Sisters, Oregon

Sisters, Oregon
City
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
[1]
 • Total1.93 sq mi (5.01 km2)
 • Land1.93 sq mi (5.01 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,189 ft (972 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • 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[4]
GNIS feature ID2411907[2]
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.[5]

The community takes its name from the nearby Three Sisters mountains.[6]

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.
  6. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 119.


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