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| Bend, Oregon |
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| — City — |
| Looking west from Pilot Butte |
| Location in Oregon |
Coordinates:  44°3′23″N 121°18′29″WCoordinates: 44°3′23″N 121°18′29″W |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Oregon |
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| County | Deschutes |
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| Incorporated | January 4, 1905 |
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| Government |
| - Mayor | Jeff Eager |
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| Area |
| - City | 32.2 sq mi (83.5 km2) |
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| - Land | 32.0 sq mi (82.9 km2) |
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| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
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| Elevation | 3,623 ft (1,104.3 m) |
| Population (2010) |
| - City | 76,639 |
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| - Density | 1,624.8/sq mi (627.4/km2) |
| - Metro | 170,705 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
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| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
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| ZIP code | 97701, 97702, 97707, 97708, 97709 |
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| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
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| FIPS code | 41-05800[1] |
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| GNIS feature ID | 1137914[2] |
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| Website | www.ci.bend.or.us |
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Bend is a city in and the
county seat of
Deschutes County,
Oregon,
United States,
[3] and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon
Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is
Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the
de factometropolis of the region, owing to the low population density of that area. With a population of 52,029 at the time of the
2000 census, Bend's population was 76,639 in city as of the
2010 US Census.
[4] Its metro population was estimated at 170,705 as of July 1, 2009.
[5][6] The Bend MSA is the 5th largest metropolitan area in Oregon.
Bend is located on the eastern edge of the
Cascade Range along the
Deschutes River. Here the
Ponderosa Pine forest transitions into the
Great Basin high desertplateau, characterized by arid land,
junipers,
sagebrush, and bitter-brush. Originally a crossing point on the river, settlement began in the early 1900s. Bend was incorporated as a city in 1905. Economically, it started as a
logging town but is now identified as a gateway for many outdoor sports, including
mountain biking,
fishing,
hiking,
camping,
rock climbing,
white-water rafting,
skiing, and
golf.
[edit]History
The name Bend was derived from "Farewell Bend", the designation used by early pioneers to refer to the location along the
Deschutes River where the town was eventually platted, one of the few
fordable points along the river.
For at least 12,000 years, until the winter of 1824, the Bend area was known only to
Native Americans who hunted and fished there. That year, members of a fur trapping party led by
Peter Skene Ogden visited the area.
John C. Frémont,
John Strong Newberry, and other Army
surveyparties came next. Then pioneers heading farther west passed through the area and forded the Deschutes River at Farewell Bend.
Constructed in May 1901, the Pilot Butte Development Company's little plant was the first commercial sawmill in Bend. The original location was at the rear of the Pilot Butte Inn of later years. Steidl and Reed also set up a small mill in Bend in 1903. This was on the Deschutes River just below the Pioneer Park area. The mill was operated by water power.
[7] A small community developed around the area, and in 1904, a city was incorporated by a general vote of the community's 300 residents. On January 4, 1905, the city held its first official meeting as an incorporated
municipality, appointing A. H. Goodwillie as the first mayor. The settlement was originally called "Farewell Bend", which was later shortened to "Bend" by the
U.S. Postal Service. Twelve years later, Deschutes County, Oregon was formed from the western half of
Crook County and Bend was designated as the
county seat. In 1929, Bend amended the charter and adopted the
council-manager form of government.
[edit]Geography
Bend's elevation is 3,623 feet (1,104 m).
[8]According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.2 square miles (83 km
2), with 32.0 square miles (83 km
2) being land, and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km
2) of it (0.68%) water.
[edit]Climate
| Bend, Oregon |
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| Climate chart (explanation) |
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| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
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| Average max. and min. temperatures in °F |
| Precipitation totals in inches |
| Source: NOAA |
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Bend's climate is typical of the
high desert with cool nights and sunny days, classified as
semi-arid (
Koppen BSk). Annual precipitation averages 11.7 in (300 mm), which partially comes as the average snowfall of 27.6 inches (70.1 cm).
[12] The winter season in Bend provides a mean temperature of
31.2 °F (−0.4 °C) in both December and January.
