Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
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]
In 2023 Taylor Perse of the Eugene Weekly described it as "a ghost town with a handful of rundown buildings."[ 4]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lawen has a semi-arid climate , abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[ 5]
Education
Lawen is in Harney County School District 4 (Crane School, grades K-8 ) and Harney County Union High School District 1J (Crane Union High School ).[ 6] [ 7] Crane Union opened in 1918 in Lawen and moved to Crane in 1920.[ 8]
Harney County is not in a community college district but has a "contract out of district" (COD) with Treasure Valley Community College .[ 9] TVCC operates the Burns Outreach Center in Burns.[ 10]
References
^ a b "Lawen" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 3, 2016 .
^ "Lawen, Oregon" . CD Light. 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016 .
^ "United States Topographic Map" . United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 3, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
^ Perse, Taylor (August 17, 2023). "School on the Range" . Eugene Weekly . Eugene, Oregon . Retrieved March 10, 2024 .
^ "Lawen, Oregon" . Weatherbase . CantyMedia. Retrieved January 3, 2016 .
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harney County, OR" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . p. 1(PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved March 11, 2024 . Lawen Ln (use the intersection of Lawen Lane and Steens Highway) - Text list - Compare to the highway map.
^ "Harney County Sheet 5 of 11" (PDF) . Oregon Department of Transportation . Retrieved March 11, 2024 . - Lawen indicated on the map. Compare with school district map.
^ Flanigan, James (March 1, 1976). "At Crane, they board 'em". The Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon . p. 12. - Clipping from Newspapers.com .
^ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF) . Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development . Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Burns Outreach Center" . Treasure Valley Community College . Retrieved July 17, 2022 .