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|motto = border=infoboximage_style=border:1;image1=HillsboroDowntownMtHood.JPGimage3=Streets of Tanasbourne fountain night, violet - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPGimage5=Hillsboro Oregon MAX bridge looking east.JPG|image6=Hub 9 apartments clock - Hillsboro, Oregon.jpg}}|imagesize = Mount Hood and Tuality Community Hospital>Tuality Hospital in the background, Hillsboro Civic Center, fountain at The Streets of Tanasbourne, Intel's Ronler Acres Campus, Main Street Bridge (Hillsboro, Oregon)>Main Street Bridge, Jerry Willey Plaza at Orenco Station Plaza|image_flag = |image_seal = |image_blank_emblem = Hillsboro OR logo.svg|image_map = Washington County Oregon Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hillsboro Highlighted.svg|mapsize = 250px|map_caption = Location of Hillsboro in the state of Oregon|image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |subdivision_type = Country|subdivision_name = United StatesU.S. state>State|subdivision_name1 = OregonList of counties in Oregon>CountyWashington County, Oregon>Washington|government_footnotes = Council–manager government>Council–manager|leader_title = Mayor|leader_name = Steve Callaway|leader_title1 = City manager|leader_name1 = Robby Hammond|leader_title2 = City Council|leader_name2 = |established_title = Settled|established_date = 1841|established_title1 = Laid Out|established_date1 = 1842Municipal corporation>Incorporated|established_date2 = October 19, 1876David Hill (Oregon politician)>David Hill|unit_pref = ImperialPUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, July 24, 2022, |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 66.96|area_land_km2 = 66.93|area_water_km2 = 0.03|area_total_sq_mi = 25.86|area_land_sq_mi = 25.84|area_water_sq_mi = 0.012020 United States census>2020|population_est = 107299|pop_est_as_of = 2022|pop_est_footnotes = |population_footnotes = |population_total = 106447List of United States cities by population>298thOR: 5thList of United States urban areas>23rd)Metropolitan statistical area>25th)|population_density_km2 = 1590.33|population_density_sq_mi = 4118.99DATE=MAY 26, 2009 ACCESS-DATE=MAY 28, 2009 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20160303192713/HTTP://WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM/NEWS/ARGUS/INDEX.SSF?%2FBASE%2FNEWS%2F124336023171990.XML&COLL=6, dead, Pacific Time Zone>Pacific (PST)|utc_offset = –8|timezone_DST = PDT|utc_offset_DST = –7|elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 45|elevation_ft = 148453812210type:city_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}|postal_code_type = ZIP codes|postal_code = 97003, 97006, 97123, 97124Area codes 503 and 971>503 and 971Federal Information Processing Standard>FIPS code|blank_info = 41-34100Geographic Names Information System>GNIS feature ID2410765}}weblink|hillsboro-oregon.gov}}|footnotes = }}Hillsboro ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɪ|l|z|b|ər|oʊ}} {{respell|HILZ|burr|oh}}) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County.WEB, About Counties, Oregon, National Association of Counties, 2005,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080607140221weblink">weblink June 7, 2008, dead, Situated in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many high-technology companies, such as Intel, locally known as the Silicon Forest. The population was 106,447 at the 2020 census,WEB, Explore Census Data,weblink United States Census Bureau, January 7, 2024, making Hillsboro the 5th most populous city in Oregon.Settlers founded a community here in 1842, later named after David Hill, an Oregon politician. Transportation by riverboat on the Tualatin River was part of Hillsboro's settler economy. A railroad reached the area in the early 1870s and an interurban electric railway about four decades later. These railways, as well as highways, aided the slow growth of the city to about 2,000 people by 1910 and about 5,000 by 1950, before the arrival of high-tech companies in the 1980s.Hillsboro has a council-manager government consisting of a city manager and a city council headed by a mayor. In addition to high-tech industry, sectors important to Hillsboro's economy are health care, retail sales, and agriculture, including grapes and wineries. The city operates more than twenty parks and the mixed-use Hillsboro Stadium, and ten sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Modes of transportation include private vehicles, public buses and light rail, and aircraft using the Hillsboro Airport. The city is home to Pacific University's Health Professions Campus.

History

The European-American community was founded by David Hill, Isaiah Kelsey, and Richard Williams, who arrived in the Tualatin Valley in 1841, followed by six more pioneers in 1842.BOOK, Buan, Carolyn M., This Far-Off Sunset Land: A Pictorial History of Washington County, Oregon, Donning Company Publishers, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1999, 1-57864-037-7, The locality went by two other names—East Tualatin Plains and Columbia—before it was named "Hillsborough" in February 1850 in honor of Hill, when he sold part of his land claim to the county.JOURNAL, Washington County Probate Court Records, Provisional & Territorial Records, Film 24, Reel 15, 10, Washington County Probate Court, February 5, 1850, On February 5, 1850, commissioners chosen by the territorial legislature selected the community to be the seat of the county government. Hill was to be paid $200 for his land after plots had been sold for the town site, but he died before this occurred, and his widow Lucinda received the funds.JOURNAL, Washington County Probate Court Records, Provisional & Territorial Records, Film 24, Reel 15, 39, Washington County Probate Court, August 1850, The town's name was later simplified to Hillsboro. A log cabin was built in 1853 to serve as the community's first school, which opened in October 1854.NEWS, Hillsboro school began in one-room log cabin in 1854, Philpott, Betty, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, Riverboats provided transportation to Hillsboro as early as 1867 when the side-wheel steamer Yamhill worked on the Tualatin River.File:Imbrie Farm octagonal barn - Hillsboro Oregon.jpg|thumb|alt=Front of an eight-sided wooden barn located on Imbrie Farm.|Octagonal barn at Imbrie FarmImbrie FarmIn 1871, the Oregon and California Railroad line was extended to the area, but it ran just south of town because the city did not want to give the railroad land in exchange for the rail connection. Hillsboro was incorporated as the Town of Hillsboro on October 19, 1876, by the Oregon Legislature.JOURNAL, Baker, Frank C., 1891, Special Laws, The Laws of Oregon, and the Resolutions and Memorials of the Sixteenth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly Thereof, State Printer, Salem, Oregon, 770,weblink November 28, 2020, February 25, 2023,weblink live, The first mayor was A. Luelling, who took office on December 8, 1876, and served a one-year term.NEWS, The Hub: Mayors City of Hillsboro, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, 6, Notable later mayors included Congressman Thomas H. Tongue (1882 and 1886) and state senator William D. Hare (1885). In 1923, the city altered its charter and adopted a council-manager government with a six-person city council, a part-time mayor who determined major policies, and a city manager who ran day-to-day operations.NEWS, The Hub: Council-manager form works well, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, 2, On September 30, 1908, 5,000 people gathered as the Oregon Electric Railway opened a connection between the city and Portland with an interurban electric rail line, the first to reach the community.NEWS, Links Together County Seats, October 1, 1908, The Oregonian, 6, In January 1914, the Southern Pacific Railroad introduced its own interurban service, known as the Red Electric, on a separate line and serving different communities between Hillsboro and Portland.BOOK, Willamette Valley Railways, Thompson, Richard, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, SC (US), 2008, 29, 31, 58–59, 978-0-7385-5601-7, BOOK, Dill, Tom, Grande, Walter R., The Red Electrics: Southern Pacific's Oregon Interurban, 1994, Pacific Fast Mail, Edmonds, WA, 0-915713-28-4, 23, 96, SP discontinued its Hillsboro service on July 28, 1929, while the Oregon Electric Railway's passenger service to Hillsboro lasted until July 1932.A brick building was constructed in 1852 to house the county government, followed by a brick courthouse in 1873.WEB,weblink Washington County History, Oregon County Historical Records Guide, Oregon State Archives, February 2, 2008, March 7, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180307022729weblink">weblink live, In 1891, the courthouse was remodeled and a clock tower was added,WEB,weblink A Brief History, The Washington County Courthouse, Oregon Judicial Department,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070810175929weblink">weblink August 10, 2007, dead, and the building was expanded with an annex in 1912. A new courthouse replaced the brick structure in 1928. The last major remodel of the 1928 structure occurred in 1972, when the Justice Services Building was built and incorporated into the existing building.The city's first fire department was a hook and ladder company organized in 1880 by the board of trustees (now city council).NEWS, The Hub: Hook-ladder Company authorized by trustees, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, 12, A drinking water and electricity distribution system added in 1892–93 gave the town three fire hydrants and minimal street lighting.BOOK, Buan, Carolyn M., This Far-Off Sunset Land: A Pictorial History of Washington County, Oregon, 133–142, Hillsboro built its first sewer system in 1911, but sewage treatment was not added until 1936.NEWS, The Hub: Council establishes first sewer district, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, 2, In 1913, the city built its own water system,NEWS, The Hub: Officials display foresight in water system, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, 4, and the first library, Carnegie City Library, opened in December 1914.NEWS, The Hub: Culture, knowledge brought to community by new library, Engen, Edna, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, 15, From 1921 to 1952, the world's second-tallest radio tower stood on the south side of the city,NEWS, Communications: World's second-largest tower relayed wireless messages, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, 8, but in 1952, the wireless telegraph tower was demolished. During the 1950s and 1960s, the privately owned company Tualatin Valley Buses, Inc., provided transit service connecting Hillsboro with Beaverton and Portland.NEWS, Pratt, Gerry, Bus Lines Manager Sees Gloomy Future, August 17, 1966, The Oregonian, 21, It was taken over by the publicly owned transit agency TriMet in 1970.NEWS, Tri-Met Takes Over Operation Of Blue Buses, Finds Rolling Stock In Bad Condition, September 9, 1970, The Oregonian, 9, NEWS, Ruble, Web, Transit was created because it had to be, February 25, 1973, The Sunday Oregonian, F1, In 1972, the Hillsboro City Council passed a Green River Ordinance banning door-to-door solicitation, but it was ruled unconstitutional by the Oregon Supreme Court in a 1988 decision.NEWS, High court strikes down anti-peddler ordinance, Leeson, Fred, September 21, 1988, The Oregonian, A1, The court determined that the city ordinance was overly broad, in a case that was seen as a test case for many similar laws in the state. In 1979, Intel opened its first facility in Hillsboro.NEWS, Intel's evolution in Oregon, Bittner, Werner, July 16, 2000, The Oregonian, A14, The Hawthorn Farm campus was followed by the Jones Farm campus adjacent to the airport in 1982, and finally by the Ronler Acres campus in 1994. TriMet opened a Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light rail line into the city in 1998. A cultural center was added in 2004, and a new city hall was completed in 2005. In 2008, SolarWorld opened a facility producing solar wafers, crystals, and cells, the largest plant of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.NEWS,weblink Oregon prepares to switch on SolarWorld factory in Hillsboro, Read, Richard, October 11, 2008, The Oregonian, December 14, 2008, November 23, 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081123102711weblink">weblink live, U.S. President Barack Obama visited the city and Intel's Ronler Acres campus in February 2011.NEWS, Mapes, Jeff, President Barack Obama embraces Intel's high-tech culture in Oregon,weblink July 3, 2014, The Oregonian, February 18, 2011, July 14, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140714184705weblink">weblink live,

