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Place Name
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Bend
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Deschutes County
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Population
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20,469 (1990)
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Location
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Deschutes County, Oregon (OR), United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°04'N
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Longitude
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121°18'W
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Bend
, city (1990 pop. 20,469),  Deschutes co., W central
Oregon, 12 mi/19 km SE of Portland, on the
Deschutes R., at the E foot of the Cascade Range; 44°04'N 121°18'W.
Lumbering is the primary industry. Tourism. Seat of Central Oregon
Community Col. Mfg. (beverages, lumber, millwork, bldg. materials,
ordnance; medical equip.; printing and publishing). Agr. (potatoes,
alfalfa, wheat, oats, barley; sheep, cattle); dairy prods. Points of
interest are Deschutes Historical Center, Newberry Natl. Volcanic
Monument to S, and the High Desert Mus. Hq. for Deschutes Natl. Forest,
including the Three Sisters Wilderness Area, to W. Arnold Ice Cave to
SE, Lava Coast Forest to S, Lava beds to SE. In area are Pilot Butte
(E) and Tumalo (N) state parks. LaPine State Recreation Area to S;
Marys Peak. Inc. 1904.
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