Redmond

Redmond, city, Deschutes county, central Oregon, U.S., near the Deschutes River. It lies in front of the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range on the western edge of the Great Basin, about 16 miles (26 km) north-northeast of Bend.

Redmond was founded in 1904 by pioneers Frank and Josephine Redmond, who constructed their home near an irrigation-canal right-of-way. After the arrival of the railroad in 1911, the city developed as a service and shipping centre for cattle and lumber. Today it has a diversified economy based on a variety of services (including tourism) and manufacturing (notably building and aviation and aerospace products). Redmond is the site of Roberts Field, formerly the World War II-era Redmond Army Air Base and now a commercial airport serving three counties in central Oregon. The city’s population has grown considerably since the 1990s. Inc. 1910. Pop. (2000) 13,481; (2010) 26,215.