Geography

The United States Census Bureau reports the city has a total area of {{cvt|21.6|sqmi|km2|1}}, all of which is land. In 2013, Hillsboro itself reported an area of {{cvt|23.88|sqmi|km2}}, equivalent to {{cvt|15283|acre|km2|1}}.WEB, Hillsboro Budget in Brief 2013-14,weblink Documents, City of Hillsboro, January 11, 2014, October 17, 2013, ii,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160117230634weblink">weblink January 17, 2016, dead, The city is located in the Tualatin Valley, and the Tualatin River forms part of the southern city limits. The city's terrain is fairly level, consistent with an agricultural past and the farms still in operation.WEB, Relations of Tualatin River Water Temperatures to Natural and Human–Caused Factor, United States Geological Survey, 1997,weblink November 20, 2007, November 27, 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071127194140weblink">weblink live, NEWS, West Zoner: Pioneers paved way for growth, Mandel, Michelle, July 20, 2000, The Oregonian, 1, Hillsboro is about {{cvt|17|mi|km}} west of Portland and immediately west of Beaverton, at an elevation of {{cvt|194|ft|m}} above sea level. In addition to the Tualatin River, streams include Dairy Creek, McKay Creek, Rock Creek, Dawson Creek, and Turner Creek. Neighboring communities in addition to Beaverton are Aloha, Cornelius, Glencoe, North Plains, Reedville, Scholls, and West Union.Hillsboro's street system differs from many others in the county.NEWS, Southwest Zoner: Scrambled directions no joke in an emergency, Tsao, Emily, November 21, 2002, The Oregonian, 1, Most cities in Washington County use a numbering system and cardinal direction orientation based on a grid that begins at the Willamette River in downtown Portland, which was originally part of Washington County. For example, the street names in Beaverton generally include Southwest (SW) prefixes because Beaverton lies in the southwest quadrant of the Portland grid. Previously, some county road names and addresses in Hillsboro conformed to the Portland grid instead of Hillsboro's internal cardinal direction grid.NEWS, West Zoner: Reedville readies for readdressing, Bermudez, Esmeralda, April 29, 2004, The Oregonian, 1, In January 2015, the city began the process of making all addresses and streets within Hillsboro conform to the internal grid, through the Connecting Hillsboro Address Project.WEB, Hillsboro Address Projects {{!, City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/planning/planning-major-projects/address-projects |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |archive-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223050956weblink |url-status=live }}The internal grid in Hillsboro centers on the downtown intersection of Main Street, which runs east–west, and First Avenue, which runs north–south. Most addresses within the city include a quadrant prefix: NW, NE, SW, or SE. Main Street is simply designated as East Main or West Main, and First Avenue is only North First or South First.WEB,weblink 12.24.040 Numbering system, Hillsboro Municipal Code, City of Hillsboro, December 16, 2008, July 18, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110718001910weblink">weblink live, Addresses on the streets' south side and the avenues' east side have even numbers, while odd numbers are on the opposite side. Hillsboro's street system contains 20 blocks per mile (12.5 blocks per kilometer).North–south through roadways are called avenues, while east–west roadways are called streets.WEB, 12.22.010 Designation of street names and numbers,weblink live, March 19, 2021, Hillsboro Municipal Code, City of Hillsboro, February 25, 2023,weblink All cul-de-sacs are named courts. Private roadways are named ways or places. Roads that curve can be named drives. Alleys are named lanes. Non-city streets may not conform to these naming conventions.

Neighborhoods

File:Orenco Station Grill - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG|alt=Picture of a three-story brick building fronting a large intersection in the Orenco Station neighborhood. On the ground floor is what appears to be a restaurant.|thumb|Mixed-use shops at the Orenco Station Town Center]]The city's municipal code has designated several special plan areas, each of which follow area-specific plans and codes:

