Deschutes County, Oregon

Deschutes County
Deschutes County
County
	Old U.S. Post Office in Bend, Oregon
	Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
	Oregon's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°55′N 121°13′W / 43.91°N 121.22°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Founded	December 13, 1916
Named for	Deschutes River
Seat	Bend
Largest city	Bend
Area
• Total	3,055 sq mi (7,910 km2)
• Land	3,018 sq mi (7,820 km2)
• Water	37 sq mi (100 km2) 1.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	198,253
• Estimate (2023)	208,513
• Density	65/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional districts	2nd, 5th
Website	www.deschutes.org

Deschutes County (/dəˈʃuːts/ də-SHOOTS) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 198,253.^[1] The county seat is Bend.^[2] The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century. It is the political and economic hub of Central Oregon. Deschutes comprises the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area^[3] and media market. Deschutes is Oregon's fastest-growing and most recently formed county.^[4]

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^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "OMB Bulletin No. 20-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. March 6, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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