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HISTORY The city was founded by David Hill (1809 - 1850) in the 1840s . It went by two other names -- East Tualatin Plains and Columbia -- before it became Hillsborough in honor of Hill after his death; the spelling was later simplified to Hillsboro. It incorporated in 1876 . GEOGRAPHY Hillsboro is located at 45°31'26" North, 122°56'34" West (45.523776, -122.942865). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 55.9 Km&2 (21.6 Mi&2 ). 55.9 km&2 (21.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.05% is water. Hillsboro is located in the Tualatin Valley , and the Tualatin River forms part of the southern city limits. The geography of that area is fairly flat indicative of its agricultural past and nearby farm uses still in operation. Hillsboro is about 18 miles to the west of Portland, Oregon , with Beaverton, Oregon located in the intervening area. ECONOMY Many High-tech companies operate in Hillsboro, making it the center of Oregon's Silicon Forest . In particular, Intel 's largest site is Hillsboro. Sun Microsystems High-End Operations is headquartered in Hillsboro. Other high-tech companies with factories in Hillsboro include Fujitsu , Epson , NEC , and Tri-Quint Semiconductor. In March of 2006, leading San Francisco Biotech firm Genentech announced its plans to locate a state-of-the-art product packaging and distribution facility on 100 acres in Hillsboro nearby Intel 's Ronler Acres campus. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 70,187 people, 25,079 households, and 17,078 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 1,256.3/km&2 (3,253.8/mi&2). There were 27,211 housing units at an average density of 487.1/km&2 (1,261.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 77.50% White , 1.22% African American , 0.82% Native American , 6.53% Asian , 0.25% Pacific Islander , 10.38% from Other Races , and 3.30% from two or more races. 18.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 25,079 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were Married Couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.28. In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $51,737, and the median income for a family was $57,379. Males had a median income of $41,046 versus $30,172 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $21,680. 9.2% of the population and 6.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 10.9% of those under the age of 18 and 7.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NOTABLE HILLSBORO RESIDENTS SISTER CITY Hillsboro's Sister City is Fukuroi , Japan . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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