Halfway

History

The community was named for the fact it is roughly halfway between Pine and Cornucopia. While a post office was established in 1887, the town was platted in another location in 1907, the post office moved there in 1908, and it incorporated in 1909. Halfway earned a place in the history of the dot-com era in December 1999, when it received and accepted an offer to rename itself as Half.com, after the e-commerce start-up, for one year in exchange for , 20 computers for the school, and other financial subsidies. It became the first city in the world to rename itself as a dot com. The proclamation did not legally change its name.

Geography

Halfway is located east of Baker City, along Oregon Route 86, halfway between Pine and Cornucopia, which gave the town its name. The city's geographic coordinates of 44°52′42″N 117°6′38″W (making it close to the midpoint between the equator and the North Pole) were part of the reason for Half.com to choose the town for its advertising gimmick.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Pine Eagle Charter School
  Other · Halfway · 197 students · 11.6:1 ratio