• Downtown encompasses the original city core and the area immediately surrounding it.WEB, 12.61.100 Purpose.,weblink live, March 19, 2021, Hillsboro Municipal Code, City of Hillsboro, February 25, 2023,weblink Blocks in the downtown core are {{cvt|400|ft|m}} long on each side.NEWS, West Zoner: Making tracks into the future, Colby, Richard N., February 23, 1995, The Oregonian, 1,
• Orenco consists of the Orenco Townsite Conservation zone (encompassing a former company town originally created by the Oregon Nursery Company) and the Orenco Station sub-area, which is described in the city code as a "compact, transit-supportive mixed-use neighborhood with reduced automobile reliance".WEB, 12.62.100 Purpose.,weblink live, March 19, 2021, Hillsboro Municipal Code, City of Hillsboro, February 25, 2023,weblink
• The Hawthorn Farm / Fair Complex Plan District is centered on the Hawthorn Farm LRT station and the Washington County Fairgrounds (known since 2019 as the Westside Commons).WEB, 12.63.100 Purpose.,weblink live, March 19, 2021, Hillsboro Municipal Code, City of Hillsboro, February 25, 2023,weblink
• Amberglen, located just south of the Tanasbourne neighborhood, is envisioned as "a vibrant, regional activity center enlivened with high-quality pedestrian and environmental amenities, taking advantage of the region’s light rail system".WEB, AmberGlen Community Plan {{!, City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/departments/planning/planning-divisions/long-range-planning-/amberglen-community-plan |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028015842weblink }} Located within the district is Oregon Health & Science University's West Campus.
• The South Hillsboro planning district encompasses the newly annexed South Hillsboro neighborhood, described in the city code as "a complete, connected and green community".WEB, 12.65.010 Purpose.,weblink live, March 19, 2021, Hillsboro Municipal Code, City of Hillsboro, February 25, 2023,weblink The neighborhood, built on land once used as a hobby farm by William Ladd and Simeon Reed,WEB, South Hillsboro: Growing A Great Community {{!, City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/departments/planning/planning-divisions/long-range-planning-/south-hillsboro-community-plan |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022002253weblink }} is slated to become "a residential mixed-use community organized around a town center and complemented by a village center".
• The North Hillsboro Industrial Area Plan DistrictWEB, 12.66.010 Purpose.,weblink live, March 20, 2021, Hillsboro Municipal Code, City of Hillsboro, February 25, 2023,weblink lies within Hillsboro's Industrial District, where many of the Silicon Forest's manufacturing and technology businesses reside. Over half of the city's total employment is located within the Hillsboro Industrial District.WEB, Hillsboro Industrial District {{!, City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/economic-development/development-areas/north-hillsboro-industrial-district |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023084101weblink }}
• The city's Comprehensive Plan outlines several other plan areas not defined in the city code: Quatama, Tanasbourne, NE 28th Ave/East Main Street Plan Area, and Witch Hazel Village.WEB, November 21, 2017, Hillsboro Comprehensive Plan,weblink live, City of Hillsboro, March 26, 2021, February 25, 2023,weblink

Climate

Summers in Hillsboro are generally warm, but temperatures year-round are moderated by a marine influence from the Pacific Ocean.WEB,weblink The Climate of Oregon, Taylor, George, Oregon Climate Service,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071015033654weblink">weblink October 15, 2007, The Willamette Valley in which Hillsboro lies receives the majority of its precipitation during the winter months, with the wettest period from November through March. This occasionally includes snowfall.BOOK, Taylor, George H, Hannan, Chris, 1999, The Climate of Oregon: From Rain Forest to Desert, Corvallis, Oregon State University Press, 51, 0-87071-468-6, Hillsboro receives precipitation on 161 days per year, on average.JOURNAL, Go, Alison, October 1, 2007, Best Places to Retire: Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S. News & World Report,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071012014521weblink">weblink October 12, 2007, Retrieved on November 24, 2008. The average yearly precipitation between 1930 and 1998 was {{cvt|38|in|mm}}.WEB,weblink Hillsboro station daily precipitation, Oregon Climate Service,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071015160932weblink">weblink October 15, 2007, dead, August is the warmest month with an average high temperature of {{cvt|81|°F|C|0|lk=on}}, while January is the coolest month with an average high of {{cvt|46|°F|C|0|}}.WEB, Monthly Averages for Hillsboro, Oregon,weblink March 5, 2009, The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc, June 29, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140629093045weblink">weblink live, The highest recorded temperature, {{cvt|114|°F|C|0|}}, occurred on June 28, 2021, and the lowest, {{cvt|-10|°F|C|0|}}, occurred on January 31, 1950.According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hillsboro has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb).{{Weather box|location = Hillsboro, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1929–present)|single line = Y| Jan record high F = 69| Feb record high F = 70| Mar record high F = 83| Apr record high F = 90| May record high F = 100| Jun record high F = 114| Jul record high F = 108| Aug record high F = 107| Sep record high F = 103| Oct record high F = 92| Nov record high F = 78| Dec record high F = 64| year record high F = 114| Jan avg record high F = 57.2| Feb avg record high F = 60.6| Mar avg record high F = 69.5| Apr avg record high F = 78.3| May avg record high F = 86.6| Jun avg record high F = 91.4| Jul avg record high F = 96.9| Aug avg record high F = 97.3| Sep avg record high F = 92.4| Oct avg record high F = 77.9| Nov avg record high F = 63.5| Dec avg record high F = 56.9| year avg record high F = 99.9| Jan high F = 47.3| Feb high F = 51.0| Mar high F = 55.9| Apr high F = 60.9| May high F = 68.7| Jun high F = 73.5| Jul high F = 82.1| Aug high F = 82.4| Sep high F = 76.4| Oct high F = 63.7| Nov high F = 52.6| Dec high F = 46.2| year high F = 63.4| Jan mean F =40.4| Feb mean F =42.3| Mar mean F =46.2| Apr mean F 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ACCESS-DATE=AUGUST 16, 2022 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20220816085815/HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER-ATLAS.COM/EN/OREGON-USA/ASTORIA-CLIMATE, live, }}

Demographics

{{US Census population|1880= 402|1890= 1246|1900= 980|1910= 2016|1920= 2468|1930= 3039|1940= 3747|1950= 5142|1960= 8232|1970= 15365|1980= 27664|1990= 37598|2000= 70187|2010= 91611|2020= 106447|estyear=2022|estimate=107299TITLE=CITY AND TOWN POPULATION TOTALS: 2020-2022ACCESSDATE=JANUARY 7, 2024, |align-fn=centerPUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, September 25, 2013, 2020 Census}}Hillsboro's population grew from 402 in 1880 to 2,016 by 1910, making it the county's most populated city, according to the 1910 census data.BOOK, Moffat, Riley Moore, Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850-1990, 1996, Scarecrow Press, 211, By 1970, it had increased to more than 15,000, although neighboring Beaverton had overtaken it as the county's most populous city.NEWS, The Hub: County population neared 6,000 century ago, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, 15, By 1990 there were more than 37,000 residents, and commuters raised this to 110,000 during daytime.WEB,weblink Two Mayors, Two Visions: How Conversations Can Change Communities, Friday Forums Archive for July 14, 2006, City Club of Portland, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140110100203weblink">weblink January 10, 2014, At the 2010 Census, the population was 91,611,WEB, Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 more information 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File,weblink United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, June 14, 2017, July 9, 2021,weblink live, fifth in rank among the state's largest cities behind Portland, Eugene, Salem and Gresham and slightly ahead of Beaverton, which ranked sixth.NEWS, Row, D.K., Interpreting Oregon's population shift from the 2010 Census,weblink The Oregonian, February 23, 2011, March 4, 2011, August 7, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170807073025weblink">weblink live, This figure was a 30.5% increase from Hillsboro's 70,186 residents in 2000, which made Hillsboro the fourth fastest-growing city in the state during the 2000s (decade), and the fastest-growing city in the Willamette Valley over the same period. In 2007, there were 17,126 houses lived in by their owners, with an average home price in the city of $246,900.NEWS, Hillsboro Snapshot, October 28, 2007, The Oregonian, Bloomberg Businessweek listed the city as the fastest-growing in Oregon for the period between 1990 and 2010, for cities with populations over 10,000.NEWS,weblink America's Fastest-Growing Cities 2010: Fastest-growing City in Oregon: Hillsboro, Bloomberg Businessweek, January 26, 2014, July 20, 2012,weblink" title="archive.today/20120720232559weblink">weblink dead, NEWS,weblink Texas Leads U.S. in High-Growth Cities, Wong, Venessa, January 28, 2010, Bloomberg Businessweek, May 13, 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100508040744weblink">weblink May 8, 2010,

