Harper, Oregon
# 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.

## 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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.

