Editing Three Rivers South, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
{{distinguish|Three Rivers (Oregon)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Three Rivers South, Oregon
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|image_skyline            = 2017-08-15 Three Rivers.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Second Tern Thrift Shop in Three Rivers South
|image_map = Deschutes_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Three_Rivers_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Three Rivers South, Oregon
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Oregon]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Deschutes County, Oregon|Deschutes]]
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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
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|established_date         =
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{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}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 19.50
|area_land_km2            = 19.50
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 7.53
|area_land_sq_mi          = 7.53
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
|population_total         = 3925
|population_density_km2   = 201.27
|population_density_sq_mi = 521.25
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset               = -8
|timezone_DST             = PDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -7
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 4187
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|49|12|N|121|28|09|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
<!-- Area/postal codes and others -->
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 97707<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/97707|title=Three Rivers OR ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area codes 458 and 541|458 and 541]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 41-73225<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1867481<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1867481}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Three Rivers South''' or '''Three Rivers'''<ref name=gnis/> is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Deschutes County, Oregon]], United States. It is part of the [[Bend, Oregon]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 3,014 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4173225| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Three Rivers South CDP, Oregon| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 14, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213065203/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4173225| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Three Rivers South is located in south-central Deschutes County, south of [[Sunriver, Oregon|Sunriver]] and north of [[La Pine, Oregon|La Pine]], just west of [[U.S. Route 97]]. The [[Deschutes River (Oregon)|Deschutes]] and [[Little Deschutes River|Little Deschutes]] rivers join in the CDP, with the Little Deschutes passing through the eastern part of the CDP and the Deschutes River passing through the west. The [[Spring River (Deschutes River)|Spring River]] is a short spring-fed river in the northern part of the CDP that joins the Deschutes River from the west.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|19.5|km2|order=flip}}, all counted as land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 3925
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{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}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,445 people, 991 households, and 709 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|257.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,575 housing units at an average density of {{convert|165.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]], 1.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.70% of the population.

There were 991 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,939, and the median income for a family was $36,464. Males had a median income of $30,585 versus $25,063 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,410. About 14.1% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Bend-La Pine School District]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> Zoned schools are:<ref>{{cite news|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st41_or/place/p4173225_three_rivers/DC20BLK_P4173225.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Three Rivers CDP, OR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=April 9, 2021|access-date=2025-04-03}}</ref>
* Three Rivers School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bend.k12.or.us/application/files/2317/1994/7630/SouthCounty20240702.pdf|title=La Pine and Sunriver Area Map|publisher=[[Bend-La Pine School District]]|access-date=2025-04-03}}</ref>
* Residents may choose between [[Caldera High School]] or [[La Pine High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bend.k12.or.us/application/files/2217/1926/1821/high_CHS_LPH_choice_area.png|title=High School Choice Attendance Area|publisher=[[Bend-La Pine School District]]|access-date=2025-04-03}}</ref>

Deschutes County is in the boundary of [[Central Oregon Community College]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Deschutes County, Oregon}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Deschutes County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Deschutes County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon]]