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Welcome to Deschutes County ...

Time Zone: Deschutes County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Bend is the Seat for Deschutes County.

Deschutes County was founded in 1916 and was created by taking area from Crook County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Deschutes had a population of 197,692 people. This is an increase of 25.33% since the last Census (which gave a population of 157,742 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deschutes represented 4.12% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Deschutes County:

  • Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bend is located in Deschutes County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <2>
  • Redmond
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Redmond is located in Deschutes County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <2>
  • Sisters
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sisters is located in Deschutes County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,811 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisters <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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