Deschutes County County
French-Canadian fur trappers of the Hudson’s Bay Company gave the name Riviere des Chutes (River of the Falls) to the Deschutes River, from which Deschutes County took its name. In 1916, Deschutes County was created from a part of Crook County.
Mapped Location
Deschutes County: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Deschutes County
- Feature Type: County
- County Seat: City of Bend
- Established: Wednesday, December 13, 1916
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Deschutes County
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Deschutes County | Official |
Related Catalog Titles
A Bibliography for Deschutes County, County
High Desert, Higher Costs bend and the housing crisis in the american west by Jonathan Bach
Nestled against the Cascade Mountains, former lumber town Bend, Oregon, entices residents who long to live in a wonderland of sagebrush and forests. But like so many other communities across the West, Bend has too few homes for everyone clambering for access. In High Desert, Higher Costs, Jonathan Bach takes a closer look at the housing crisis in this mid-sized city that is both the population center for rural Central Oregon and a major recreation area. Bach uses Bend as a lens into the growing housing crisis in the region, where residents and tourists alike prize access to outdoor recreation, and housing issues have been brewing for decades. Like other cities in Montana, Idaho, and Colorado, Bend serves as a gateway to popular natural areas while also experiencing a limited amount of new housing, increasing populations, amenity migrants in the age of remote work, depressed or stagnating wages, and a widening gulf between homeowners and renters. High Desert, Higher Costs introduces us to regular people—from the former political candidate evicted during COVID-19 to the nonprofit worker hoping to build apartments for the houseless—who struggle to call Bend home. Bach explores the causes of these issues and the political, legal, economic, and cultural factors influencing them, and also offers potential solutions for current and future residents to build their lives now, and in the years to come, in Bend and throughout the American West.
6x9 inches, 200 pages, 10 black-and-white photos
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A History of the Deschutes country in Oregon by Deschutes County Historical Society
Deschutes County
- Alfalfa
- City of Bend
- Black Butte Ranch
- Brothers
- Cline Falls (historical)
- Cloverdale
- Deschutes
- Deschutes River Woods
- Elk Lake
- Hampton
- Imperial (historical)
- City of La Pine
- Lower Bridge (historical)
- Millican
- City of Redmond
- City of Sisters
- Sunriver
- Terrebonne
- Three Rivers
- Tumalo
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2013-01-08