Lawen, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Lawen is located in Oregon
Lawen
Lawen
Lawen is located in the United States
Lawen
Lawen
Coordinates: 43°26′35″N 118°48′04″W / 43.44306°N 118.80111°W / 43.44306; -118.80111
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyHarney
Elevation
4,108 ft (1,252 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
97720
Area code541
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]
Abandoned 2-story wooden storefront. A closed sign is nailed to the door, and the porch is covered in junk.
The Old Lawen Store, Highway 78

Lawen is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States.[1] It has a post office with a ZIP code 97720.[2] Lawen lies along Oregon Route 78 just south of its interchanges with Oregon Route 205, U.S. Route 20, and U.S. Route 395 in Burns, the county seat. Lawen is just north of the East Fork Silvies River and Malheur Lake.[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lawen has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[4]

Education

Crane Union High School opened in 1918 in Lawen and moved to Crane in 1920.[5]

Harney County is not in a community college district but has a "contract out of district" (COD) with Treasure Valley Community College.[6] TVCC operates the Burns Outreach Center in Burns.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lawen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lawen, Oregon". CD Light. 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 3, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
  4. ^ "Lawen, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. ^ Flanigan, James (March 1, 1976). "At Crane, they board 'em". The Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. p. 12. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Burns Outreach Center". Treasure Valley Community College. Retrieved July 17, 2022.


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