Crooked River Ranch, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Crooked River Ranch

|settlement_type = Census-designated place

|image_skyline = Crooked River Ranch (Jefferson County, Oregon scenic images) (jefDA0083).jpg

|imagesize = 250x200px

|image_caption = A golf course at Crooked River Ranch

|pushpin_map = USA Oregon#USA

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Oregon

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Oregon

|subdivision_type2 = Counties

|subdivision_name2 = Jefferson
Deschutes

|government_footnotes =

|government_type =

|established_title =

|established_date = 1992

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_total_sq_mi = 20.69

|area_total_acre = 12000

|area_total_km2 = 53.59

|area_land_sq_mi = 20.69

|area_land_km2 = 53.59

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|area_water_km2 = 0.00

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_total = 4912

|population_footnotes =

|area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='41'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}

|population_density_km2 = 91.66

|population_density_sq_mi = 237.39

|timezone = Pacific

|utc_offset = -8

|timezone_DST = Pacific

|utc_offset_DST = -7

|coordinates = {{coord|44|24|18|N|121|15|48|W|region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 2795

|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 97760

|area_code =

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 41-16975

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = 2787935{{GNIS|2787935}}

|footnotes =

|website = [http://www.crookedriverranch.com www.crookedriverranch.com]

}}

Crooked River Ranch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.{{GNIS|1135015|name=Crooked River Ranch}} A small portion of the ranch is also in north Deschutes County.{{cite web |url= http://www.crookedriver-or.com/ranch_info.htm |title= Ranch Info |publisher= Crooked River Realty |accessdate= 2009-12-03 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100124092753/http://www.crookedriver-or.com/ranch_info.htm |archivedate= 2010-01-24 }} The Ranch is located between the Deschutes River and the Crooked River near the south end of Lake Billy Chinook.{{cite book |title= Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer |edition= 7th |year= 2008 |publisher= DeLorme |location= Yarmouth, Maine |isbn= 0-89933-347-8 |page=43}} It is west of U.S. Route 97 between Culver and Terrebonne. Amenities in the community include a golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, saloon, disc golf course, horse riding arena and general store.{{cite web |url=http://www.crookedriverranch.com/ |title=Crooked River Ranch Club and Maintenance Organization |accessdate= 2009-12-03}} The {{convert|12000|acre|km2|adj=on}} ranch has a population of approximately 5,000. It is the largest homeowner association in Oregon. Crooked River Ranch has a Terrebonne mailing address, but the postal service also allows mail addressed to Crooked River, Oregon or Crooked River Ranch, Oregon.{{cite web |url= http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp |title= United States Postal Service ZIP Code Lookup |accessdate=2009-12-03}} The ZIP code is 97760.

History

Prior to European Colonialism, this area was populated by groups of people from what is now known as the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.{{Cite web|title=NativeLand.ca|url=https://native-land.ca/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Native-land.ca - Our home on native land|language=en}}

In 1910, Hillsboro politician Harry V. Gates{{cite report|date=1935-01-03|title=Fourteenth annual report of the Federal Power Commission, fiscal year ended June 30, 1934, with additional activities to December 1, 1934. Serial Set Vol. No. 9968, Session Vol. No.56; Report: H.Doc. 26|pages=216–217}} bought the Crooked River Ranch property from local homesteaders and named it "Gates Ranch". The main ranch house was built in 1916 and is currently in use as a senior center. The property was named "Crooked River Ranch" as early as 1934. In 1961 the ranch was sold to the Thomas Bell family, who operated it as the Z-Z Cattle Co. for the next 10 years. In 1972 Crooked River Ranch was sold and developed as a recreational site. In 1980, the ranch's zoning changed from recreational to rural/residential. In 1992, the site was rezoned as a residential subdivision.

Demographics

{{US Census population

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|2020= 4912

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}

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Education

Primary and secondary school students in Crooked River Ranch are served by the Culver School District and the Redmond School District. The Jefferson County portion is divided between those two school districts.{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41031_jefferson/DC20SD_C41031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson County, OR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-04-03}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41031_jefferson/DC20SD_C41031_SD2MS.txt Text list] - Compare to the school boundary maps. All of Crooked River Ranch in Deschutes County is zoned to the Redmond School District.{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41017_deschutes/DC20SD_C41017.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Deschutes County, OR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-04-03}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41017_deschutes/DC20SD_C41017_SD2MS.txt Text list] - Compare to the school boundary maps.

The zoned schools for the portion in the Redmond district are:{{cite news|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st41_or/place/p4116975_crooked_river_ranch/DC20BLK_P4116975.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Crooked River Ranch CDP, OR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=April 9, 2021|access-date=2025-04-03}} Terrebonne Elementary School,{{cite web|url=https://redmondschools.org:443/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ElementaryBoundary-1.pdf|title=Elementary School Boundaries|publisher=Redmond School District|date=August 2021|access-date=2025-04-03}} - Compare to the Census school district map. Elton Gregory Middle School,{{cite web|url=https://redmondschools.org:443/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MiddleBoundary-1.pdf|title=Middle School Boundaries|publisher=Redmond School District|date=August 2021|access-date=2025-04-03}} - Compare to the Census school district map. and Redmond High School.{{cite web|url=https://redmondschools.org:443/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/HighBoundary-1.pdf|title=High School Boundaries|publisher=Redmond School District|date=August 2021|access-date=2025-04-03}} - Compare to the Census school district map.

The Culver district's comprehensive high school is Culver High School.

Both Jefferson and Deschutes counties are in the boundary of Central Oregon Community College.{{cite web|url=https://www.clatsopcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02-2-OR-CC-color-map.pdf|title=Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts|publisher=Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development|accessdate=2025-04-03}}