La Pine is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, incorporated on December 7, 2006.La Pine is in an isolated area of Central Oregon, consisting of a loose collection of homes and businesses along U.S. Highway 97 about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Bend.[8] Construction on the Oregon Trunk Railroad started in 1908 by the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway at the Columbia River.[9] The route was designed to follow the Deschutes River, and the line later became part of BNSF Railway.[15] As of 2021, Daniel Richer served as mayor, with the other council members being Karen Morse, Courtney Ignazzitto, Mike Shields, and Cathi Van Damme.[11] At the federal level, La Pine lies in Oregon's 2nd congressional district, represented by Cliff Bentz.[19][20] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.98 square miles (18.08 km2), all of it land.Oregon Route 31's northern terminus is approximately one mile (1.6 km) south of the city limits.A rail line of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway also runs through La Pine, parallel to U.S.The number of women workers in industries such as Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; as well as in Computer, Engineering and Science Occupations, was statistically 0.0% at the time of the Census, compared to the all-Oregon averages of 20.0% and 27.5%, respectively.14.8% of people in La Pine were considered to be living in poverty, compared to the all-Oregon average of 12.4%, including more than 1 out of every 10 of seniors.