About Bend Oregon

Located at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains on the edge of the Ponderosa pine forest in Deschutes County, the city of Bend is considered the outdoor recreation capitol of central Oregon, situated at an elevation of 3,625 feet, and covering 32 square miles.

Such placement allows the city to display snow-capped peaks, skiing in the morning, enjoy the sunny side of Oregon at noon, and golf in the afternoon. “Farewell Bend” was the name given to this city by early pioneers as a reference to the location along the Deschutes River where the town was founded.

The privileged settings of the Cascade mountains act as a sort of protective buffer, providing Bend with mild climate, low humidity and 12″ of precipitation per year, Rain in the nearest cities surpass this precipitation levels, in example, San Francisco with 20″, Portland with 42″ and Seattle with 36″.

As of the census 2000, Bend’s population was 52,029 people. However as of 2005, the estimated population grow up to about 70,328 people, becoming the fastest growing cities in west United States, that originally was a logging town, today is best known as tourist destination featuring multiple outdoor sports; such as golf, camping, hiking, rock climbing, skiing, and fishing.

However, the city has world-class recreations, a vibrant shopping and downtown areas, scenic settings, growing economy, and attractive towns nearby, such as Redmond, Prineville, Sisters, La Pine, and Sunriver, all of them with sunny days and cool nights.

Because of its location geographic location, Bend has become the most populated city in Central Oregon, where the housing market has increased properties’ value in the past few years. As the county seat of Deschutes County, Bend is the 6th fastest-growing metropolitan area in all the United States.

According with the figures provided by the US Census Bureau in September 2005, Bend’s neighboring towns have also become popular areas to live. Bend is surrounded by high desert vegetation in the east, and U.S. Forest Service land to the west.

There is also a state park inside the city limits, the Pilot Butte State Park, an extinct cinder cone, and the Newberry National Volcanic Monument is situated at the south, with a higher elevation of 3,625 feet. Bend is recognized by its scenic views and predominately dry climate of the Great Basin.

Farewell Bend was the name of the city after the first settlers gave it this name, and until the 19th century when the U.S. Postmaster, changed to simply Bend, beginning the development of the actual urban center with rich cultural life, and amazing recreations.

As of the census 2000, there were 21,062 households, and 13,395 families residing in Bend during the turn of the century, with a population density of 1,624.8 miles square (627.4 km square) and 22,507 housing units located at an average density of 702.9 miles square (271.4 km square).

Bend had 21,062 households, which size was 2.42 and 31.9% of them having children under the age of 18 living with their parents. 50.2% of residents were married couples living together. The average family size was 2.92, and 9.7% of all Bend’s household had a female householder with no husband present.

Recorded figures revealed that 36.4% of the household inhabitants were non-families, and 26.1% were made up of individuals. Population’s median age was 35 years, and 8.6% of all residents had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of Bend was 93.98% White, Hispanic or Latino of any race 4.61%, 1.00% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.79% Native American, 0.28% African American, 1.75% from other races, and 2.12% of them from two or more races.

For every 100 females of all ages there were 97.1 males, but for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. Bend had a median income per household of $40,857, and a median income per family of $49,387.

The per capita income for the city was $21,624 with males having a median income of $33,377 while females only earned $25,094. In Bend only 10.5% of the population and near 6.9% of families were below the poverty line, percentage that included 5.8% of individuals age 65 or over, and 13.8% of those under age 18.

With a population spread out with 10.2% people from 18 to 24 years, 31.1% from 25 to 44, and 21.9% from 45 to 64, the older and younger population was 12.4% and 24.5% respectively, tourism is one of largest sectors of this city.

Bend is also home of a popular West Coast Collegiate Baseball League team: Bend Elks, playing at historic Vince Genna Stadium. Devote sports followers will enjoy with the Central Oregon Hotshots, a team of the International Basketball League, in addition to various popular high school sports teams