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 106,447 people, 40,891 households, and 25,874 families residing in the city.WEB, Explore Census Data,weblink July 12, 2023, data.census.gov, The population density was about {{cvt|4415|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|-2}}. There were 41,432 housing units at an average density of about {{cvt|1860|/sqmi|/km2|-2}}.{| class="wikitable"Hillsboro racial and ethnic composition as of 2020P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC REDISTRICTING DATA (PL 94-171) – HILLSBORO, OREGON,weblink United States Census Bureau, (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category.WEB, About the Hispanic Population and its Origin,weblink www.census.gov, May 18, 2022, }}!Race!Number!PercentageNon-Hispanic or Latino whites>White (NH)|56,716|53.28%Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans>Black or African American (NH)|2,950|2.77%Native Americans in the United States>Native American or Alaska Native (NH)|461|0.43%Asian Americans>Asian (NH)|13,293|12.49%Pacific Islander Americans>Pacific Islander (NH)|514|0.48%|Some Other Race (NH)|588|0.55%Multiracial Americans>Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)|6,307|5.93%Hispanic and Latino Americans>Hispanic or Latino|25,618|24.07%|Total|106,447|100.00%Among the 40,891 households, about 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51% were married couples living together, 7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37% were non-families. About 26% of all households were made up of individuals, and about 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.21.The median age in the city was 34.8 years. About 20% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11% were 65 years of age or older The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 91,611 people, 33,289 households, and 22,440 families residing in the city. The population density was about {{cvt|3800|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|-2}}. There were 35,487 housing units at an average density of about {{cvt|1500|/sqmi|/km2|-2}}.{| class="wikitable"Hillsboro racial composition as of 2010P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC REDISTRICTING DATA (PL 94-171) – HILLSBORO, OREGON,weblink United States Census Bureau, (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category.WEB, About the Hispanic Population and its Origin,weblink www.census.gov, May 18, 2022, }}!Race!Number!PercentageNon-Hispanic or Latino whites>White (NH)|57,442|62.70%Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans>Black or African American (NH)|1,635|1.78%Native Americans in the United States>Native American or Alaska Native (NH)|515|0.56%Asian Americans>Asian (NH)|7,782|8.49%Pacific Islander Americans>Pacific Islander (NH)|366|0.40%|Some Other Race (NH)|145|0.16%Multiracial Americans>Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)|2,998|3.27%Hispanic and Latino Americans>Hispanic or Latino|20,726|22.62%|Total|91,611|100.00%Among the 33,289 households, about 38% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51% were married couples living together, 11% had a female householder with no husband present, 5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33% were non-families. About 24% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.24.The median age in the city was 32 years. About 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 35% were from 25 to 44; 21% were from 45 to 64; and 8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

2000 census

(File:HillsboroCivicCenter.JPG|thumb|left|alt=Hillsboro's city hall is located in the six story glass and brick Civic Center. The building has two parts, with a shorter two story portion intended to house retail. The two parts form an L shape with a plaza containing a fountain inside the L.|Hillsboro's Civic Center and City Hall) As of the 2000 census, there were 25,079 households, of which about 38% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55% were married couples living together, 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32% were non-families. About 23% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.3.City residents included about 28% under the age of 18, 11% from 18 to 24, 37% from 25 to 44, 17% from 45 to 64, and 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were about 106 males.The median household income was about $52,000 and the median family income was $57,000. Males had a median income of $41,000 compared to $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was about $22,000. Approximately 6% of families and 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11% of those under age 18 and 8% of those age 65 or over. In 2007, 28% of people 25 and older held at least a bachelor's degree, while an additional 11% held an associate degree. Those with less than a high school diploma made up 15% of the population, and 22% of residents had more than a high school diploma but less than a college degree.

Crime

factoids

For the year 2011, the city had 180 violent crimes reported to law enforcement, and 2,154 reports of property crimes.WEB, 2012: Crime in the United States, Table 8: Oregon: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2012, Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 2013,weblink September 25, 2013, September 28, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130928054107weblink">weblink live, The violent crime rate was 157.2 per 100,000 people compared to a national average of 309.3WEB, 2006: Crime in the United States, Table 2: Crime in the United States by Community Type, 2006, Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 2007,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071010074811weblink">weblink October 10, 2007, and 287 for Oregon.WEB, 2006: Crime in the United States, Table 4: Crime in the United States by Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2005–2006, Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 2007,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071010074746weblink">weblink October 10, 2007, Property crime nationally was 3,335 per 100,000 compared to 3,203 in Hillsboro, and 4,402 for the state. Violent offenses include forcible rape, robbery, murder, non-negligent manslaughter, and aggravated assault. Property crimes include arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, and burglary. Statistics published by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission showed a slight downward trend in the Washington County crime rate between 1991 and 2005. The rate for index crimes, a group comprising the combined violent offenses and property crimes mentioned above, was 3,930 per 100,000 in 1991 and rose to 4,440 per 100,000 in 1997 before falling to 3,410 per 100,000 in 2005.WEB, Oregon Crime Data, Interactive display of crime and arrest data for the State of Oregon, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission,weblink January 30, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100128093051weblink">weblink January 28, 2010, dead, To view the Washington County statistics, select "Washington County" on the first interactive screen and "Summary Rates" on the second screen. For ease of comparison, rates given as crimes per 10,000 have been converted to crimes per 100,000 by multiplying by 10.

