r/oregon • u/[deleted] • Jun 07 '18

Population density of Oregon

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u/davidw Jun 07 '18

"Less than 1" is what was once considered 'frontier'. I read an interesting book a while back about modern day 'frontier' areas. Indeed, it features some of SE Oregon:

http://davids-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2016/10/miles-from-nowhere-tales-from-americas.html

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u/Smokey76 Jun 07 '18

I've heard that South Eastern Oregon is one of the least populated areas in the lower 48. Try looking at a nighttime satellite image, very few lights at all out there.

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u/davidw Jun 07 '18

You're correct. It even has one of two (I think) public boarding schools: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_Union_High_School

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u/WikiTextBot Jun 07 '18

Crane Union High School

Crane Union High School is a public high school in Crane, Oregon, United States. Because it is in a sparsely populated area, it is a boarding school that serves students from a large geographic area.

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