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Renting an Apartment in Hillsboro
What You Should Know
Hillsboro is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The
population was 70,186 as of the 2000 census. As of 2006, the city estimates its
resident population to be 82,023, with a daytime population due to commuting of
110,000. It is the county seat of Washington County.
The City operates under a council/manager form of government. Voters elect six
councilors and a mayor. Each serves a four-year term, subject to a charter
imposed limitation of two consecutive terms, council members are elected at
large. The mayor and council appoint a City Manager to conduct the 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.
Hillsboro operates its own library system, fire department, parks department,
and police department. The fire department has four stations while the police
department operates two standard precincts along with a mobile precinct.
The city was founded by David Hill 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. Hillsboro
was incorporated in 1876.
Many technology companies operate in Hillsboro, making it the center of Oregon's
Silicon Forest. In particular, Intel's largest site is in Hillsboro. Sun
Microsystems High-End Operations is headquartered in Hillsboro. Other high-tech
companies with facilities in Hillsboro include Yahoo!, FEI, Credence Systems,
and TriQuint Semiconductor. Hillsboro is the corporate headquarters for
Corillian Corporation, Lattice Semiconductor, RadiSys, and Planar Systems. In
March 2006, 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.
The Hillsboro School District is a unified school district. It operates 23
elementary schools, four middle schools, and four high schools. There is also a
special alternative school and the Hare Field athletic complex. The school
district covers Hillsboro, Scholls, Reedville, North Plains, West Union, and
other area communities. Total enrollment as of 2006: 19,938 students, 4th
largest in the state.
The west campus of Oregon Health and Science University is located in Hillsboro
in the Tanasbourne neighborhood. This is the Oregon Graduate Institute (OGI) and
Oregon National Primate Research Center portions of OHSU. Pacific University
operates a satellite Health Professions Campus in downtown. Other educational
opportunities are available at the Work Force Training Center (Capital Center)
and a University of Phoenix branch, both located in Tanasbourne.
Hospital service within the city is provided by the Tuality Community Hospital
in downtown. Other significant medical facilities include Kaiser Permanente’s
Sunset Medical Office and a Providence Health System's immediate care center,
both in the Tanasbourne neighborhood. Kaiser Permanente plans to build a
hospital at their medical office site in the next few years.