Hillsboro, Oregon
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| Nickname : The Hub City | |
 Hillsboro Civic Center |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1876 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oregon |
| County : | Washington County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 31 ′ N , 122 ° 58 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
105,164 (as of 2016) Portland |
| Population density : | 1,881.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 58.7 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of which 55.9 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 59.7 m |
| Postcodes : | 97006, 97123, 97124 |
| Area code : | +1 (503) 681 |
| FIPS : | 41-34100 |
| GNIS ID : | 1163049 |
| Website : | www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |
| Mayor : | Jerry Willey |
Hillsboro is a city in Washington County , the State of Oregon . It is the county seat of the county, has a population of around 105,000 (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau) and is located in the metropolitan area of Portland (Metropolitan Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro), the population of which the US Census Bureau puts at over 2.4 million.
geography
The city lies in the valley of the Tualatin River, which forms the southern city limits. Portland is about 25 kilometers east, with the parish of Beaverton in between . If you drive the Tualatin Valley Highway in Hillsboro, you have a unique view of the mountain strip towards the coast and in the opposite direction the view of the Mt. Hood volcano .
Population development
The city is growing rapidly, the number of inhabitants almost quadrupled between 1980 and 2010:
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 27,664 |
| 1990 | 37,520 |
| 2000 | 70,259 |
| 2010 | 92.158 |
| 2016 | 105.164 |
¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
history
Hillsboro was founded by David Hill in the 1840s, but at that time still consisted of the two towns of East Tualatin Plains and Columbia . After Hill's death it was renamed Hillsborough in his honor ; the name was later simplified to the current form.
In the past few years, high-tech companies in particular have settled in the area, which is why it is also known as “ Silicon Forest ”. Large companies such as Nike , Fujitsu , Epson , SolarWorld , TriQuint Semiconductor , NEC , Maxim Integrated Products and Intel provide jobs in Hillsboro . Sun Microsystems High-End Operations and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation are based in Hillsboro.
Events and sights
Every year the "Washington County Fair" , a mixture of cattle market , fair and colorful program, attracts numerous visitors from the surrounding area to Hillsboro. Another attraction is the annual Oregon International Airshow .
Registered Historic Places
In the city of Hillsboro there are some in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) registered objects, including the north to the city, in 1876, completed Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church or the Imbrie farm to which a 1866 built house and a barn belonging to by McMenamins into a brewery . were converted. The Harold Wass Ray House is located near Intel- owned Hawthorne Farm. In the city center are the Zula Linklater House built in 1923 , the Rice-Gates House from 1890, the Edward Schulmerich House built around 1915 and the Charles Shorey House built around 1908 (around 1908). The Richard and Helen Rice House is located in the northern part of the city. The old Washington County Jail was originally located on the grounds of the Washington County Fairgrounds but was relocated to the Washington County Museum and renovated in 2004 . About ten buildings on Manning-Kamna Farm were registered in the NRHP in 2007, some of them dating from 1883.
sons and daughters of the town
- Phil Haynes (* 1961), drummer, composer and band leader
- Kelly AuCoin (born 1967), actor
- Savannah Outen (born 1992), singer
Others
1980 Hillsboro served as a backdrop for the Star Wars - movie " The Empire Strikes Back ".
Hillsboro has a town twinning with Fukuroi ( Japan ).
Web links
- Tourist information about Hillsboro (English)
- Oregon International Airshow (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Oregon National Register List. (PDF; 346 kB) Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation . Retrieved November 23, 2008. (English)
- ↑ Cornelius Pass Roadhouse ( English , PDF) McMenamins'. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- ↑ Mandel, Michelle. A lockup to lure 'em in. The Oregonian , May 13, 2004. (English)
- Jump up ↑ Bustards, Michelle. Farm near Hillsboro named historic. The Oregonian , October 26, 2007. (English)
