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Bend, Oregon

Bend, Oregon
Administration
Full nameBend, Oregon
Official nameBend, Oregon
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDeschutes
IncorporatedJanuary 4, 1905
Government
MayorJeff Eager
Geography
Total Area32.2 sq mi (83.4 km2)
Land Area32.0 sq mi (82.9 km2)
Water Area0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation3623 ft (1104.3 m)
Demography
Total Population76639 (2010)
Density (pop.)627.2/km2 (1624.8/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)170705
Other information
Time zonePST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code97701, 97702, 97707, 97708, 97709
Area code458 and 541
FIPS code41-05800 
GNIS feature ID1137914 

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Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population density of that area. With a population of 52,029 at the time of the 2000 census, Bend's population was 76,639 in city as of the 2010 US Census.

Bend's metro population was estimated at 170,705 as of July 1, 2009. The Bend MSA is the 5th largest metropolitan area in Oregon.

Bend is located on the eastern edge of the Cascade Range along the Deschutes River. Here the Ponderosa Pine forest transitions into the high desert Columbia Plateau, characterized by arid land, junipers, sagebrush, and bitter-brush. Originally a crossing point on the river, settlement began in the early 1900s. Bend was incorporated as a city in 1905. Economically, it started as a logging town but is now identified as a gateway for many outdoor sports, including mountain biking, fishing, hiking, camping, rock climbing, white-water rafting, skiing, and golf.


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