Editing La Pine, Oregon (section)

==History==
The area's first European-American settlement was established in the 1800s by [[Voyageurs|French]] [[North American fur trade|fur trappers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About La Pine {{!}} City of La Pine Oregon |url=https://www.lapineoregon.gov/community/page/about-la-pine |website=www.lapineoregon.gov |access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref> La Pine was founded in the 19th century with Huntington Road as the main street. The original name for the community was '''Rosland'''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burns |first1=Bonnie |title=Historic Photos from Rosland a.k.a. La Pine, Oregon |journal=The Homesteader |date=May 2016 |volume=42 |issue=5 |page=2 |url=https://www.deschuteshistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2016-May-Homesteader.pdf |access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref> A post office by that name was started in 1897, followed by a townsite in 1900.<ref name="metcalf">{{cite book |last1=Metcalf |first1=Robert |title=A Historical Look At La Pine Oregon |date=February 2, 2017 |url=https://silo.tips/download/a-historical-look-at-la-pine-oregon-robert-metcalf |access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref> Construction on the [[Oregon Trunk Railroad]] started in 1908 by the [[Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway]] at the [[Columbia River]].<ref name="McCamish">{{cite web |last1=McCamish |first1=Brian |title=Oregon Trunk Railroad |url=http://www.brian894x4.com/OregonTrunkRailroad.html |website=www.brian894x4.com |access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref> The route was designed to follow the Deschutes River, and the line later became part of [[BNSF Railway]].<ref name="McCamish"/> The line was built to Bend, with the railroad later buying a line owned by the [[Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company|Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company]] that continued to La Pine.<ref>{{cite web |title=BNSF and Predecessors |url=http://www.trainweb.org/highdesertrails/bnsf.html |website=High Desert Rails- Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Predecessors |publisher=www.trainweb.org |access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref> What became U.S. 97 was completed in 1917, which used the right of way of the Oregon Trunk Line that had not been built south of Bend.<ref name="metcalf"/>

In 2000, a branch of the Deschutes Public Library was built in the community.<ref name="library"/> La Pine had remained an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] community for many years. A measure to [[municipal corporation|incorporate]] in the 2000 elections was rejected by a 2–1 ratio.<ref>"La Pine: Incorporation measure is headed to passage", ''The Oregonian'', November 5, 2006, pg. A4.</ref> In the [[Oregon statewide elections, 2006|elections of 2006]], another incorporation measure was placed on the ballot (one of two such measures in Oregon that year; the other being for [[Bull Mountain, Oregon]]). The measure passed, creating the City of La Pine. The city occupies {{convert|7|sqmi|km2}}, and at the time of incorporation in December 2006, had 1,585 residents.<ref name=psu>[http://www.pdx.edu/prc/ Population Research Center.] Portland State University. Retrieved October 5, 2007.</ref> Much of the former census-designated area lies outside the city limits.<ref>http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8L9EVDO0.html{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>