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Hillsboro Demographics

City Characteristics & Location

• Vital part of Metropolitan Portland area (1.9 million population)
• Located 17.9 miles from downtown Portland, with major freeway access
• 6th largest city in Oregon
• Western terminus of metropolitan light rail line connecting Hillsboro to Portland and Portland International Airport
• County seat of Washington County
• Hillsboro Airport (HIO): Oregon’s premier all weather full service general aviation/business class airport, currently supporting a wide range of business aircraft with its 6600’ runway
• The heart of the “Silicon Forest”, Oregon’s high technology cluster
  Hillsboro is an evolving diverse multicultural community with a small town atmosphere and a global perspective
• Elevation: 165’ above sea level
• Average summer high temperature: 79° F
• Average winter low temperature: 33° F
• Average annual rainfall: 37.4”