Hillsboro is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. 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,making Hillsboro the fifth-most populous city in Oregon.
Willow Creek/Southwest 185th Avenue Transit Center is a multimodal transport hub in Hillsboro,Oregon,United States. Owned and operated by TriMet,it is served by bus and light rail. The transit center is the ninth station eastbound on the Blue Line,the fifth station eastbound on the Red Line,and a hub for bus routes mostly serving Washington County in the Portland metropolitan area. It is located by the intersection of Southwest Baseline Road and 185th Avenue near the city's boundary with Beaverton.
Tanasbourne,Oregon,is a neighborhood in Washington County,Oregon,where NW 185th Avenue and the Sunset Highway intersect. It is located within the greater Portland metropolitan area. The area includes portions of Beaverton and Hillsboro,and is generally considered to be south of U.S. 26,north of Walker Road,west of 158th,and east of Cornelius Pass Road. Adjacent to Aloha and part of the West Metro region,Tanasbourne has many shopping areas and is the former home of the defunct Tanasbourne Mall.
The Hillsboro Civic Center is a government-built,mixed-use development in downtown Hillsboro,Oregon,United States. The development includes the city hall for the county seat of Washington County,located west of Portland,Oregon. Covering 6 acres (24,000 m2),the Civic Center has a total of over 165,000 square feet (15,300 m2) in the complex. The total of six stories for the main structure makes the building the tallest in the city,tied with Tuality Community Hospital. In addition to government offices,the Civic Center includes retail space,public plazas,and residential housing. The complex was built to centralize city government functions under one roof.
Venetian Hillsboro,last known as the Venetian Theatre &Bistro,is a former movie theater and performing arts venue in downtown Hillsboro,Oregon,United States,which since 2022 has been in use by a venue named Venetian Hillsboro. Formerly the Town Theater,the building re-opened in 2008 after more than a decade of inactivity and revitalization plans. Built in 1888 as a bank,later mayor Orange Phelps converted the property into a theater in 1911 and in 1925 converted it into a two-story Italianate building with a larger auditorium. Prior to renovation the theater was owned by the city of Hillsboro who purchased it from Act III Theatres.
The Glenn &Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center is a multi-use arts and performance venue in downtown Hillsboro,Oregon,United States. Opened in 2004,it is housed in a red-colored stone building completed in 1949 as a Lutheran church. Hillsboro,a city on the west side of Portland,owns the three-level facility and operates it through their Parks and Recreation Department.
Tualatin Valley Academy (TVA) is a preschool-through-tenth-grade private school in Hillsboro,Oregon,United States. Founded in 1916 as Tualatin Valley Junior Academy,the school is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. TVA was affiliated with the Ring of Fire handbell choir from its inception in 1997 until 2004.
Rood Bridge Park is a municipal park in southeast Hillsboro,Oregon,United States. Opened in 1999,the park encompasses 60 acres (24 ha) on the north bank of the Tualatin River at its confluence with Rock Creek. Rood Bridge is near Hillsboro High School and sits across the river from Meriwether National Golf Course. The park is the city's largest,and contains tennis courts,a meeting facility,trails,a canoe launch,and a rhododendron garden among other features.
Reedville Creek Park is a municipal park in the Reedville neighborhood of Hillsboro,Oregon,United States. Opened in 2003,the 9.6-acre (39,000 m2) park is along Cornelius Pass Road at Francis Street in the southeast area of the city. The park includes basketball courts,children’s play equipment,a picnic shelter,tennis courts,and sports fields among other amenities. Reedville Creek was the first and is the only park in Hillsboro with a skatepark.
Thomas E. Bunn is a former law enforcement officer and politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. A Republican,he served part of a term in the Oregon House of Representatives while two brothers served in the Oregon State Senate. A former sheriff’s deputy in Yamhill County,he later served two terms as a county commissioner. He also was mayor of Amity and a member of their city council.