[12] Nighttime temperatures are not much lower than daytime highs during the winter. According to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, annually, the lowest nighttime temperature is typically -5 to -10 °F (-20.6 to -23.3 °C).
[13]Central Oregon summers are marked by their very large diurnal temperature ranges, with typical daily temperatures ranging from 46 to 81 °F (8 to 27 °C).
[12] Hard frosts are not unheard of during the summer months. Autumn usually brings warm, dry days and cooler nights, and Bend is known for its annual
Indian summer. According to the Western Regional Climate Center of the
Desert Research Institute, the mean of the monthly average maximum temperatures in July, the hottest month in Bend, between 1928 and 2006 was
82.1 °F (27.8 °C).
[14]
| [hide]Climate data for Bend, Oregon |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Record high °F (°C) | 67
(19.4) | 73
(22.8) | 78
(25.6) | 86
(30) | 93
(33.9) | 99
(37.2) | 104
(40) | 102
(38.9) | 100
(37.8) | 90
(32.2) | 77
(25) | 66
(18.9) | 104
(40) |
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| Average high °F (°C) | 39.7
(4.28) | 44.1
(6.72) | 50.6
(10.33) | 57.4
(14.11) | 64.9
(18.28) | 72.8
(22.67) | 80.7
(27.06) | 80.6
(27) | 72.4
(22.44) | 61.7
(16.5) | 46.3
(7.94) | 39.6
(4.22) | 59.2
(15.11) |
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| Average low °F (°C) | 22.6
(-5.22) | 24.7
(-4.06) | 27.2
(-2.67) | 30
(-1.1) | 35.6
(2) | 41.2
(5.11) | 46.2
(7.89) | 45.6
(7.56) | 38.6
(3.67) | 32.2
(0.11) | 27.6
(-2.44) | 22.7
(-5.17) | 32.9
(0.5) |
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| Record low °F (°C) | -26
(-32.2) | -26
(-32.2) | -6
(-21.1) | 9
(-12.8) | 13
(-10.6) | 23
(-5) | 27
(-2.8) | 27
(-2.8) | 16
(-8.9) | 3
(-16.1) | -14
(-25.6) | -24
(-31.1) | -26
(-32.2) |
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| Precipitation inches (mm) | 1.76
(44.7) | 1.13
(28.7) | 0.92
(23.4) | 0.70
(17.8) | 0.90
(22.9) | 0.75
(19) | 0.62
(15.7) | 0.60
(15.2) | 0.49
(12.4) | 0.62
(15.7) | 1.46
(37.1) | 1.78
(45.2) | 11.73
(297.9) |
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| Snowfall inches (cm) | 7.0
(17.8) | 5.4
(13.7) | 3.0
(7.6) | 0.9
(2.3) | 0
(0) | 0
(0) | 0
(0) | 0
(0) | 0
(0) | 0.3
(0.8) | 4.7
(11.9) | 6.2
(15.7) | 27.6
(70.1) |
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| Avg. precipitation days | 9.9 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 9 | 9.7 | 78.1 |
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| Avg. snowy days | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 18.4 |
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| Sunshine hours | 139.0 | 169.0 | 245.0 | 289.0 | 313.0 | 340.0 | 395.0 | 395.0 | 323.0 | 243.0 | 170.0 | 123.0 | 3,144.0 |
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| Source: NOAA [16] |
Monthly and Annual Average Temperatures (deg F), Bend (1862), 1971-2000[12]
| Parameter | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
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| Mean number of days Max 90 or more | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 |
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| Min 32 or less | 25.6 | 23.4 | 24.4 | 19.2 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 16.1 | 21.3 | 26.1 | 178.5 |
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| Max 32 or less | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 13.7 |
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| Min 0 or less | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
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[edit]Demographics
Location of the Bend-Prineville CSA and its components:
Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area
Prineville Micropolitan Statistical Area
As of the
census[1] of 2000, there were 52,029 people, 21,062 households, and 13,395 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,624.8 people per square mile (627.4/km²). There were 22,507 housing units at an average density of 702.9 per square mile (271.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.98%
White, 0.28%
African American, 0.79%
Native American, 1.00%
Asian, 0.08%
Pacific Islander, 1.75% from
other races, and 2.12% from two or more races.
Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.61% of the population.
There were 21,062 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were
married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42, and the average family size was 2.92.
| Historical populations |
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| Census | Pop. | | %± |
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| 1910 | 536 | | — |
| 1920 | 5,415 | | 910.3% |
| 1930 | 8,848 | | 63.4% |
| 1940 | 10,021 | | 13.3% |
| 1950 | 11,409 | | 13.9% |
| 1960 | 11,936 | | 4.6% |
| 1970 | 13,710 | | 14.9% |
| 1980 | 17,263 | | 25.9% |
| 1990 | 20,469 | | 18.6% |
| 2000 | 52,029 | | 154.2% |
| 2010 | 76,639 | | 47.3% |
| source:[5][6][20][21] |
The age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,857, and in 2006 the median income for a family of four is $58,800. Males had a median income of $33,377 versus $25,094 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $21,624. About 6.9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit]Economy
Tourism is one of Bend's largest sectors. The
Mount Bachelor ski resort brings in tourists from all over Oregon,
Washington, and
California. The nearby
Cascade Lakes are also a large draw for tourists. Recreational activities include downhill and cross country skiing, hiking, biking, rafting, golfing, camping, fishing, picnicking, rock climbing, and general sightseeing.
In 2005, Bend's economic profile comprised five industry categories: tourism (7,772 jobs);
healthcare and
social services (6,062 jobs); professional, scientific and technical services (1,893 jobs);
wood products manufacturing (1,798 jobs); and recreation and transportation equipment (1,065 jobs).
[edit]Major companies
As of 2005, the top 20 regional employers (EDCO, 2005)
[24] were:
- St. Charles Medical Center (2,337 employees)
- Bright Wood Corporation (1,466)
- Les Schwab Tire Centers (1,142)
- Sunriver Resort (870, seasonal)
- Mt. Bachelor, Inc (750, seasonal)
- T-Mobile (674)
- TRG. Customer Solutions (625)
- Clear Pine Mouldings, Inc. (597)
- JELD-WEN Windows & Doors (521)
- Eagle Crest Partners, Ltd. (500, seasonal)
- Safeway (490)
- Knife River Corporation (formerly Hap Taylor & Sons) (465)
- Bend Memorial Clinic (460)
- Wal-Mart (445)
- Fred Meyer (411)
- Woodgrain Millwork (365)
- Black Butte Ranch (350)
- Kah-Nee-Ta (350, seasonal)
1984 photo of lumber mill and Pilot Butte
Other companies include:
[edit]Construction and real estate
Downtown construction in Bend
According to the
U.S. Department of Commerce's
Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2005 construction and real estate accounted for 17.3% of all jobs in the Bend
metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which constitutes all of Deschutes County.
[25] This figure is about 70% more than the proportion of construction and real estate jobs in the Oregon and national economies.
[26] However, construction activity in Bend appears to be slowing - the number of building permit applications received by the Bend City Building Division fell from 826 in August 2006 to 533 in August 2007, a 35% decrease.
[27]A large influx of new residents drawn by Bend's lifestyle amenities, along with the low interest rates and easy lending that fostered a
national housing boom in 2001-2005, resulted in increased activity in Bend's construction and real estate sectors and have caused the rate of home price appreciation in Bend to grow substantially during that period.
[citation needed] Median home prices in the Bend MSA increased by over 80% in the 2001-2005 period.
[28]In June 2006,
Money magazine named the Bend MSA the fifth most overpriced real estate market in the United States.
[29] By September 2006, the Bend metro area ranked second in the list of most overpriced housing markets, and in June 2007 it was named the most overpriced housing market in America.
