TUALATIN, OREGON

'Tualatin' (IPA: ) 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 population was 22,791 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimate is 25,650 residents.^[1]

Contents

History

Demographics

Geography

Local economy

Education

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Media

External links

References

History

The name of the city 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.
In 1962, a fossilized mastodon was excavated in what is now the Fred Meyer parking lot.^[2]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,791 people, 8,651 households, and 5,804 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,131.1/km² (2,928.5/mi²). There were 9,218 housing units at an average density of 457.5/km² (1,184.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.89% White, 0.79% African American, 0.69% Native American, 3.62% Asian, 0.37% Pacific Islander, 4.84% from other races, and 2.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.85% of the population.
There were 8,651 households out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $55,762, and the median income for a family was $68,165. Males had a median income of $47,004 versus $32,210 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,694. About 3.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Geography

Tualatin is located at (45.374808, -122.770067).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.2 km² (7.8 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Local economy

Tualatin is home to a majority of Bridgeport Village ("Bridgeport"), a lifestyle center that opened in early 2005. [1] (The northern part of Bridgeport Village is in Tigard.) Built at the site of an old quarry, Bridgeport was designed to be reminiscent of an open-air European-style shopping experience. It features an 18-screen movie theater, several national and regional chain restaurants, and many chain retail stores.
There are many factories on the south side of town, including a large Novellus Systems plant that makes electrochemical deposition tools for manufacturing semiconductors.
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Education

The city of Tualatin falls completely under the jurisdiction of the Tigard-Tualatin School District. This district contains 10 elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools. Of these schools, five are actually located within Tualatin city limits: Bridgeport Elementary School, Byrom Elementary School, Tualatin Elementary School, Hazelbrook Middle School, and Tualatin High School.

High schools

★ Tualatin High School

Middle schools

★ Hazelbrook Middle School

Elementary schools

★ Bridgeport Elementary

★ Byrom Elementary

★ Tualatin Elementary

★ Deer Creek Elementary

Media

★ ''The Tualatin Times'', a weekly newspaper owned and operated by Portland-based Pamplin Media Group^[3]

External links

★ City of Tualatin

★ Oregon Blue Book listing for Tualatin

★ UnSprawl Case Study: Tualatin Commons

References

1. PSU:Population Research Center
2. Tualatin's Mastadon: "Tu Tu Tuala"
3. Tualatin Times