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Renting an Apartment in Tualatin
What You Should Know
Tualatin is a city that is a southwestern suburb of Portland, Oregon, United
States. It is located south of Tigard in Washington County, one of three Oregon
counties that contain the Portland Metropolitan Area. The name is taken from the
Tualatin River, which flows along most of the city's northern boundary.
According to Oregon Geographic Names, a post office with the spelling "Tualitin"
was established November 5, 1869, and the spelling changed to "Tualatin" in
1915. In the 1880s, the settlement was sometimes called Bridgeport, probably
because of the nearby bridge, one of the first built over the Tualatin River.
The population was 22,791 at the 2000 census
Tualatin is home to a majority of Bridgeport Village ("Bridgeport"), a lifestyle
center that opened in early 2005. (The northern part Bridgeport Village is in
Tigard.) Built at the site of an old quarry, Bridgeport is built in faux Italian
village style, and features an 18 screen movie theater, several national and
regional chain restaurants and many chain retail stores, but has no major
department store anchor. Additional nearby retail areas are being constructed
(July, 2006).
The city of Tualatin falls completely under the jurisdiction of the
Tigard-Tualatin School District. This district contains 10 elementary schools, 3
middle schools, and 2 high schools. Of these schools, 5 are actually located
within Tualatin city limits: Bridgeport Elementary School, Byrom Elementary
School, Tualatin Elementary School, Hazelbrook Middle School, and Tualatin High
School. Tualatin's public education system is known for producing high
achievers.
Tualatin High School is one of 13 schools in Oregon and one of 479 in the United
States to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. "The IB Diploma
is the premier global standard of high school academic excellence, and Tualatin
is proud to have offered students the option to earn it ever since our doors
opened in 1992." - Tualatin High IB Program.