BEND, Ore. (AP) - A new U.S. Census Bureau estimate says Bend’s population now tops 90,000.
The Central Oregon city had an estimated 91,122 residents as of July 1, 2016, up nearly 5 percent from a year earlier. That puts Bend at No. 6 on the bureau’s list of the fastest-growing American cities with at least 50,000 residents.
KTVZ.com reports (https://is.gd/Ta7NiH ) that city officials are tracking the growth as they update water, land, and transportation plans. Over the next five years, the city will begin expanding into its urban growth boundary - building out and sometimes up to accommodate new arrivals.
The city had just over 20,000 residents in 1990.
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Information from: KTVZ-TV, https://www.ktvz.com/
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