Economy

Top employers

According to the City's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,WEB,weblink City of Hillsboro 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Portable Document Format, PDF, 271, January 7, 2024, the largest employers in the city are:{| class="wikitable"! #! Employer! Type of Business! # of Employees! Percentage| 1| Intel Corporation| Computer Electronics and Related Devices| 20,000| 30.60%| 2| Hillsboro School District| Education| 2,617| 3.64%| 3Washington County, Oregon>Washington County| County Government| 2,306| 3.21%| 4Nike, Inc.>Nike| Administrative Offices| 1,832| 2.55%| 5Tuality Healthcare and Oregon Health & Science University>OHSU| Hospitals| 1,300| 1.81%| 6| City of Hillsboro| Local Government| 1,226| 1.71%| 7Tokyo Electron>Tokyo Electron America| Semiconductors and Related Devices| 1,200| 1.67%| 8Amazon (company)>Amazon| Retail Delivery| 1,103| 1.53%| 9| Qorvo| Semiconductors and Related Devices| 1,085| 1.51%| 10| Kaiser Permanente| Medical| 1,064| 1.48%|—|Total employers|—|35,733|49.69%Manufacturing is the leading employment sector in Hillsboro, employing 24% of the workforce, followed by health care, education, and social services with a total of 15%. One example of a manufacturer headquartered in Hillsboro is Beaverton Foods, a family-owned condiment manufacturer since 1929, with 70+ employees and $25 million in annual sales; it moved to its current headquarters in 2001.NEWS, Beaverton Foods Spices Up Sales,weblink January 14, 2011, Erik, Siemers, Portland Business Journal, December 11, 2013, December 21, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131221043047weblink">weblink live, Retail employment constitutes 12%, construction makes up 7%, and 13% of workers are employed in the administrative, scientific, professional, or waste management industries. 68% of workers commute alone to the workplace, and 8% use public transportation. The average one-way commute time is about 24 minutes.Many technology companies operate in Hillsboro, making it the center of Oregon's Silicon Forest.NEWS, Town closes schools early to save money, Silverman, Julia, June 1, 2003, Houston Chronicle, NEWS, Hillsboro police fold high-tech crime team, Frank, Ryan, November 3, 2003, The Oregonian, B2, In particular, Intel'sNEWS, Southwest Zoner: Bedroom communities no more, Tims, Dana, October 10, 2002, The Oregonian, 1, largest site is in Hillsboro, and includes three large campuses: Ronler Acres, Jones Farm, and Hawthorn Farm, along with several smaller campuses that employ about 16,000 workers.NEWS, Intel's impact on community helps other businesses thrive, Suh, Elizabeth, October 28, 2007, The Oregonian, S9, Other high-tech companies operating facilities in Hillsboro include Synopsys, Epson,WEB,weblink About Epson Portland Inc., Epson Portland Inc., October 8, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071007121545weblink">weblink October 7, 2007, Salesforce,WEB, Rogoway, Mike,weblink Salesforce picks Hillsboro for big Oregon outpost, The Oregonian, Oregon Live LLC, February 26, 2013, April 7, 2013, April 8, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130408120344weblink">weblink live, and Oracle's (formerly Sun Microsystems) High-End Operations. Hillsboro is the corporate headquarters for RadiSys and Planar Systems among others.NEWS, Local News: Hillsboro: Big companies and big events, Suh, Elizabeth, January 27, 2008, The Oregonian, S03, In 2006, Genentech announced plans to locate a packaging and distribution facility on {{cvt|100|acre|km2}} in Hillsboro.NEWS,weblink Genentech picks Hillsboro, March 17, 2006, Portland Business Journal, November 24, 2008, February 25, 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080225162213weblink">weblink live, The $400 million facility opened in 2010, which Oregon officials hoped would eventually also be used for research and development for the biotechnology company.NEWS, Rogoway, Mike, Genentech opens in Hillsboro, fueling Oregon's biotech aspirations,weblink November 12, 2012, The Oregonian, April 5, 2010, December 12, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131212182444weblink">weblink live, Other biotech or medical companies based in Hillsboro include FEI Company and Acumed.WEB,weblink 2006 Annual Report, FEI Company, October 8, 2007, October 25, 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071025175516weblink">weblink live, The city is also a landing point on three fiber optic cable systems linking the United States across the Pacific Ocean: C2C, Southern Cross Cable, and VSNL Transpacific. These cable landings, lower energy costs, and tax breaks led to a boom of data centers being built starting about 2010. Data centers include those for Adobe, NetApp, Umpqua Bank, OHSU, and Fortune Data Centers.NEWS, Siemers, Erik, Hillsboro's data center surge,weblink November 11, 2012, Portland Business Journal, October 21, 2011, December 21, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131221043051weblink">weblink live, (File:Intel Hawthorn Farm - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG|thumb|left|alt=Beige stucco office at Intel Corporation's Hawthorn Farm campus. Building includes the company's logo on the exterior.|Hawthorn Farm Intel campus)Hillsboro serves as the corporate headquarters for Rodgers Instruments, Soloflex, Norm Thompson Outfitters, and Parr Lumber, among others. Fujitsu and NEC Corporation formerly had factories in Hillsboro.NEWS, Racing the world, Read, Richard, March 7, 2004, The Oregonian, A1, Hillsboro is also home to the Laika stop-motion animation studio, creator of the Oscar-nominated feature films Coraline (2009) and Paranorman (2012).NEWS, Siemers, Erik, Laika Spins Off Ad Business to Focus on Feature Films, Portland Business Journal, May 20, 2014,weblink American City Business Journals, July 15, 2015, July 15, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150715235901weblink">weblink live, In addition, Erickson Aero Tanker, an aviation company which operates McDonnell Douglas MD-87 jetliners converted for use as aerial firefighting air tankers, is based in Hillsboro.WEB, Erickson Aero Tanker MD87 Fire Bomber,weblink Erickson Aero Tanker, August 7, 2022, August 7, 2022,weblink live, The Hatfield Government Center in Hillsboro is the western terminus of the MAX Blue Line, part of the Portland metropolitan area's light-rail system.NEWS, Metro West Neighbors: The early line on light rail, Smith, Jill Rehkopf, November 2, 2006, The Oregonian, 14, The presence of MAX prompted the development of the pedestrian-oriented community of Orenco Station within Hillsboro.NEWS, Mixed results for MAX's ultimate test, Oliver, Gordon, July 13, 1999, The Oregonian, B1, NEWS, Eager crowds make tracks to and from Hillsboro, Oliver, Gordon, Don Hamilton, September 13, 1998, The Oregonian, A1, (See also: Orenco, Oregon.)(File:Tuality Health Care 2.JPG|thumb|alt=Tuality Healthcare's office building is a five-story red brick structure with silver colored metal and glass accents.|One of Tuality Healthcare's buildings in downtown)Hillsboro's primary commercial cores are concentrated along Tualatin Valley Highway and Cornell Road. Additionally, the Tanasbourne neighborhood is a regional shopping area on the eastern edge of the city.NEWS, Tanasbourne Hitting new heights, Bermudez, Esmeralda, November 16, 2006, The Oregonian, 17, The neighborhood is home to the lifestyle shopping center The Streets of Tanasbourne.NEWS,weblink Portland's Progress, Kirk, Patricia L., May 1, 2004, Retail Traffic, January 26, 2014, February 3, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140203154406weblink">weblink live, The $55 million outdoor complex with {{cvt|368000|sqft|m2}} of retail space opened in 2004 with Meier & Frank (later Macy's) as the anchor tenant.The other large shopping center in the city is The Sunset Esplanade, located along Tualatin Valley Highway.NEWS, Sunset Esplanade center to be sold for more than $20 million, Mayes, Steve, November 30, 1989, The Oregonian, D1, In November 2005, the world's largest Costco, a warehouse club store, opened in Hillsboro.NEWS,weblink The Day After, December 7, 2005, Ryan, Joshua, Willamette Week, January 26, 2014, October 25, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151025090558weblink">weblink live, The store, with {{cvt|205000|sqft|m2}} of floor space, is about {{cvt|60000|sqft|m2}} bigger than the average Costco.NEWS, Costco Supersizes Warehouse, December 19, 2005, BNET Business News,

Arts and culture

(File:Walters Cultural Arts Center sign sunny - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG|thumb|upright|left|alt=The Walters Cultural Arts Center is a two-story building with the first level built of a reddish-purple colored stone.|Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center)Within the city are two commercial movie theaters with a total of 29 screens. Until its closure in 2017,NEWS, Pursinger, Geoff, Venetian Theatre sale falls through, Hillsboro Tribune, August 25, 2017, A7,weblinkweblink November 9, 2020, dead, March 12, 2021, one historic theater had also remained in operation: the Venetian Theatre, which had re-opened at the site of the old Town Theater in 2008.NEWS,weblink Venetian Theatre opens (at last), Gordanier, Susan, July 11, 2008, The Hillsboro Argus, November 24, 2008, The Oregonian, June 9, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110609104818weblink">weblink live, The Oregon Chorale (a 60-person symphonic choir),NEWS, Metro South Neighbors: Group offers more than singalongs, Puterbaugh, Candy, August 2, 2007, The Oregonian, 17, a men's barbershop chorus,NEWS, West Zoner: Concerts bring crowds to Hillsboro park, Campbell, Polly, July 8, 2004, The Oregonian, 2, the Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra, and the Hillsboro Artists' Regional Theatre are also located in Hillsboro.NEWS, Think minutes, not hours, in finding entertainment, October 28, 2007, The Oregonian, S10, The orchestra was founded in 2001 under the direction of Stefan Minde.NEWS, West Zoner: Highlights, lowlights and other dubious achievements of the year 2001, December 27, 2001, The Oregonian, 1, In 2004, the city opened the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center in a remodeled church in downtown. The center provides space for galleries and performances, as well as classrooms for art instruction. The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is located on the northern edge of the city.NEWS,weblink Museum aims to spread the word about rocks, Hansen, Ellen, November 8, 2005, Portland Tribune, February 8, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120126071701weblink">weblink January 26, 2012, dead, The Five Oaks Museum (at the time Washington County Museum) was located in downtown Hillsboro from 2012 to 2017, and later moved back to its previous location, at the Rock Creek campus of Portland Community College, just northeast of Hillsboro.NEWS, Howard, John William, County museum will exit downtown Hillsboro, Hillsboro Tribune, September 7, 2017,weblink February 21, 2018, October 18, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171018194249weblink">weblink live, Hillsboro's annual Fourth of July Parade is the second-largest Independence Day parade in Oregon.WEB, 4th of July Parade, Hillsboro Rotary Club, 2002,weblink January 5, 2009, April 27, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090427165927weblink">weblink live, NEWS, A guide to a family Fourth of July, Loughran, Siobhan, June 29, 1990, The Oregonian, E1, The Oregon International Air Show, Oregon's largest air show, is held each year during the summer at the Hillsboro Airport. Each summer the city offers a free concert series at Shute Park (Showtime at Shute),NEWS, Concerts bring crowds to Hillsboro park, Campbell, Polly, July 8, 2004, The Oregonian, while the Washington County Fair is held annually at the Westside Commons (county fairgrounds) adjacent to the airport.NEWS, Preliminary fairgrounds plan mixes old and new, Gorman, Kathleen, October 11, 2007, The Oregonian, The name Westside Commons is a 2019 renaming of the Washington County Fairgrounds (also known as Fair Complex).NEWS, Wong, Peter, Washington County names event center, renames fair complex,weblink Beaverton Valley Times, July 19, 2019,weblink July 21, 2019, dead, October 18, 2021, A new {{cvt|89,000|ft2|m2|adj=on}}NEWS, Wong, Peter, Washington County breaks ground for Event Center,weblink Beaverton Valley Times, September 28, 2018,weblink October 18, 2021, dead, October 18, 2021, conference center and exhibition hall, known as the Wingspan Event & Conference Center, opened at the Commons in August 2020,NEWS, Egener, Max, New courts set up at Westside Commons to deal with case backlog,weblink News-Times (Forest Grove, Oregon), News-Times, Hillsboro, October 26, 2020,weblink November 1, 2020, dead, October 18, 2021, replacing buildings demolished in 2018.Hillsboro operates two library branches. Opened in 2007 after a smaller location was closed, the {{cvt|38000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} main branch is located in the north-central section of the city.NEWS, Metro West Neighbors: Residents flock to new main library east of Hillsboro airport, Suh, Elizabeth, September 20, 2007, The Oregonian, 9, The older, smaller second branch is in Shute Park in the southwest area of the city. The Hillsboro libraries are part of Washington County Cooperative Library Services, which allows residents to use other libraries in the county and includes interlibrary loans.WEB,weblink Welcome to the Hillsboro Public Library, Hillsboro Public Library, October 12, 2007, dead,weblink September 23, 2008,

