Sisters, Oregon

Sisters, Oregon
Cascade Avenue in downtown Sisters
Cascade Avenue in downtown Sisters
Motto: 
"The West at its best"
Location in Oregon
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 44°17′34″N 121°33′11″W / 44.29278°N 121.55306°W / 44.29278; -121.55306
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDeschutes
Incorporated1946
Area
 • Total1.93 sq mi (5.01 km2)
 • Land1.93 sq mi (5.01 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
3,189 ft (972 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,064
 • Density1,585.10/sq mi (612.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
97759
Area code541
FIPS code41-67950
GNIS feature ID2411907
Websitewww.ci.sisters.or.us

Sisters is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,038 as of the 2010 census.

The community takes its name from the nearby Three Sisters mountains.

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sisters, Oregon
  3. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Oregon Legislative District Population Adjustments" (PDF). Oregon State Legislature. March 4, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 119.