Harbor, Oregon facts for kids
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Harbor, Oregon
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The beach at Harbor
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Location of Harbor, Oregon
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Curry |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.31 sq mi (5.98 km2) |
| • Land | 1.92 sq mi (4.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,551 |
| • Density | 1,327.95/sq mi (512.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
97415
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| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-32100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408351 |
Harbor (Tolowa: chit ) is a community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It's located right across the Chetco River from the city of Brookings. For statistical purposes, the U.S. Census Bureau calls Harbor a "census-designated place" (CDP). This means it's an area grouped for counting people, even though it's not an official city. In 2020, about 2,551 people lived in Harbor.
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History of Harbor
The area where Harbor is today once had a post office named "Chetco." This name came from the nearby Chetco River. The Chetco post office opened in 1863. It moved a few times before it closed in 1910.
Meanwhile, a new post office called Harbor was opened in 1894. This new office was located near the mouth of the Chetco River. The name "Harbor" might have come from a company called the Chetco Harbor Land and Townsite Company.
Harbor's Geography
Harbor is located in the southwestern part of Curry County. You can find it along U.S. Route 101, which is a major highway. It's about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Brookings. It's also about 5 miles (8 km) north of the California state line.
The total area of Harbor is about 2.31 square miles (5.98 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 1.92 square miles (4.97 square kilometers), is land. The rest, about 0.39 square miles (1.01 square kilometers), is water.
Harbor's Climate
Harbor has a special kind of weather called a cool-summer Mediterranean climate. This means it has cool winters with a lot of rain. However, these rainy periods are often broken up by sunny, cool days.
Summers in Harbor are usually mild and dry. There's not much rain in July and August. It's rare for temperatures to reach 90°F (32°C) or higher. It's also rare for temperatures to drop to 32°F (0°C) or lower. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 108.2°F (42.3°C) on July 9, 2008. The coldest was 18°F (-8°C) on December 8, 1972.
Snow doesn't fall often in Harbor. On average, it gets about 0.7 inches (1.8 cm) of snow each year.
The Brookings Effect
Harbor sometimes experiences unusually warm temperatures. This can happen in both winter and summer. Temperatures can even reach 70°F to 100°F (21°C to 38°C) throughout the year. This warm weather is due to something called the Brookings effect or Chetco effect.
This effect happens because Harbor is at the bottom of the Klamath Mountains. Winds blowing down from these mountains get compressed and warm up as they reach Harbor. This is similar to the warm, dry Santa Ana winds in Southern California. Because of this, flowers like daffodils often bloom early, sometimes in February.
| Climate data for Harbor at Brookings, OR (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1913–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) |
83 (28) |
88 (31) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
100 (38) |
102 (39) |
101 (38) |
101 (38) |
101 (38) |
88 (31) |
79 (26) |
102 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 66.1 (18.9) |
70.0 (21.1) |
71.0 (21.7) |
74.3 (23.5) |
79.4 (26.3) |
83.2 (28.4) |
83.4 (28.6) |
82.7 (28.2) |
89.0 (31.7) |
83.2 (28.4) |
69.0 (20.6) |
64.9 (18.3) |
92.4 (33.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 55.4 (13.0) |
56.8 (13.8) |
57.9 (14.4) |
59.9 (15.5) |
64.0 (17.8) |
67.1 (19.5) |
68.7 (20.4) |
68.2 (20.1) |
68.6 (20.3) |
65.0 (18.3) |
58.1 (14.5) |
54.8 (12.7) |
62.1 (16.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 48.8 (9.3) |
49.4 (9.7) |
50.0 (10.0) |
51.6 (10.9) |
55.3 (12.9) |
58.3 (14.6) |
60.2 (15.7) |
60.2 (15.7) |
59.7 (15.4) |
56.2 (13.4) |
51.1 (10.6) |
48.1 (8.9) |
54.2 (12.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 42.1 (5.6) |
42.1 (5.6) |
42.1 (5.6) |
43.3 (6.3) |
46.6 (8.1) |
49.5 (9.7) |
51.7 (10.9) |
52.3 (11.3) |
50.7 (10.4) |
47.6 (8.7) |
44.1 (6.7) |
41.3 (5.2) |
46.2 (7.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 33.8 (1.0) |
34.0 (1.1) |
34.3 (1.3) |
35.7 (2.1) |
39.3 (4.1) |
43.8 (6.6) |
46.8 (8.2) |
46.7 (8.2) |
44.2 (6.8) |
40.3 (4.6) |
34.8 (1.6) |
32.7 (0.4) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 21 (−6) |
24 (−4) |
29 (−2) |
28 (−2) |
32 (0) |
34 (1) |
39 (4) |
37 (3) |
34 (1) |
24 (−4) |
25 (−4) |
18 (−8) |
18 (−8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 12.07 (307) |
10.14 (258) |
9.47 (241) |
6.51 (165) |
4.04 (103) |
1.99 (51) |
0.52 (13) |
1.01 (26) |
1.63 (41) |
5.40 (137) |
11.77 (299) |
14.19 (360) |
78.89 (2,004) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in.) | 17.3 | 15.0 | 17.2 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 142.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 150 | 139 | 199 | 258 | 320 | 331 | 370 | 367 | 301 | 195 | 164 | 154 | 2,948 |
| Source: Worldweatheronline (sun) | |||||||||||||
Harbor's Population
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 2,551 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
In 2020, the population of Harbor was 2,551 people. Back in 2000, there were 2,622 people living there.
Most of the people in Harbor are White (94.20%). There are also smaller groups of Native American (2.17%) and people from other races. About 3.05% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.
The average age of people in Harbor in 2000 was 60 years old. About 11.5% of the population was under 18 years old. A large part of the population, about 40.9%, was 65 years of age or older.
See also
In Spanish: Harbor (Oregón) para niños
