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'''Bend''' is a city in the US state of [[Oregon]].  It is the county seat of Deschutes County and at the time of the 2000 census had a population of 52,029.

'''Bend''' is a city in the US state of [[Oregon]].  It is the county seat of [[Deschutes County]] and at the time of the 2000 census had a population of 52,029.

== History ==

== History ==

Prior to the nineteenth century the region that is now Bend was not permanently settled.  From the 1820s a series of fur trapping and army survey parties passed through the area, fording the Deschutes River and - by the twentieth century - a settlement formed permanently at the bend of the river.

Prior to the nineteenth century the region that is now Bend was not permanently settled.  From the 1820s a series of fur trapping and army survey parties passed through the area, fording the Deschutes River and - by the twenieth century - a settlement formed permanently at the bend of the river.

The city was incorporated in 1904 and A. H. Goodwillie was made the first mayor a year later.

The city was incorporated in 1904 and A. H. Goodwillie was made the first mayor a year later.

[[Category:Oregon Cities and Towns]]

[[Category : Oregon Cities and Towns]]

[[Category : American Redoubt]]