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History · Terrebonne

Half of Terrebonne’s homes were built after 2003

Among the newest of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Terrebonne was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003. Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1962 on, and the census since 1930.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
From Terrebonne’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

About Terrebonne’s history

How historic is Terrebonne?

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Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Terrebonne’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Terrebonne is among the newest of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Terrebonne’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Among the newest
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Oregon towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Oregon town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Terrebonne’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Oregon towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±2.6 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Terrebonne’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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Start Terrebonne’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Terrebonne’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story so far

Terrebonne, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Terrebonne yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Terrebonne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Terrebonne had a population of 1,393.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,257 to 1,393 (+11%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Terrebonne, decade by decade

On the map

Terrebonne on the map, 1962 to 1970

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Terrebonne. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Terrebonne on the 1962 USGS mapTerrebonne on the 1970 USGS map1962Redmond sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Terrebonne.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Oregon Trunk Railroad Bridge, Spanning Crooked River at Oregon Trunk Railroad
Retake this viewOregon Trunk Railroad Bridge, Spanning Crooked River at Oregon Trunk Railroad

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Terrebonne’s page.

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People over time

Terrebonne, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,60019401960198020002020Peak: 1,469

Between 75 and 1,469 people in every census since 1930.

9 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Terrebonne’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Terrebonne

Nobody well known was born in Terrebonne itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Questions about Terrebonne’s history

How does Terrebonne rank for history?

Terrebonne is among the newest of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Terrebonne?

0.0% of Terrebonne’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.6 points), against a typical 5.3% for an Oregon town; the median home was built in 2003.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.