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Bend is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. The name Bend was derived from "Farewell
Bend," the designation used by early pioneers to refer to the location along the Deschutes River
where the town eventually was platted, one of the few fordable points along the river. It is the
principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 52,029 at the
2000 census, though it has grown to over 75,290 as of 2006.
Bend is located on the edge of the Cascade Range Ponderosa Pine forest on the west as it
transitions into the Great Basin high desert plateau, characterized by junipers, sagebrush,
bitter-brush, and little water. Originally a logging town, Bend has become identified as a
jump-off point for multiple outdoor sports, such as mountain biking, fishing, hiking, camping,
rock climbing, skiing, and golf.
Bend, Oregon History:
Until the winter of 1824, the Bend area was known only to Native Americans who hunted and
fished there. That year, members of a fur trapping party led by Peter Skene Ogden visited
the area. John C. Fremont, Dr. John Strong Newberry, and other Army survey parties came
next. Then pioneers heading farther west passed through the area and forded the Deschutes
River at Farewell Bend.
Actual settlement did not occur until the early 1900s with the founding of the Pilot Butte
Development Company by Alexander M. Drake. A small community developed around the bend in
the river, and in 1904 a city was incorporated by a general vote of the community's 300
residents. On January 4, 1905, the city held its first official meeting as an incorporated
municipality, appointing A. H. Goodwillie as the first mayor. Twelve years later, Deschutes
County was formed from the western half of Crook County and Bend was designated as the
county seat. In 1929, Bend amended the charter and adopted the manager/council form of
government.
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