Registered Historic Places

Properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in and around Hillsboro include the Old Scotch Church, completed in 1876 north of the city.WEB,weblink Oregon National Register List, January 5, 2009, Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation, 47, August 13, 2009, June 9, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110609105953weblink">weblink dead, Near the Orenco neighborhood is Imbrie Farm, which includes a house built in 1866 and the Frank Imbrie Barn, both of which McMenamins converted for use as a brewpub.WEB, Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, McMenamins',weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071025175516weblink">weblink October 25, 2007, dead, Built in 1935, the Harold Wass Ray House is near Intel's Hawthorn Farm campus. Historic properties in downtown include the Zula Linklater House (completed 1923), Rice–Gates House (1890), Edward Schulmerich House ({{Circa|1915}}), and Charles Shorey House (c. 1908). The Richard and Helen Rice House is adjacent to the Sunset Highway on the north side of the city and houses the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals. The Old Washington County Jail had been at the Washington County Fairgrounds (now known as the Westside Commons) in the city, but was restored and moved to the Five Oaks Museum outside the city in 2004, and was de-listed from the NRHP in 2008.NEWS, West Zoner: A lockup to lure 'em in, Mandel, Michelle, May 13, 2004, The Oregonian, 1, WEB,weblink January 2, 2009, National Register of Historic Places Listings, National Park Service, January 7, 2009, January 11, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090111094118weblink">weblink live, In 2007, the Manning–Kamna Farm was added to the NRHP and includes 10 buildings, dating to as early as 1883.NEWS, Trappen, Michelle, Farm near Hillsboro named historic, The Oregonian, October 26, 2007, The Malcolm McDonald House in Orenco was added to the Registry in 2015.WEB, Weekly Listings: January 23, 2015,weblink National Register of Historic Places, U.S. National Park Service, January 26, 2015, April 29, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150429123232weblink">weblink live,

Landmarks

Landmarks in Hillsboro include the Washington County Courthouse, the seat of county government.NEWS, Smith, Jill, November 4, 2004, West Zoner Beaverton: Art straddles boundary between past, present, 2, The Oregonian, Along the western edge of the city is Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery, established in 1870, which serves as the final resting place of city pioneers and politicians.NEWS, October 19, 1976, Life Styles: Historic names mark old gravestones, 5, The Hillsboro Argus, Next to the airport is the Westside Commons (known as the Washington County Fairgrounds, or Fair Complex, until 2019), home to the annual county fair.WEB, The Washington County Fair Complex,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071014052012weblink">weblink October 14, 2007, October 8, 2007, Washington County Fair Complex, Located at Shute Park was the {{cvt|25|ft|adj=on}} tall wood sculpture Chief Kno-Tah, donated to Hillsboro and dedicated in 1987 as part of Peter Wolf Toth's Trail of the Whispering Giants.NEWS, Keepfer, Scott, June 25, 2002, Finding the Toths, 3D, The Greenville News, JOURNAL, Geeslin, Ned, Cable Neuhaus, September 5, 1988, Peter Toth has heads–up works in every state, so Canada is next, People (magazine), People, Time Inc., 133, WEB, Chief Kno-Tah,weblink January 10, 2014, Parks & Recreation, City of Hillsboro, April 4, 2017,weblink dead, NEWS, Chidester, Bill, September 29, 1987, 'No-Tah' statue dedicated, The Hillsboro Argus, Due to storm damage, it was removed in 2017.NEWS, Pursinger, Geoff, June 15, 2017, No more Kno-Tah. Statue removed early Thursday morning from Shute Park, Hillsboro Tribune,weblink June 22, 2017, January 27, 2022,weblink live, File:Washington County Courthouse and grounds - Hillsboro, Oregon.jpg|The Washington County CourthouseFile:Hillsboro, Oregon (November 2020) - 10.jpg|Morgan and Bailey BuildingFile:Hillsboro, Oregon (November 2020) - 26.jpg|Hill Theatre, now an antique mallFile:Imbrie Farm farmhouse - Hillsboro Oregon.jpg|The Imbrie HouseFile:Malcolm McDonald House - Hillsboro, Oregon (2017).jpg|Malcolm McDonald House

Sports

The city has two professional sports teams, the Portland Timbers 2 (T2) of MLS Next Pro who began play at Hillsboro Stadium in 2020 and the Hillsboro Hops of the Northwest League, a Minor League Baseball club affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The baseball team relocated from Yakima, Washington, in 2012 and began play as the Hops on June 14, 2013, with its inaugural home game at the new Ron Tonkin Field on June 17.NEWS, Redden, Jim, Baseball team now Hillsboro Hops,weblink October 16, 2012, Portland Tribune, October 16, 2012, November 3, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131103153606weblink">weblink live,

Parks and recreation

(File:Ron Tonkin Field - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG|thumb|alt=Ron Tonkin Field has a main grandstand built of concrete with a metal roof suspended by cable attached to several towers. Backside of grandstand with park signage shown.|Ron Tonkin Field)(File:Wingspan Event & Conference Center - Hillsboro, OR (2021).jpg|thumb|right|The Wingspan Event and Conference Center was completed in 2020 at the Westside Commons (formerly Washington County Fairgrounds) and hosts the annual county fair, among other events.)Hillsboro's Department of Parks and Recreation operates more than 20 facilities, including the Gordon Faber Recreation Complex which includes Hillsboro Stadium and Ron Tonkin Field. There are 23 parks, two sports complexes, the Walters Cultural Arts Center, the Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center, and three other mixed-use facilities.WEB,weblink Our Parks, Parks & Recreation, City of Hillsboro, January 10, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140104161652weblink">weblink January 4, 2014, The city also owns the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve along the Tualatin River on the south side of the community.NEWS, Metro Southwest Neighbors: Nature educator loves seeing children explore, Foyston, John, May 15, 2008, The Oregonian, 9,

