Hillsboro, Oregon

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The 2000 Census showed that Hillsboro had a population of 70,186 people^<1>. This represents 2.05% of the total population of Oregon, making it the state's 6th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
3	Salem	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	153,435	12.06% increase
4	Gresham	E	24 mi [38.62 km]	101,221	12.21% increase
5	Beaverton	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	91,757	20.53% increase
-6-	Hillsboro			93,638	33.41% increase
7	Medford	S	220 mi [354.1 km]	73,212	15.93% increase
8	Springfield	S	101 mi [162.5 km]	57,224	8.25% increase
9	Bend	SE	129 mi [207.6 km]	77,181	48.34% increase

Hillsboro had 27,211 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Hillsboro has an area^<4> of 21.57 square miles [55.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Hillsboro had a 2000 population density of 3,253 people per square mile [1,256 people/km²], making it the state's 31st most densely populated area.

Washington County

The city of Hillsboro is located in Washington County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 448,509 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 70,186 people, Hillsboro contained 15.65% of the Washington County total.

In addition, where the community of Hillsboro has a population density of 3,253 people per square mile [1,256 people/km²], Washington County averages 619 people per square mile [239.3 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Washington County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Hillsboro and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Hillsboro. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Hillsboro. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Hillsboro, it also contains a comparison between Hillsboro and the state of Oregon.

Click here for the Hillsboro QuickFact (QF-4134100).

The following communities are nearby Hillsboro and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Beaverton	QF-4105350	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	91,757	20.53% increase
	Tigard	QF-4173650	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	48,713	18.17% increase
	Portland	QF-4159000	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	557,706	5.4% increase
	Lake Oswego	QF-4140550	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	36,926	4.67% increase
	Vancouver (WA)	QF-5374060	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	163,186	13.67% increase
	Gresham	QF-4131250	E	24 mi [38.62 km]	101,221	12.21% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Hillsboro.

A Census Quickfact is available for Washington County (QF-41067).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Washington County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clackamas	QF-41005	SE	380,576	12.1% increase
	Clatsop	QF-41007	NW	37,404	5.16% increase
	Columbia	QF-41009	N	49,408	13.17% increase
	Multnomah	QF-41051	E	714,567	7.98% increase
	Tillamook	QF-41057	W	24,927	2.78% increase
	Yamhill	QF-41071	SW	98,168	15.16% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Hillsboro:

Hillsboro is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #9 (the Pacific Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Hillsboro.

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Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Hillsboro. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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