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Bend, Oregon

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The 2000 Census showed that Bend had a population of 52,029 people ^<1>. This represents 1.52% of the total population of Oregon, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	77,181	+48.34%	+3.66% since 2007
2007	74,453	+43.1%	+3.83% since 2006
2006	71,705	+37.82%	+7.16% since 2005
2005	66,916	+28.61%	+6.68% since 2004
2004	62,724	+20.56%	+5.16% since 2003
2003	59,646	+14.64%	+4.52% since 2002
2002	57,066	+9.68%	+4.57% since 2001
2001	54,572	+4.89%	+4.89% since 2000
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2000	52,029	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
6	Hillsboro	NW	129 mi [207.6 km]	93,638	33.41% increase
7	Medford	SW	141 mi [226.9 km]	73,212	15.93% increase
8	Springfield	W	82 mi [132 km]	57,224	8.25% increase
-9-	Bend			77,181	48.34% increase
10	Corvallis	W	103 mi [165.8 km]	51,110	3.63% increase
11	Tigard	NW	118 mi [189.9 km]	48,713	18.17% increase
12	Albany	NW	96 mi [154.5 km]	48,081	17.7% increase

Bend had 22,507 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bend has an area ^<4> of 32.02 square miles [82.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Bend had a 2000 population density of 1,624 people per square mile [627 people/km²], making it the state's 110th most densely populated area.

Deschutes County

The city of Bend is located in Deschutes County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 116,613 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 52,029 people, Bend contained 44.62% of the Deschutes County total.

In addition, where the community of Bend has a population density of 1,624 people per square mile [627 people/km²], Deschutes County averages 38.64 people per square mile [14.92 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Deschutes County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Bend and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Bend. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	77,181	48.34% increase
10 mi [16 km]	1	77,181	48.34% increase
15 mi [24 km]	2	101,732	55.29% increase
25 mi [40 km]	3	103,374	55.52% increase
30 mi [48 km]	4	113,459	53.69% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Bend. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Bend, it also contains a comparison between Bend and the state of Oregon.

Click here for the Bend QuickFact (QF-4105800).

A Census Quickfact is available for Deschutes County (QF-41017).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Deschutes County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Crook	QF-41013	E	23,023	19.16% increase
Harney	QF-41025	E	6,747	11.56% decrease
Jefferson	QF-41031	N	20,512	7.38% increase
Klamath	QF-41035	S	66,425	3.98% increase
Lake	QF-41037	SE	7,239	2.31% decrease
Lane	QF-41039	W	346,560	7.13% increase
Linn	QF-41043	NW	115,348	11.97% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bend:

	State Code:	41 (Oregon)
	County Code:	017 (Deschutes County)
	Place Code:	05800 (Bend)

	State & County Code:	41017 (Oregon/Deschutes County)

	State & Place Code:	4105800 (Oregon/Bend)

Bend is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #9 (the Pacific Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bend.

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Bend? Please visit the Map Page for Bend.

Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Bend and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bend. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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