services
ranching
elevation around 1262 meters
around 4140 feet
FIPSCode 41-09350
formsUrbanAreaWith Hines, Oregon
foundedAs Burns
GNISFeatureID 1136134
governingBody Burns City Council
governmentType council–manager government
hasHighSchool Burns High School
hasNearbyProtectedArea Malheur National Forest
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Steens Mountain Wilderness
surface form: Steens Mountain Wilderness area
incorporationDate 1891
KöppenClimateClassification BSk
locatedIn Harney Basin
eastern Oregon
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedNear Silvies River NERFINISHED
locatedOnHighway U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED
namedAfter George McClellan Burns
near Hines, Oregon
population around 2800 (2020 census)
populationRankInCounty largest city in Harney County
postalCode 97720
primaryEducationProvider Harney County School District 3
region High Desert
surface form: Oregon high desert
role gateway to Oregon high desert
service center for surrounding rangelands
state Oregon
transportation Burns Municipal Airport

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High Desert nearbyCity Burns, Oregon
subject surface form: High Desert (Oregon)
U.S. Route 395 servesCity Burns, Oregon
eastern Oregon hasMajorCity Burns, Oregon
subject surface form: Eastern Oregon
Oregon Route 20 passesThrough Burns, Oregon
Oregon Route 20 serves Burns, Oregon
Harney County countySeat Burns, Oregon
Harney County largestCity Burns, Oregon
Harney County contains Burns, Oregon
Harney County, Oregon seat Burns, Oregon
Harney County, Oregon countySeat Burns, Oregon
Harney County, Oregon largestCity Burns, Oregon
Harney County, Oregon hasCommunity Burns, Oregon