[30][31]The 2008/2009 housing downturn had a strong effect on Bend's housing and economic situation. According to the
Seattle Times,
[32] single-family home prices dropped more than 40 percent from a peak of $396,000 in May 2007 to $221,000 in March 2009. Additional signs of the housing downturn include an April 2009 Deschutes county unemployment rate of 12.6 percent and in a tri-county area of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties a 66 percent rise in homelessness from 2006 to 2,237.
[32]In May 2010 the Federal Housing and Finance Agency released a report in which Bend had the largest price drop in the country, 23%, from first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010.
[33][edit]Museums and other points of interest
Historic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend
Bend is the home of the professional
cross-country ski team XC Oregon, which competes in races locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Top team members include: Colin Mahood, Josh Smullin, Evelyn Dong, Brayton Osgood, Zach Violett, and Marshall Greene.
[35]Bend recently has had success in landing major sporting events such as the 2008 and 2009 USA Winter Triathlon National Championships, the 2008 and 2009 XTERRA Trail Running National Championships, and the 2009 and 2010
United States National Cyclo-cross Championships as well as the 2009 and 2010 USA Cycling Elite Road National Championships.
A popular spot for cycling, Bend has over 300 miles of
mountain bike trails and is the home to the
Cascade Cycling Classic, the nation's longest running stage race for road bicycle racing. Bend was recently named the top mountain bike city in Mountain Bike Action magazine.
Bend is also home to the Deschutes County Rocks amateur boxing team.
Running is also a popular sport in Bend. Bend is home to the Haulin' Aspen Trail Marathon, XTERRA Trail Running National Championships, and the Pilot Butte Challenge. One of the largest running clubs in Bend is CORK (central Oregon running klub). In 2006 Bend was named the best trail running city by Outside magazine,
[38] because of 51 miles of in town trails.
[39] Runner also enjoy parks such as shevlin, tumalo falls, and deschutes river trail.
[edit]Parks and recreation
[edit]Education
The Bend area is served by the
Bend-La Pine School District. There are four high schools (
Bend,
Marshall,
Mountain View, and
Summit), four
middle schools, (Cascade, High Desert, Pilot Butte, and Sky View), 12
elementary schools, and four
magnet schools. There are several private schools within the area as well, including Cascades Academy of Central Oregon, Seven Peaks, Waldorf School of Bend, St. Francis of Assisi, Morning Star Christian, and Trinity Lutheran
[1].
Central Oregon Community College (COCC) and the
OSU-Cascades Campus of
Oregon State University (OSU) serve the community with both two- and four-year programs.
- Television
- KTVZ 21 (NBC)- The region's first broadcast TV station (launched in 1977).
- KFXO-LP 39 (FOX) - On April 17, 2006, the station launched a local news broadcast. The station later was purchased by KTVZ's parent firm, News-Press and Gazette Co.
- KOHD 51 (ABC) - Chambers Communications (Eugene, Oregon) recently purchased a broadcast license for the market and began its local newscasts in the fall of 2007.[40]
- KBNZ-LD (CBS) - New Vision, parent company of KOIN-TV Portland, has purchased KBNZ and is offering local news segments.
- NTVZ-CW (CW). KTVZ (DT2). Broadcast by NPG of Oregon, The CW carries popular entertainment programming. First local on-air broadcast was September 2006.
- KQRE-TM (Telemundo). Spanish language television broadcast by NPG of Oregon since 2007.
- COTV 11 - Carries RSN (Resort Sports Network), local events (parades, city council meetings, candidate forums). In addition, COTV airs local sports, including the Central Oregon Hotshots, Bend Elks, and local high school teams.
- Radio
- Newspapers
[edit]Transportation
- Air
The nearest commercial airport is
Roberts Field in
Redmond, 18 miles (29 km) north.
Horizon Airlines,
SkyWest Airlines (flying as both
United Express and
Delta Connection) and
Allegiant Airlines provide direct service to
Portland,
Seattle,
Salt Lake City,
San Francisco,
Los Angeles,
Las Vegas and
Mesa, Arizona. The
U.S. Forest Service operates an air base and training center for firefighting, and Butler Aircraft, a fixed-base operator, flies
DC-4 aircraft for
firefighting efforts.
