Oregon Geographic Names is a compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U.S. state of Oregon , published by the Oregon Historical Society . The book was originally published in 1928. It was compiled and edited by Lewis A. McArthur . As of 2011 , the book is in its seventh edition, which was compiled and edited by Lewis L. McArthur (who died in 2018).
24-706: Tualatin may refer to: Places [ edit ] Oregon, United States [ edit ] Tualatin, Oregon , a city in the Tualatin Valley Tualatin Academy , a building and former school in Forest Grove Tuality Community Hospital , a hospital in Hillsboro Tualatin Mountains , a section of the Oregon Coast Range Tualatin Plains ,
48-905: A lowland section of the Tualatin Valley Tualatin River , a tributary of the Willamette River Tualatin Station , a commuter rail station in Tualatin Tualatin Valley , the region surrounding the Tualatin River Tualatin Valley Highway , a state highway Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue , a regional fire district Other uses [ edit ] Tualatin (people) , a part of the Kalapuya Native American tribe in western Oregon, US Tualatin (microprocessor) ,
72-462: A post office with the spelling "Tualitin" was established November 5, 1869, and the spelling changed to "Tualatin" in 1915. In the 1850s, the settlement was first called Galbreath after its founder Samuel Galbreath. In 1853, Galbreath built the first bridge over the Tualatin river, and the town became known as Bridgeport . In the 1880s, John Sweek platted a town around the new railroad depot, and named
96-497: Is also home to Nyberg Woods, a neighborhood and lifestyle center located at the conjunction of Interstate 5 and Nyberg road. Tualatin also harbors Nyberg Rivers, which opened in the fall of 2014 and is the third major retail project to be developed by CenterCal Properties in Tualatin. Following the construction of Bridgeport Village and Nyberg Woods, Nyberg Rivers contains approximately 300,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, fitness, and entertainment space. There are many factories on
120-408: Is also located on Bull Mountain, splits students between Hazelbrook or Twality Middle School. The students of Twality also split between the two high schools in this scenario. The Portland Japanese School , a weekend Japanese educational program for Japanese citizens and Japanese Americans , holds its classes at Hazelbrook Middle School at Tualatin. The school began holding its classes there after
144-467: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tualatin, Oregon Tualatin ( / t u ˈ ɔː l ə t ɪ n / too- AW -lə-tin ) is a city located primarily in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon . A small portion of the city is also located in neighboring Clackamas County . It is a southwestern suburb in
168-561: Is headquartered in Tualatin. From the 1960s through the 1980s, Tualatin was the home of Sunn Musical Equipment Company , a manufacturer of musical and sound reinforcement equipment. Tualatin has been used as a filming location for Hollywood movies, including Thumbsucker , which was filmed at Tualatin High School. Tualatin is within the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet),
192-551: Is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km ) is water. Tualatin is home to a majority of Bridgeport Village ("Bridgeport"), an upscale shopping area that opened in early 2005. (The northern part of Bridgeport Village is in Tigard .) Built at the site of a former 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. Tualatin
216-576: Is located in Tualatin. The city of Tualatin falls incompletely under the jurisdiction of the Tigard-Tualatin School District . This district contains 10 elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools. Of these, five are actually located within Tualatin city limits: Bridgeport Elementary School, Byrom Elementary School, Tualatin Elementary School, Hazelbrook Middle School, and Tualatin High School . A small section of
240-614: The 2020 census , there were 27,942 people and 10,909 households in the city. As of the 2010 census , there were 26,054 people, 10,000 households, and 6,762 families living in the city. The population density was 3,169.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,223.8/km ). There were 10,528 housing units at an average density of 1,280.8 per square mile (494.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 80.4% White , 1.2% African American , 0.7% Native American , 3.5% Asian , 1.0% Pacific Islander , 8.9% from other races , and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 17.3% of
264-570: The Portland Metropolitan Area that is located south of Tigard . The population was 27,942 at the 2020 census . The name of the city is taken from the Tualatin River , which flows along most of the city's northern boundary. It is probably a Native American word meaning "lazy" or "sluggish" but possibly meaning "treeless plain" for the plain near the river or "forked" for its many tributaries. According to Oregon Geographic Names ,
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#1732844480178288-696: The Portland metropolitan area 's primary transit agency. TriMet service includes WES Commuter Rail , at Tualatin Station , and bus lines 36, 37, 38, 76, 96, and 97. Wilsonville -based South Metro Area Regional Transit 's route 2X has a stop in Tualatin, at TriMet's Tualatin Park & Ride lot. Despite being served by TriMet, Ride Connection also operates several fixed-route services within Tualatin. Fire protection and emergency medical services are provided through Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue . Legacy Meridian Park Hospital
312-402: 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
336-532: The city is part of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District . Those students usually go to the same elementary, middle, and high schools: Stafford Primary, Athey Creek Middle School, and Wilsonville High School, respectively. Alberta Rider Elementary School on nearby Bull Mountain feeds into Twality Middle School. Students from Twality then split into either Tualatin or Tigard High School depending on zoning. Deer Creek Elementary School, which
360-423: The city. The population density was 2,928.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,130.7/km ). There were 9,218 housing units at an average density of 1,184.4 per square mile (457.3/km ). 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 people of any race were 11.85% of
384-658: The final generation of Intel's Pentium III processor See also [ edit ] Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church , a church near Hillsboro Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tualatin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tualatin&oldid=969829013 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
408-442: The population. There were 10,000 households, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
432-405: 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
456-594: The school opened in 1992. The school office is in Beaverton . The city also includes Arbor School of Arts and Sciences, an independent K-8 school, and the Christian Horizon High School . Oregon Geographic Names In its introduction, it identifies six periods in the history of the state which have contributed to the establishment of local names: The seventh edition contains 6,252 entries, with references to another 2,679 names scattered throughout
480-493: The south side of town, including a large Lam Research plant that makes electrochemical deposition tools for manufacturing semiconductors . Knife manufacturers CRKT and KAI USA, which owns Kershaw and Zero Tolerance Knives, as well as Shun Cutlery are located in Tualatin. Al Mar Knives is headquartered in Tualatin, although manufacturing is done in Japan. Oregon Scientific , a manufacturer of consumer electronics products,
504-462: The text. Entries are listed in alphabetical order, beginning with A B Crossing , a railroad station in Coos County , and ending with Zwagg Island , an island near Brookings, Oregon . The first three editions were edited by Lewis A. McArthur and published by Binford & Mort ; Lewis L. McArthur took over from his father as of the fourth (1974) edition, which was the first to be published by
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#1732844480178528-516: The town Tualatin . It was incorporated as the City of Tualatin in 1913. In 1962, a fossilized Mastodon ( Mammut americanum) was excavated in what later became a Fred Meyer parking lot. It is on display in the lobby of Tualatin Public Library. In 1972 fossils were uncovered near Fanno Creek that were determined to be a partial skeleton of a Harlan's Ground Sloth ( Paramylodon harlani ). As of
552-555: 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. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.23 square miles (21.32 km ), of which 8.22 square miles (21.29 km )
576-428: Was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age in the city was 34.6 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 22,791 people, 8,651 households, and 5,804 families living in
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