Deschutes County, Oregon

Deschutes County is a  located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 115,367. The county was created in out of part of  and  for the, which itself was named by  trappers of the early. It is part of the. The is.

Economy
During the, Deschutes County experienced the most rapid growth of any county in Oregon largely due to the availability of recreation activities year-round, and its location as the nearest population center to much of the central. Beyond tourism, principal industries in the county are lumber, ranching and agriculture -- chiefly potatoes. The owns 51% of the lands within the county boundaries.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 7,912 (3,055 ). 7,817 km² (3,018 sq mi) of it is land and 95 km² (37 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 1.20% water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (38/sq mi). There were 54,583 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.85%, 0.19% or , 0.83% , 0.74% , 0.07% , 1.36% from , and 1.96% from two or more races. 3.73% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 45,595 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,847, and the median income for a family was $48,403. Males had a median income of $34,070 versus $25,069 for females. The for the county was $21,767. About 6.30% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 6.10% of those age 65 or over.

History
On, Deschutes County was created from the southern part of. has been the county seat since the county's formation.