Faith Bible High School is a private,nondenominational Christian school in Hillsboro,Oregon,United States. Opened in 1976,the school offers classes from ninth through twelfth grade. The school is part of the Faith Bible Christian School that has a second campus where preschool through eighth grade are taught. The high school is accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools,and in sports is a member of the Oregon School Activities Association where they compete at the 2A level in the Northwest League as the Falcons.
Shirley Todd Huffman was an American politician and legal secretary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Raised in Dayton,Oregon,she settled in Hillsboro,Oregon,where she served on the city council before serving two terms as mayor from 1985 to 1993. During her time as mayor,plans for the Westside Light Rail were approved,with Huffman receiving credit for the extension into downtown Hillsboro. After leaving office,she served on the board of directors of TriMet and as a development coordinator for the city.
Hidden Creek Park East,formerly known as 53rd Avenue Community Park,is a municipal park in Hillsboro,Oregon,United States. Partially opened in 2008,the park covers 43.5 acres (17.6 ha) along northeast 53rd Avenue in the middle of the city. The park includes two multi-purpose sports fields covered with artificial turf along with basketball courts,tennis courts,and a water fountain. Its neighboring park,Hidden Creek Park West,contains an indoor recreation center which include exercise facilities and a gymnasium along with outdoor park items that include children's play equipment,a combined futsal/pickleball court,and walking trails. Plans call for a aquatics center to be built in the near future. Land for both parks were purchased from exercise equipment maker Soloflex beginning in 2001.
Gordon C. Faber was an American politician and businessman in the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania,he grew up in Hillsboro,Oregon. He joined the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a small business owner before becoming a real estate agent and entering politics. He served on Hillsboro's budget committee and city council before serving two terms as mayor from 1993 to 2001. The Gordon Faber Recreation Complex in the city's northeast corner is named in his honor.
Tualatin Hills Park &Recreation District (THPRD) is a special parks district located in the eastern part of Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Created in 1955,the district covers all of the city of Beaverton and many of those communities surrounding Beaverton in the Portland metropolitan area. The district covers an area of 50 square miles (130 km2) and serves a population of about 220,000,making it the largest parks district in Oregon. Tualatin Hills operates over 200 facilities totaling 2,100 acres (850 ha),including eight swimming centers. The district has an annual budget of $40 million and is overseen by a five-person board of directors.
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center is a non-profit organization that provides primary health care in Washington and Yamhill counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1975,Virginia Garcia operates five medical clinics,five dental clinics,one women's clinic as well as six school-based health centers,and is based in Cornelius,Oregon. The organization was founded to provide medical care to migrant and farm workers and those with barriers to care. It was named after the daughter of migrant workers who died after failing to receive medical treatment for an infected cut on her foot. In 2016,Virginia Garcia had revenues of $60 million and served 45,000 patients.
Hillsboro Fire &Rescue is the municipal fire department for the city of Hillsboro in the U.S. state of Oregon. Founded in 1880,the department operates five stations with six companies. The department has 123 members and is led by Chief David Downey.
Tualatin Valley Fire &Rescue (TVF&R) is a special-purpose government fire fighting and emergency services district in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon. Established in 1989 with a merger between Washington County Fire District 1 and the Tualatin Rural Fire Protection District,it primarily provides fire and emergency medical services in eastern Washington County,but also provides services in neighboring Multnomah,Clackamas,and Yamhill counties. It serves unincorporated areas along with the cities of Beaverton,Tigard,Tualatin,West Linn,Wilsonville,and Sherwood,among others. With over 400 firefighters and 27 fire stations,the district is the second largest fire department in the state and has an annual budget of $197 million.
Washington County Fire District 2 (WCFD2) was a special-purpose government fire fighting and emergency services district in Washington County on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon. Established in 1952,it primarily provided fire and emergency medical services in the central portion of the county surrounding Hillsboro,including the city of North Plains. The District had two fire stations when it was absorbed by Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue in 2017.
