Bend (Oregon)
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| Foundation : | 1905 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oregon |
| County : | Deschutes County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 3 ′ N , 121 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
91,122 (as of 2016) 181,307 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,099.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 83.5 km 2 (approx. 32 mi 2 ) of which 82.9 km 2 (approx. 32 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 1104 m |
| Postal code : | 97701 |
| Area code : | +1 (541) 693 |
| FIPS : | 41-05800 |
| GNIS ID : | 1137914 |
| Website : | www.ci.bend.or.us |
| Mayor : | Bruce Abernethy |
 The pilot Butte in Bend |
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Bend is a city with 91,122 inhabitants (2016) in Deschutes County in the US state of Oregon . The name of the place, Bend , is derived from the wide arch of the Deschutes River on which the place is located. People who drove along the Deschutes River always said goodbye to the local sawmills with "Farewell Bend" in this curve.
The place is located in the high desert of Oregon and is the most populous city in the region. It is in close proximity to the cascade chain and thus the Mount Bachelor ski area . Especially because of the Mt. Bachelor, Bend lives very strongly from tourism. South of the city is the Newberry National Volcanic Monument , a nature reserve around one of the largest shield volcanoes in the Cascade Range.
history
Up until the winter of 1824, the Bend region was only known to local Indians who hunted and fished there. That year a first group of immigrants came to the area. In the beginning, the region around Bend was in the shadow of the area around La Pine / Rosland , around 50 km further south. Increased white colonization did not begin until the beginning of the 20th century with the establishment of the Pilot Butte Development Company. In 1904 the city was officially founded with 300 inhabitants. It was only through this systematic development that Bend became the economic and administrative center of Deschutes County.
geography
Bend is at 1,104 meters above sea level. The city has an area of about 83.5 square kilometers, of which 82.9 km² is land and 0.6 km² is water. Inside the city lies the Pilot Butte , a 150 m high volcanic cone. The mountain is designated as a State Scenic Viewpoint . Since 1998, the Pilot Butte Challenge has been held annually in September , a fun run over a mile to the summit of Pilot Butte.
economy
Bend lives very much from tourism , but many small companies such as breweries are also employers. The two sawmills Brooks-Scanlon and Shevlin-Hixon , which were among the largest sawmills in the world, have now been closed and demolished, and the Old Mill District shopping and leisure center was built in their place .
Attractions
The old town with numerous houses from the period between 1910 and 1940 comprises a few blocks and has been restored. Outside Bends is the High Desert Museum , a regional museum about the culture, history and nature of the Oregon High Desert with extensive animal enclosures.
The National Park Service lists a total of 30 structures and sites for Bend in the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 5, 2019), including the Old US Post Office .
education
Bend is in the Bend-LaPine School District. There are four high schools (grades 9-12): Mountain View High School, Summit High School, Mashall High School, and Bend Senior High School. Middle schools (Grades 6-8) include Cascade Middle School, High Desert Middle School, Pilot Butte Middle School, and Sky View Middle School. There are also twelve elementary schools and three magnet schools. There are also numerous private schools.
Bend is also home to the Central Oregon Community College (COCC).
traffic
Bend is connected to US Highways 97 and 20 and the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway . Along the north-south axis of the city, a line which runs BNSF Railway which predominantly serves the transport of goods, but also the Amtrak -Personenzug Coast Starlight is traveling. But Bend is not a stop on this route, the nearest train station is Chemult , around 100 km south, from where shuttle buses connect to Bend. With the Bend Municipal Airport , the city has a public airfield , which is owned by the city and located approx. 9 km northeast of the city center. In addition, the private Pilot Butte Airport is located in the immediate vicinity of the Pilot Butte volcanic cone .
Sports
The city has with Vince Genna Stadium a baseball - Stadium with about 3,500 seats. This is where the Bend Bandits , who play in the Western Baseball League, are based. The college team Bend Elks from the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League also competes there .
sons and daughters of the town
- William A. Niskanen (1933–2011), Professor of Economics
- Leslie Bovee (born 1949), porn actress
- Kiki Cutter (* 1949), ski racer
- Christopher Horner (* 1971), professional cyclist
- Jesse Thomas (* 1980), duathlete and triathlete
- Kevin Francis (* 1982), ski racer
- Morgan Arritola (* 1986), cross-country skier and long-distance runner
- Tommy Ford (* 1989), ski racer
- Ian Boswell (* 1991), racing cyclist
Mars crater
A Martian crater is named after Bend .
Web links
- The Bend Bulletin (English)
- Welcome to Bend (English)
- Bend Visitor and Convention Bureau (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Metcalf: A Historical Look At La Pine Oregon ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 159 kB), 2000
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 5, 2019.
- ↑ Bend Chamber of Commerce: Get Here ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
