Redmond (Oregon)

Deschutes County

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Redmond is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, founded on July 6, 1910. It is located east of the Cascade Range, in the High Desert, surrounded by Central Oregon consisting of Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook County. Starting from Redmond, there are a variety of opportunities for active recreation such as fishing, hiking, camping, rock climbing, rafting, skiing and golf. The population in 2010 was 26.215, and a population increase of around 8% per year.

The urban area covers 43.49 km ² and is located on a plateau at an altitude of 938 m. Redmond is located 24 km north of Bend - the county seat of Deschutes County - 232 km southeast of Portland and 208 km east of Salem - the capital of Oregon.

History

Oregon had already for 45 years, a state of the United States before Redmond was founded in 1910 as a town with fewer than 300 inhabitants. It was named after Frank T. Redmond who settled in the area since 1905 with his wife Josephine. In 1911 only one year after the foundation was Redmond electrified and connected to the railway. The latter led to some farmers and traders settled in the area. 1930 Redmond had already been to the 1,000 population where the population nearly doubled to 1940. In the 1940s, Redmond served due to the Second World War as a base for the U.S. Army Air and it was placed with Roberts Field, the foundation stone for commercial air transport in the territory. After the Second World War, the population rather slow what began to change only in the 1980s grew. In the 1990s, however, the population began to grow rapidly along with the rest of the Deschutes County. Between 2000 and 2006, when they 23.500 accomplished, they even rose by 74.3 % to what Redmond made ​​it one of the fastest growing cities in Oregon. Where the growth was mainly the result of the means of redress disposal jobs as well as by the relatively low cost of living.

Geography

Redmond is located at an altitude of 938m.

Redmond is located 24 km north of Bend ( Oregon) on U.S. Highway 97 and 3 km south of Smith Rock. Based on data from the United States Census Bureau, the city covers an area of 43.49 km ². The climate in Redmond is typical of the High Desert, and is also due to the altitude and the latitude ( of roughly corresponds to that of Genoa) both by the location east of the Cascade Range as.

The Horse Lava Tube System leads from the Redmond Caves where it enters the urban area to Redmond Canyon and beyond.

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