Washington County, Oregon and Cities

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Washington County, Oregon

County Seat:	Hillsboro
Founded:	January 11, 1854
Population:	445,342

Washington County, named for the first President of the United States, was once known as Tuality County. The county name on the census of 1845 was also spelled as Twality and Twalatain.

The County is bordered by Columbia County to the north, Multnomah County and Clackamas County to the east, on the south by Yamhill County, and on the west by Tillamook County.

Major industries in the County are agriculture, lumber, and manufacturing. Nike, the only Fortune 500 Corporation based in Oregon, is headquartered in the County.

Activities in the County include hiking, biking, fishing, boating, sightseeing, and many others.

Cities and Towns in the County

Aloha	Durham	Kinton	Reedville
Balm Grove	Elmonica	Laurel	Rockcreek
Banks	Farmington	Laurelwood	Scholls
Beaverton	Forest Grove	Manning	Sherwood
Bethany	Gales Creek	Marlene Village	Six Corners
Blooming	Garden Home	Metzger	Tigard
Bonita	Gaston	Middleton	Timber
Bradley Corner	Glencoe	Midway	Tobias
Buckheaven	Glenwood	Mountaindale	Tualatin
Buxton	Hayward	Mulloy	Verboort
Carnation	Hazeldale	North Plains	Watts
Cedar Hills	Helvetia	Norwood	West Haven
Cedar Mill	Hillsboro	Oak Hills	West Slope
Chehalem	Hillside	Orenco	West Union
Cherry Grove	Huber	Patton	Whitford
Cornelius	Kansas City	Progress	Wilkesboro
Dilley	King City	Raleigh Hills	Witch Hazel

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