Government

(File:Jones Farm Fire Station pan - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG|thumb|left|alt=The Jones Farm fire station is one story tall with gray concrete blocks and red colored brick on the exterior.|Hillsboro Fire and Rescue Jones Farm station)Hillsboro operates under a council–manager form of city government. Voters elect six at-large councilors and a mayor, who each serve four-year terms, subject to a charter-imposed limitation of two consecutive terms.WEB, Hillsboro City Council Meeting Information,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140112094828weblink">weblink January 12, 2014, January 12, 2014, City of Hillsboro, The mayor and council appoint a city manager to conduct the ordinary business of the city. Policy decisions are the responsibility of the council and mayor. Administrative functions are carried out by the manager and manager-appointed staff.WEB, Chapter VIII Appointive Officers,weblink December 14, 2008, Hillsboro Municipal Code, Quality Code Publishing, July 18, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110718001812weblink">weblink live, Government functions are centered at the Hillsboro Civic Center, which houses the office of the city manager and is the location of the twice-monthly city council meetings. As of 2021, Steve Callaway was the mayor; Beach Pace, Rick Van Beveren, Kyle Allen, Anthony Martin, Olivia Alcaire, and Gina Roletto were the city councilors.WEB, City Council,weblink live, March 7, 2021, City of Hillsboro, March 24, 2020,weblink Robby Hammond serves as the city's manager.WEB, Pot, Justin, Robby Hammond to take over as Hillsboro's interim city manager,weblink October 12, 2019, Hillsboro Signal, October 12, 2019,weblink live, At the federal level, Hillsboro lies in Oregon's 1st congressional district, represented by Suzanne Bonamici.NEWS,weblink January 2, 2012, Politico, February 5, 2012, Suzanne Bonamici wins decisively in Oregon special, February 4, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120204073202weblink">weblink live, In the State Senate, Hillsboro is in District 15, represented by Chuck Riley, District 13, represented by Kim Thatcher,WEB, Live Oregon Election Results,weblink OregonLive, November 11, 2018, January 5, 2019, January 14, 2019,weblink live, and District 12 represented by Brian Boquist.WEB, Oregon State Senate by District,weblink Oregon State Legislature, 2019, January 5, 2019, January 6, 2019,weblink live, In the House, Districts 24 (Ron Noble), 26 (Courtney Neron), 29 (Susan McClain) and 30 (Janeen Sollman) cover the city.WEB, Oregon House of Representatives by District,weblink Oregon State Legislature, 2019, January 5, 2019, January 6, 2019,weblink live, Parts of county commissioner districts 1 (Nafisa Fai), 2 (Pam Treece), and 4 (Jerry Willey) overlap the city.WEB,weblink Map of Board of Commissioner Districts, Washington County,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070615013354weblink">weblink June 15, 2007, WEB, 2019, Board of Commissioners,weblink live, March 7, 2021, Washington County, Oregon, February 28, 2021,weblink In addition, Hillsboro lies within District 4 (Juan Carlos González) and District 3 (Gerritt Rosenthal) of the Metro regional government.WEB, March 19, 2014, Metro Council,weblink March 19, 2021, Metro, en, February 28, 2021,weblink live,

Education

(File:Hillsboro School District HQ.JPG|thumb|alt=The Hillsboro School District's are headquartered in a two-story concrete office building. The top-level is white in color, the lower level gray.|Hillsboro School District headquarters)Public schools in Hillsboro are operated by the Hillsboro School District (1J). The district is a unified school district with twenty-three elementary schools, four middle schools, and four high schools. The district also operates the Miller Education Center, an alternative school, the Hare Field athletic complex, and City View Charter School.NEWS,weblink Your Schools: City View Charter School, The Oregonian, September 9, 2009, August 5, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100805024731weblink">weblink live, The school district covers Hillsboro, Scholls, Reedville, North Plains, West Union, and other surrounding communities. Total enrollment as of the 2022–23 school year was 18,872 students, making it the fourth-largest district in the state (behind Portland, Salem-Keizer, and Beaverton).WEB,weblink Oregon School Districts – Aggregated RC Data, Oregon Department of Education, January 30, 2017, March 17, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170317125501weblink">weblink live, The four traditional public high schools are, in order of creation:{| class="wikitable"! Name! Current campus! Enrollment (2022–23)WEB,weblink Enrollment and Demographics, Hillsboro School District, January 7, 2024, ! NicknameHillsboro High School (Oregon)>Hillsboro High School| 1969| 1,322| SpartansGlencoe High School (Hillsboro, Oregon)>Glencoe High School| 1980| 1,452| Crimson TideCentury High School (Hillsboro, Oregon)>Century High School| 1997| 1,533| JaguarsLiberty High School (Hillsboro, Oregon)>Liberty High School| 2003| 1,483| FalconsPost-secondary educational opportunities include the west campus of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)WEB,weblink West Campus, Oregon Health & Sciences University, March 3, 2009, February 7, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090207173013weblink">weblink live, while Pacific University operates a satellite Health Professions Campus in downtown adjacent to Tuality Community Hospital. The OHSU site was formerly that of the Oregon Graduate Institute (later OGI School of Science and Engineering) and the Oregon National Primate Research Center portions of OHSU. Other educational opportunities are available at the Work Force Training Center (Portland Community College) and a branch of the University of Phoenix. Hillsboro is home to private primary and secondary schools including Faith Bible High School, St. Matthew Catholic School, Tualatin Valley Academy, and Renaissance Alternative School, among others.NEWS,weblink Washington County Private Schools, June 27, 2007, The Oregonian, December 30, 2008, June 21, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090621053413weblink">weblink live,

Media

The weekly Hillsboro Tribune, launched in 2012, was based in Hillsboro. It was replaced in 2019 by a Hillsboro edition of the News-Times, a weekly newspaper owned by the same company and based in nearby Forest Grove.NEWS, Pamplin Media Group, Hillsboro Tribune will publish under News-Times flag: Newspaper will be published as zoned edition of the News-Times,weblink September 8, 2019, Hillsboro Tribune, August 7, 2019, A1, A16,weblink August 8, 2019, Historically, the city's longtime newspaper of record was the weekly Hillsboro Argus newspaper (published twice-weekly from 1953 to 2015).NEWS, Aug. 28 Argus paper to be the last Friday issue,weblink September 8, 2019, Hillsboro Tribune, August 28, 2015, A12,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150924063915weblink">weblink September 24, 2015, dead, It was published in Hillsboro for more than 120 years until its discontinuation in 2017.NEWS, Pursinger, Geoff, Argus newspaper to cease publication in March, Hillsboro Tribune, February 3, 2017, A1, A5, published online January 26,weblink September 8, 2019,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170213164759weblink">weblink February 13, 2017, The city is also served by Portland-based media outlets, including The Oregonian, Willamette Week, and all broadcast stations.Local FM radio station KQRZ-LP airing Oldies on 100.7 MHz is licensed by the FCC to Hillsboro and is simulcast on 96.7 MHz KICN-LP. AM radio station KUIK was based in Hillsboro until sold in 2018. KUIK was a 5,000-watt station broadcasting at the 1360 frequency.

