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| Address: |
Deschutes Services Center, 1300 NW Wall St; Suite 200, Bend, Oregon 97701 |
| Phone: |
541.388.6570 |
| Fax: |
541.385.3202 |
| Internet Site: |
http://www.co.deschutes.or.us |
| Date Established: |
December 13, 1916 |
| Population: |
152,615 as of July 1, 2006 (Portland State University’s Population Research Center) |
| Elevation: |
3,628 (at Bend Airport) |
| Area: |
3,055 square miles |
| Avg. Temperature: |
January high: 40.3, January low: 20.6; July high: 85, July low: 46 |
| Assessed Value: |
$14,625,393,045 for 2006-2007 |
| Real Market Value: |
$28,378,903,627 for 2006-2007 |
| Annual Precipitation: |
Approximately 12" from rain and snow within the City of Bend limits |
| Annual Snowfall: |
33.8" (120" to 200" in the neighboring Cascade Mountain Range) |
| Principal Industries: |
Tourism, Retail Trade, Secondary Wood Products, Recreational Equipment, Aviation, Advertising Agencies, Real Estate, Medical Facilities, Financial Institutions, Computer Software and other High Technology |
| Points of Interest: |
• Smith Rock State Park
• Mt. Bachelor Ski Area
• High Desert Museum
• Lava Lands
• Cascade Lakes Highway
• Lava River Caves State Park
• Lava Cast Forest
• Newberry Crater
• Pilot Butte
• Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center
• Three Sisters Wilderness Area
• Central Oregon Community College
• Redmond Airport
• Pine Mountain Observatory
• 25 golf courses
• 1.6 million acres of Deschutes National Forest and over 200 lakes |
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