Black Butte Ranch, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Black Butte Ranch is a resort
community in Deschutes County
, Oregon
, United States
. It is located in the Cascade Range
, eight miles northwest of Sisters
. Black Butte Ranch is unicorporated
and classed by the USGS
as a populated place
. Black Butte Ranch has 1251 residential lots, two golf courses, two restaurants, multiple tennis courts, swimming pools and other outdoor recreational facilities for owners and guests of the ranch.The population was 366 at the 2010 census.
. The first residents arrived in 1971 and Black Butte Ranch post office was established the same year.
s, especially since 2002, when the Cache Mountain Fire burned two homes in the northwest corner of the ranch. Black Butte was once again threatened by the B&B Complex Fires
in 2003, and in 2007 the GW Fire came within a quarter of a mile of some homes on the ranch.
Resort
A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company....
community in Deschutes County
Deschutes County, Oregon
-National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located in the Cascade Range
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
, eight miles northwest of Sisters
Sisters, Oregon
Sisters is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 959 at the 2000 census, but more than doubled to 2038 as of the 2010 census.- History :...
. Black Butte Ranch is unicorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
and classed by the USGS
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
as a populated place
Populated place
A populated place is a place or area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population referenced with geographic coordinates...
. Black Butte Ranch has 1251 residential lots, two golf courses, two restaurants, multiple tennis courts, swimming pools and other outdoor recreational facilities for owners and guests of the ranch.The population was 366 at the 2010 census.
History
The community of Black Butte Ranch was developed starting in 1970 by a subsidiary of Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company on the site of the former Black Butte cattle ranch directly south of Black ButteBlack Butte (Oregon)
Black Butte is a cinder cone butte located in Deschutes National Forest, northwest of the town of Sisters, Oregon. An extinct volcano, it is composed of basaltic andesite. The cone rises over the surrounding plateau. Black Butte is a striking feature just north of US Highway 20, which descends...
. The first residents arrived in 1971 and Black Butte Ranch post office was established the same year.
Wildfire
Black Butte Ranch has been threatened by many wildfireWildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...
s, especially since 2002, when the Cache Mountain Fire burned two homes in the northwest corner of the ranch. Black Butte was once again threatened by the B&B Complex Fires
B&B Complex Fires
The B&B Complex Fires were a linked pair of wildfires that together burned of Oregon forest during the summer of 2003. The fire complex began as two separate fires, the Bear Butte Fire and the Booth Fire...
in 2003, and in 2007 the GW Fire came within a quarter of a mile of some homes on the ranch.