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Hines dates to 1930, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: maps from 1960 on and the census since 1940.

1930founded
0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Hines began

When was Hines founded?

1930

Hines dates its founding to 1930 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1940.

First census: 677 in 19402020 census: 1,64596 years

How historic is Hines?

C−

More historic than 20% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1931.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Hines’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hines is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hines’ overall grade.
Founding era1930, from Wikidata: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 194013.8% of homes (±6.4) · typical OR town 5.3% · U.S. 8.4%BNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical OR town 2.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 20%
NewerOlder

Oregon towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Oregon town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hines’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Oregon towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.4 points). Two sources give 1930.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Hines’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hines are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hines’ homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hines’s history is told.

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The story

How Hines came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hines.

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A community named Herrick was formed just southwest of Burns when railroad promoter and sawmill operator Fred Herrick founded a lumber company there. Edward Hines bought the railroad and lumber company from Herrick in 1928, and a post office named Hines was established in 1931 to serve the Edward Hines Lumber Company mill and surrounding community. The mill has since changed hands at least two more times. The mill closed in 2006.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Hines, 1930 to 1960

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1930
    FoundingHines is established
  3. 1931Post officeThe Hines post office opens
  4. 1960On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Hines, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Kiger wild horse auction2015Kiger wild horse auctionOregon Guard gives back to patriotic Burns-Hines community2011Oregon Guard gives back to patriotic Burns-Hines comm…ORMap-doton-Hines2004ORMap-doton-Hines
On the map

Hines on the map, 1960 to 1975

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hines. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hines on the 1960 USGS mapHines on the 1975 USGS map1960Burns sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hines.

People over time

Hines, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019401960198020002020Peak: 1,664

Between 677 and 1,664 people in every census since 1940.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hines’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hines

Nobody well known was born in Hines itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kellen ClemensAmerican football quarterback · b. 1983
Susannah ScaroniAmerican Paralympic athlete · b. 1991

Questions about Hines’ history

What year was Hines founded?

In 1930, according to Wikidata. Hines’ post office opened in 1931, and the census of 1940 counted 677 people here.

How does Hines rank for history?

Hines is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Hines?

14% of Hines’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.4 points), against a typical 5.3% for an Oregon town; the median home was built in 1960.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.