Deschutes County

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administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Bend
Foundation : 1916
Demographics
Residents : 157,733  (2010)
Population density : 20.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 7912 km²
Water surface : 195 km²
map
Map of Deschutes County within Oregon
Website : www.deschutes.org

Deschutes County is a county in the US state of Oregon in the United States with 115,367 inhabitants, compared to 141,382 in 2005. The county seat is Bend .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​7,912 square kilometers; 195 square kilometers (0.7 percent) are water.

history

The county was founded on December 13, 1916 and named after the Deschutes River .

39 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 8, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1920 9622 -
1930 14,749 53.3%
1940 18,631 26.3%
1950 21,812 17.1%
1960 23,100 5.9%
1970 30,442 31.8%
1980 62,142 104.1%
1990 74,958 20.6%
2000 115,367 53.9%
2010 157.733 36.7%
1900-1990

2000

Age pyramid of Deschutes County (as of 2000)
The Deschutes River
The Wickiup Dam and the Wickiup Reservoir
The Davis Lake

According to the 2000 census , the county had 115,367 people. There were 45,595 households and 31,962 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.85% white, 0.19% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.07% residents from the Pacific island area and 1.36% from others ethnic groups; 1.96% were from two or more races. 3.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 45,595 households, 32.10% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.00% were married couples living together, 8.50% were single mothers. 29.90% were not families. 22.00% are single households and 7.70% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.80% residents under 18 years of age, 7.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.60% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.70% between 45 and 64 years of age 13.10% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the 41,847 USD , and the median income for a family was 48,403 USD. Males had a median income of $ 34,070 versus $ 25,069 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,767. 9.30% of the population and 6.30% of families are below the poverty line. 10.40% of them were under 18 years of age and 6.10% were 65 years of age or older.

Settlements

Cities

Settlement areas defined for statistical purposes (CDP)

  • Alfalfa (Oregon)
  • Black Butte Ranch
  • Brothers
  • Cloverdale
  • Deschutes
  • Deschutes River Woods
  • Elk Lake
  • Hampton
  • Millican
  • Plainview
  • Prineville Junction
  • Shevlin
  • Sunriver
  • Terrebonne
  • Three Rivers
  • Tumalo

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deschutes County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 84 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Deschutes County, Oregon  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 55 ′  N , 121 ° 13 ′  W