Infrastructure

Transportation

(File:TriMet Type 5 LRVs in Hillsboro May 2015.jpg|left|alt=A MAX light rail train parked at the Hatfield Government Center Station in Downtown Hillsboro. The train is a pair of Type 5 LRVs.|thumb|The western terminus of the MAX Blue Line at the Hatfield Government Center Station)Public transportation is available by bus and light rail, managed by regional transit agency TriMet. The first MAX Light Rail line, now known as the Blue Line, was extended to serve Hillsboro on September 12, 1998.NEWS, Go west young MAX, Oliver, Gordon, Don Hamilton, September 9, 1998, The Oregonian, C1, The western terminus is located downtown. The Willow Creek and Hillsboro transit centers (TC) are the main hubs of the public transit system, although seven other MAX stations provide varying degrees of bus interconnection. MAX stations (west to east) are the {{stn|Hatfield Government Center}}, Hillsboro Central TC, Tuality Hospital, Washington/Southeast 12th Avenue, {{stn|Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport}}, {{stn|Hawthorn Farm}}, Orenco, {{stn|Quatama}}, and Willow Creek TC. Located next to the Tuality Hospital station is the Hillsboro Intermodal Transit Facility, which opened in 2010 and was jointly paid for by the hospital, Pacific University, and the city.NEWS,weblink Parking garage coming to health campus, Gordanier, Susan, February 13, 2009, The Hillsboro Argus, July 14, 2011, January 28, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120128080327weblink">weblink live, The facility is primarily a parking garage, but includes lockers and showers for bicyclists along with electric vehicle charging stations.NEWS, Hillsboro hopes its electric charging stations entice alternative-energy industry, Parks, Casey, The Oregonian, March 19, 2010,weblink July 14, 2011, January 25, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120125010509weblink">weblink live, Freight rail service from Portland and Western Railroad with interconnections to the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad both serve Hillsboro.WEB,weblink Portland & Western Railroad, Genesee & Wyoming, February 1, 2009, February 24, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090224090226weblink">weblink dead, The city is not served by passenger rail service over a heavy-rail line. Air travel is available at the Hillsboro Airport in the center of the city and at Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark, a general aviation field south of the city. The Hillsboro Airport is a general aviation airport operated by the Port of Portland, and is the second-busiest airport in the state after Portland International Airport.NEWS, Two growth patterns, one worry, Bermudez, Esmeralda, July 19, 2006, The Oregonian, C1, The airport mainly serves private pilots and corporate flights, with no scheduled airline flights from its two runways, but does have an on-call customs service.NEWS, West Zoner: Hillsboro Airport to get customs service operation, Potter, Connie, May 25, 1989, The Oregonian, 4, Oregon Route 8, known locally as the Tualatin Valley Highway (TV Highway), is the primary east–west highway. U.S. Route 26, also known as the Sunset Highway, bisects the northeast corner of the city. Other major east–west roads are Cornell Road and Main Street (formerly Baseline Road). Major north–south routes are Oregon Route 219 / 1st Avenue, 10th Avenue, Cornelius Pass Road, and Brookwood. The easternmost north–south route, 185th Avenue, borders Beaverton and runs between the Tanasbourne Town Center and the rest of Hillsboro. TV Highway connects to Cornelius and Forest Grove to the west and Beaverton to the east.

Services

Hillsboro operates its own library system, fire department, parks department, water system, police department, and municipal internet service. The Hillsboro Fire Department has five stations, and the Hillsboro Police Department operates two standard precincts and a mobile precinct.WEB,weblink Hillsboro Community Profile, Oregon Economic & Community Development Department, Oregon Secretary of State,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080415211823weblink">weblink April 15, 2008, dead, WEB,weblink Incorporated Cities: Hillsboro, Oregon Blue Book, Oregon Secretary of State, October 6, 2007, October 25, 2018,weblink live, NEWS,weblink New Cherry Lane fire house seeds future for expansion, Eckert, Kurt, August 5, 2010, The Hillsboro Argus, August 8, 2010, August 7, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100807191813weblink">weblink live, Wastewater treatment is provided through the county-wide Clean Water Services. The city's municipal internet service, HiLight, was initially launched in 2020 and expects to cover all households by 2027.WEB, Rogoway, Mike, December 10, 2020, Hillsboro launches HiLight, aspiring to build Oregon's largest city-run internet service,weblink live,weblink November 22, 2022, November 22, 2022, The Oregonian/OregonLive, en, WEB, December 7, 2021, Hillsboro's HiLight internet service years ahead of schedule,weblink November 22, 2022, KOIN.com, en-US, November 22, 2022,weblink live,

Health care

Hospital services in the city are provided by Hillsboro Medical Center (formerly Tuality Community Hospital) in the downtown area of the city. Opened in 1918 as the city's first hospital,NEWS, Business and Industry: Tuality Hospital begins in home, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, 10, the 167-bed facility is operated by Tuality Healthcare. Other significant medical facilities include Kaiser Permanente's Sunset Medical Office and Providence Health & Services' immediate care center, both in the Tanasbourne neighborhood. Kaiser Permanente also opened the Kaiser Westside Medical Center, a 126-bed hospital in 2013, next to its Sunset Medical Office.NEWS, Wang, Amy, Maternity unit tour: Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center,weblink January 10, 2014, The Oregonian, August 29, 2013, January 10, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140110092834weblink">weblink live, The Department of Veterans Affairs opened a medical clinic in the Tanasbourne area in 2008.NEWS,weblink VA clinic will host open house of new facilities, Crepeau, Megan, February 12, 2009, The Oregonian, February 16, 2009, June 9, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110609145157weblink">weblink live,

Notable people

For more than 150 years, the city has had residents as varied as David Hill, the city's founder, to Tiffeny Milbrett, an Olympic and World Cup champion soccer player.NEWS, Soccer notebook OSU to play 'exciting' Pilots, 'always ready' Vikings, Haight, Abby, September 29, 2005, The Oregonian, D3, Sydney Collins is a player for the Canada national soccer team.WEB, Canada - S. Collins - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway,weblink June 23, 2023, int.soccerway.com, Two governors of Oregon, James Withycombe and Paul L. Patterson, have called the city home.NEWS, Historic Potpourri: County governors both die in office, October 19, 1976, The Hillsboro Argus, 4, Other politicians included Congressmen Thomas H. Tongue and Samuel Thurston; mayors William N. Barrett, Benjamin P. Cornelius, and William D. Hare, patriarch of the Hare political family. Athletes include Erik Ainge, Scott Brosius, Colt Lyerla, Ad Rutschman, Wes Schulmerich, Wally Backman, and Olympic medalists Josh Inman, Thomas Garrigus, and Jean Saubert. Hillsboro has also been home to Peggy Y. Fowler, the former chief executive officer of Portland General Electric, producer Bryce Zabel, the "Mother Queen of Oregon" Mary Ramsey Wood, Tommy Overstreet, musician Esperanza Spalding and professional wrestler Roddy Piper.NEWS,weblink Return of the Piper, Dundas, Zach, May 16, 2001, Willamette Week, November 24, 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090519212653weblink">weblink May 19, 2009, dead,

Sister city

Hillsboro's only sister city relationship is with Fukuroi,NEWS, November 13, 2008, Graphics, The Oregonian, R15, a city of about 85,000 residents in the Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan. The cities, which have similar economic bases in agriculture and high technology, began their relationship in November 1988.NEWS, Hillsboro, Fukuroi sign sister-city pact, Potter, Connie, December 1, 1988, The Oregonian, MW9, The relationship has included exchanges of students between schools in each city.NEWS, West Zoner: Hillsboro students eager for trip to Japan, Potter, Connie, April 23, 1992, The Oregonian, 8, In the late 2000s, Hillsboro unsuccessfully explored finding a sister city in MexicoNEWS, Mayor crossing border for broader view, Bermudez, Esmeralda, July 28, 2006, The Oregonian, B3, and also neglected the relationship with Fukuroi.NEWS, Metro East Neighbors: Sister city status with China city hits snags, Parks, Casey, August 23, 2007, The Oregonian, 1, However, in 2008, a Fukuroi contingent of adults visited Hillsboro to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Sister City agreement.NEWS, The Hillsboro Argus: Fukuroi Teens Taste Hillsboro Hospitality, Gordanier, Susan, March 24, 2009, The Hillsboro Argus, A1,

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• {{Oregon Encyclopedia|hillsboro|Hillsboro}}
• City of Hillsboro, OR, official website
• Hillsboro Historical Society
• Map (PDF) – Oregon Department of Transportation

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