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Sisters is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 959 at the 2000 census. By 2005 the population had grown to about 1500 with growth predicted to 4700 by 2020. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias OR county maps by Bumm13. ...
Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area Ranked 9th - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 2. ...
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Deschutes County (IPA: ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. ...
Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area Ranked 9th - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 2. ...
Bend is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. ...
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History
Camp Polk was established as a military post in 1865 in response to the Paiute Indian wars that were raging throughout eastern Oregon during the 1860s and 70s. Named after the Oregon county from which the camp’s commanding officer hailed, it consisted of a group of cabins along the west bank of Squaw Creek, about three miles northeast of Sisters. The troops spent the winter of 1865-66 there. After discovering that there was no Indian problem they left. Around 1870, the area was homesteaded by Samuel Hindeman who also ran the post office. The post office at Camp Polk was moved to the present site of Sisters in 1888, and the name was changed to Sisters after the Three Sisters mountains that dominate its western skyline. Paiute women and children in Yosemite Valley 1891. ...
Polk County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ...
The Three Sisters are three volcanic peaks of the Cascade Range, located about 15 miles SW from the nearest town of Sisters, Oregon. ...
Geography Sisters is located at 44°17′27″N, 121°32′56″W (44.290828, -121.549024)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Whychus Creek runs through the southern half of town.
The main highways through downtown, U.S. Route 20 and Oregon Route 126 also have a lot of pedestrian traffic, and are known for their many specialty stores and galleries. U.S. Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. ...
Oregon Route 126 is a state highway which connects central and western Oregon and serves the southern Willamette Valley. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 959 people, 397 households, and 262 families residing in the city. The population density was 255.4/km² (663.0/mi²). There were 482 housing units at an average density of 128.3/km² (333.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.83% White, 1.56% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 1.36% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.59% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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There were 397 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $43,977. Males had a median income of $35,563 versus $21,771 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,847. About 7.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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Education The Sisters area is served by Sisters School District #6, one of the most successful and highly acclaimed school districts of its size in the state of Oregon.[citation needed] The district is responsible for the education of approximately 1,300 students at four facilities.[citation needed] - Sisters Elementary School - Kindergarten through Grade 5.
- Sisters Middle School - Grades 6 through 8.
- Sisters High School - Grades 9 through 12.
- Sisters High School Alternative Programs - Grades 9 through 12.
The Sisters Schools Foundation [1] helps to fund programs that have been reduced by budget problems.[citation needed]
Media The local newspaper is The Nugget published weekly on Wednesdays. It is free and available at most businesses in town.
Recreation Sisters is surrounded by the Sisters District of the Deschutes National Forest. Hiking, biking and horse riding trails go from the city limits into the Three Sisters Wilderness. The Sisters Community Trails Committee is working to improve the trail network. The Deschutes National Forest is a United States National Forest located in Deschutes County, Oregon. ...
The eponymous Three Sisters The Three Sisters Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon, east of Eugene and southeast of Portland. ...
The Sisters area is also home to several mountain biking trails, including the Peterson Ridge and Suttle Lake trails.
Hoodoo ski resort and many snow parks are nearby. Hoodoo ski area is a mountain resort operated on federal land through agreement with the Willamette national forest, McKenzie River ranger district. ...
Transportation - Sisters Eagle Air Airport
Sisters Eagle Air Airport (FAA LID: 6K5) is a public airport located one mile (1. ...
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