- Bus
The
Bend Hawthorne Transit Center is a hub for the Cascades East Transit center with connections to
intercity bus services including the HighDesert POINT, Eastern POINT, and the Central Oregon Breeze.
[41] [42].
Bend was previously the only metropolitan area west of the
Mississippi River without a public
bus system. A
measure that would have created a transit district was on the November 2004 ballot, but was defeated 53 to 41 percent. As of August 2006, however, funding was acquired and the B.A.T. (Bend Area Transit) bus service began on a limited basis. Buses have been running since September 27, 2006.
[43]However, B.A.T has not been without controversy. While B.A.T. has supporters, many in the community take issue with the transit system being developed after voters have twice said no at the ballot box.
[citation needed]The city council ordered used buses purchased without conducting due diligence
[citation needed]. The buses have been plagued with maintenance problems to the degree that none have consistently been in service. During the Summer of 2007, not a single bus purchased was in operation (though several were due to weak A/C systems) and litigation is underway.
[44] The city has filled the gaps with smaller buses previously used for the city's Dial A Ride system without any interruption to service or crowding complaints.
Additionally, plans were announced in July 2007 for building a bus barn capable of housing 35 buses for maintenance and storage.
[citation needed] The proposed bus barn is on city owned cemetery property. Neighborhood opponents have protested at hearings against such a facility in a residential neighborhood within a block of an elementary school. They point to deed restrictions requiring the land be developed only for further cemetery use or park space. The city proceeded with the bus barn construction in 2008 and now also uses it as a parking lot for police and other government vehicles.
- Highways
- Rail
A
BNSF mainline runs north-south through the city; there are numerous spurs off of the mainline which serve industrial rail customers. The closest
Amtrak service is in the town of
Chemult, approximately 65 miles (105 km) to the south; this station is served by the
Coast Starlightroute.
[edit]Notable people
- Broda Otto Barnes, physician, hypothyroidism researcher
- Thomas Beatie, the world's first pregnant man
- Shannon Bex, member of the musical group Danity Kane
- Drew Bledsoe, NFL quarterback[45]
- Mohini Bhardwaj, Olympic gymnast
- Pat Cashman, comedian, television and radio personality
- John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Corporation is a part-time resident
- Ray W. Clough, Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, founder of the Finite Element Method
- Kent Couch, lawnchair balloonist
- Adam Craig, professional mountain bike racer and Olympian
- Kiki Cutter, Olympic and World Cup ski champion
- Alan Embree, professional baseball player
- Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist
- Jon Fogarty, professional race car driver currently with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing
- Matthew Fox, television actor on the series Lost
- Michael Garrison, electronic musician
- Jere Gillis, former NHL player
- Chris Horner, ProTour road cyclist currently riding for Team RadioShack
- Steve House, mountain climber, first non-European winner of Piolet d'Or Award
- Stan Humphries, former NFL quarterback
- Dave Hunt, founder of The Berean Call ministry
- Jason Keep, basketball player
- Phil Knight, current chairman and former CEO of Nike, is a seasonal resident
- Gary Lewis, outdoor writer for ESPN, author and TV host
- Ryan Longwell, NFL place kicker[45]
- Gerry Lopez, Hawaiian surfing legend
- Felix Marcoulier, One of the original founders of the Mt. Bachelor Ski Area
- Robert D. Maxwell, Medal of Honor winner
- Donald L. McFaul, U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Panama in 1989
- Paul Phillips, professional poker player
- Beckie Scott, 2002 Olympic gold medalist in cross country skiing
- David Stoliar, sole survivor of an attack on the Struma, a ship carrying Jewish refugees during the Holocaust
- Conrad Stoltz, three-time XTERRA off-road triathlon champion
- Mickey Tettleton, former Major League Baseball player
- Andy Tillman, llama rancher, businessman, and author
- Ryan Trebon, professional mountain bike and cyclocross racer
- Gary Zimmerman, NFL Player, inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2008
[edit]Sister cities
