page_title: Deschutes County, Oregon
hierarchical_section_title: Deschutes County, Oregon
context_page_description: Deschutes County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 157,733. The county seat is Bend. The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century. It is the political and economic hub of Central Oregon. Deschutes comprises the Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area. Deschutes is Oregon’s fastest-growing county.
context_section_description: Deschutes County /dəˈʃuːts/ is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 157,733. The county seat is Bend. The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century. It is the political and economic hub of Central Oregon. Deschutes comprises the Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area. Deschutes is Oregon’s fastest-growing county.
caption: Location within the U.S. state of Oregon