Located in Central Oregon at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, Bend Oregon is an energetic city with a fast growing population of over 80,000. Bend is noted for its vibrant downtown area, scenic setting, mild climate, year-round recreation and growing economy.
Bend, county seat of Deschutes County, is the sixth-fastest-growing metropolitan area in the United States, according to Census estimates released in September 2005 (Source - U.S. Census Bureau). www.ReBend.com
Bend covers 32 square miles. To the east is high desert vegetation and to the west, Bend is surrounded by U.S. Forest Service land. The city is noted for its scenic setting, mild climate, year-round recreation opportunities and growing economy. At an elevation of 3,625 feet, Bend enjoys the predominately dry climate of the Great Basin. Sunny days, cool nights and low humidity characterize the weather.
Farewell Bend, as it was once known, has come a long way since settlers named the picturesque city in Central Oregon. The name was later changed simply to "Bend" by the U.S. Postmaster who felt the name was too long. Bend has grown from a simple lumber settlement, to the thriving and vibrant urban center it is today with a rich cultural life. Real Estate sales in the years have boomed here in Bend Oregon, population is now at 80.000 and rising.
Bend Oregon real estate is a great investment as costs and prices keep rising. www.ediemel.com
Deschutes County has much to offer, it has become the playground of CentralOregon and a great place to retire. Sunriver, Black Butte, Eagle Crest, Pronghorn, Awbrey Butte, Broken Top and many more names are some of the 27 great golf course communities around BendOregon.
Located on approximately 415 acres five miles northeast of the City of Bend, Oregon, the Bend Municipal Airport traces its history back to 1942. The country was at war and there was an immediate need across the western states for training sites for aviators for the war. To this purpose, a group of patriotic Bend citizens banded together and deeded a small piece of farmland to the City of Bend for the express purpose that a municipally owned and operated landing strip be established. The site was developed and, as intended, used for pilot training throughout World War II. After the war, it was maintained by the City of Bend as an airstrip, where it experienced slow and steady growth throughout the 1950's and 1960's.
By the 1970's, it was clear that the Bend Municipal Airport was becoming an important part of the transportation network for Central Oregon and a comprehensive Airport Master Plan was conducted in 1979. This plan established much of the direction for development at the airport and forecasted significant growth in activity at the Bend Airport in coming years. This early plan, however, was completed while General Aviation was booming across the country. A downturn in the general economy, however, affected General Aviation in the 1980's and through the early 1990's, and as a result, the forecast growth in demand at the airport did not immediately materialize. That all changed by the late 1990's, though, and General Aviation began a significant resurgence that continues today, along with tremendously increased business and corporate aviation travel into and out of Bend. Today, in 2006, the Bend Municipal Airport stands poised to serve as the General Aviation and Corporate Aviation gateway to Central Oregon, for now and into the future.
Facilities at the Bend Municipal Airport include a single runway, 5005 feet in length, and a corresponding full parallel taxiway. The Bend Municipal Airport is currently identified as a Category 2, High Activity Business and General Aviation airport by the Oregon Department of Aviation, and there are approximately 210 aircraft based at the airport and over 47,000 annual operations. Today, sixteen aviation related businesses are located on the airport and more than 750 people are employed there, making the Bend Municipal Airport one of the largest concentrations of family wage jobs in the area.
Recently Cessna Aircraft Co. bought the Columbia Aircraft factory here in Bend. They plan to hire at least 100 more employees for their new production line.
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Just 150 driving miles from Portland, and easy to get to via flights directly into Redmond, Central Oregon is as convenient as it is beautiful. Redmond and Bend, Oregon, have dozens of restaurants, shops and galleries. From outdoor concerts to wine festivals to a tour of the High Desert Museum or The Shops at the Old Mill District, so many attractions and activities are within 14 miles from your home at this distinctive Central Oregon real estate community. Fishing, camping, backpacking, mountain biking, skiing, golfing, kayaking and ice scating are just a few of the available choices.
