Deschutes County, Oregon
| Deschutes County, Oregon | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Oregon |
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 Oregon's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 13, 1916 |
| Named for | Deschutes River |
| Seat | Bend |
| Largest city | Bend |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,055 sq mi (7,912 km2) |
| • Land | 3,018 sq mi (7,817 km2) |
| • Water | 37 sq mi (96 km2), 1.2% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 175,268 |
| • Density | 52/sq mi (20/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Pacific: UTC-8/-7 |
| Website | www |
Deschutes County /dəˈʃuːts/ is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 157,733. The county seat is Bend. The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century. It is the political and economic hub of Central Oregon.
Deschutes comprises the Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Deschutes is Oregon's fastest-growing county.
French-Canadian fur trappers of the Hudson's Bay Company gave the name Riviere des Chutes (River of the Falls) to the Deschutes River, from which the county derived its name.
On December 13, 1916, Deschutes County was created from the southern part of Crook County. Bend has been the county seat since the county's formation. It was the last county in Oregon to be established.
The Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company also operated within the Bend area processing Ponderosa pine trees.
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