Tualatin, Oregon

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Tualatin, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 45°22′29″N, 122°46′12″W
County	Washington County
Incorporated	1913
Government
- Mayor	Lou Ogden
Area
- City	20.2 km²  (7.8 sq mi)
- Land	20.2 km² (7.8 sq mi)
- Water	0 km² (0 sq mi)
Elevation	37.5 m (123 ft)
Population (2006)
- City	25,650
- Density	1,131.1/km² (2,928.5/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)
Website: http://www.ci.tualatin.or.us

Tualatin (IPA: tu ɔ lə tn̩) 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. The 2006 estimate is 25,650 residents.^[1]

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Geography 3 Local Economy 4 Education 4.1 High schools 4.2 Middle schools 4.3 Elementary schools 5 Media 6 General information 6.1 ZIP code 6.2 Area codes 7 External links 8 References

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 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.

[edit] Geography

Tualatin is located at 45°22′29″N, 122°46′12″W (45.374808, -122.770067)^GR1.

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.

[edit] 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 has a faux Italian village architectural 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.

[edit] 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. Tualatin's public education system is known for producing high achievers.^{[citation needed]}

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.

[edit] High schools

• Tualatin High School

[edit] Middle schools

• Hazelbrook Middle School

[edit] Elementary schools

• Bridgeport Elementary
• Byrom Elementary
• Tualatin Elementary
• Deer Creek Elementary

[edit] Media

• The Tualatin Times, a weekly newspaper owned and operated by Portland-based Pamplin Media Group

[edit] General information

[edit] ZIP code

97062

[edit] Area codes

(503) and (971), both overlap

[edit] External links

• City of Tualatin
• Oregon Blue Book listing for Tualatin
• Tualatin Times
• Tualatin Commons
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 45.374808° -122.770067°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

[edit] References

1. ^ PSU:Population Research Center