Editing Hillsboro, Oregon (section)

==Geography==
The [[United States Census Bureau]] reports the city has a total area of {{cvt|21.6|sqmi|km2|1}}, all of which is land. In 2013, Hillsboro itself reported an area of {{cvt|23.88|sqmi|km2}}, equivalent to {{cvt|15283|acre|km2|1}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hillsboro Budget in Brief 2013-14 |url=http://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=2434 |work=Documents |publisher=City of Hillsboro |access-date=January 11, 2014 |date=October 17, 2013 |page=ii |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117230634/http://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=2434 |archive-date=January 17, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is located in the [[Tualatin Valley]], and the [[Tualatin River]] forms part of the southern city limits. The city's terrain is fairly level, consistent with an agricultural past and the farms still in operation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Relations of Tualatin River Water Temperatures to Natural and Human–Caused Factor |publisher=United States Geological Survey |year=1997 |url=http://or.water.usgs.gov/pubs_dir/Pdf/97-4071.pdf |access-date=November 20, 2007 |archive-date=November 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127194140/http://or.water.usgs.gov/pubs_dir/Pdf/97-4071.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=West Zoner: Pioneers paved way for growth |last=Mandel |first=Michelle |date=July 20, 2000 |work=The Oregonian |page=1}}</ref> Hillsboro is about {{cvt|17|mi|km}} west of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] and immediately west of [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]], at an elevation of {{cvt|194|ft|m}} above [[sea level]].<ref name="gnis"/> In addition to the Tualatin River, streams include [[Dairy Creek (Oregon)|Dairy Creek]], McKay Creek, Rock Creek, Dawson Creek, and Turner Creek. Neighboring communities in addition to Beaverton are [[Aloha, Oregon|Aloha]], [[Cornelius, Oregon|Cornelius]], [[Glencoe, Oregon|Glencoe]], [[North Plains, Oregon|North Plains]], [[Reedville, Oregon|Reedville]], [[Scholls, Oregon|Scholls]], and [[West Union, Oregon|West Union]].

Hillsboro's street system differs from many others in the county.<ref name=portlandgrid>{{cite news |title=Southwest Zoner: Scrambled directions no joke in an emergency |last=Tsao |first=Emily |date=November 21, 2002 |work=The Oregonian |page=1}}</ref> Most cities in Washington County use a numbering system and [[cardinal direction]] orientation based on a grid that begins at the [[Willamette River]] in downtown Portland, which was originally part of Washington County.<ref name=portlandgrid/> For example, the street names in Beaverton generally include Southwest (SW) prefixes because Beaverton lies in the southwest quadrant of the Portland grid. Previously, some county road names and addresses in Hillsboro conformed to the Portland grid instead of Hillsboro's internal cardinal direction grid.<ref name=reedvillechange>{{cite news |title=West Zoner: Reedville readies for readdressing |last=Bermudez |first=Esmeralda |date=April 29, 2004 |work=The Oregonian |page=1}}</ref> In January 2015, the city began the process of making all addresses and streets within Hillsboro conform to the internal grid, through the Connecting Hillsboro Address Project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillsboro Address Projects {{!}} City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/planning/planning-major-projects/address-projects |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |archive-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223050956/https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/planning/planning-major-projects/address-projects |url-status=live }}</ref>

The internal grid in Hillsboro centers on the downtown intersection of Main Street, which runs east–west, and First Avenue, which runs north–south. Most addresses within the city include a quadrant prefix: NW, NE, SW, or SE. Main Street is simply designated as East Main or West Main, and First Avenue is only North First or South First.<ref name=grid>{{cite web |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_24-12_24_040&frames=off |title=12.24.040 Numbering system |work=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |access-date=December 16, 2008 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718001910/http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_24-12_24_040&frames=off |url-status=live }}</ref> Addresses on the streets' south side and the avenues' east side have even numbers, while odd numbers are on the opposite side.<ref name=grid/> Hillsboro's street system contains 20 blocks per mile (12.5 blocks per kilometer).<ref name=grid/>

North–south through roadways are called ''avenues'', while east–west roadways are called ''streets''.<ref name="streets">{{cite web |title=12.22.010 Designation of street names and numbers |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=9-9_24-9_24_020&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |work=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200238/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_9-subchapter_9_24-9_24_020 }}</ref> All [[cul-de-sac]]s are named ''courts''.<ref name=streets/> Private roadways are named ''ways'' or ''places''.<ref name="streets" /> Roads that curve can be named ''drives''.<ref name=streets/> Alleys are named ''lanes''.<ref name="streets" /> Non-city streets may not conform to these naming conventions.<ref name=reedvillechange/>

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:Orenco Station Grill - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG|alt=Picture of a three-story brick building fronting a large intersection in the Orenco Station neighborhood. On the ground floor is what appears to be a restaurant.|thumb|Mixed-use shops at the [[Orenco Station, Hillsboro, Oregon|Orenco Station]] Town Center]]
The city's municipal code has designated several special plan areas, each of which follow area-specific plans and codes:

*Downtown encompasses the original city core and the area immediately surrounding it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=12.61.100 Purpose. |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_61-12_61_100&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200244/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_12-subchapter_12_61-12_61_100 }}</ref> Blocks in the downtown core are {{cvt|400|ft|m}} long on each side.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Zoner: Making tracks into the future |last=Colby |first=Richard N. |date=February 23, 1995 |work=The Oregonian |page=1}}</ref> 
*[[Orenco, Oregon|Orenco]] consists of the Orenco Townsite Conservation zone (encompassing a former company town originally created by the [[Oregon Nursery Company]]) and the [[Orenco Station, Hillsboro, Oregon|Orenco Station]] sub-area, which is described in the city code as a "compact, transit-supportive mixed-use neighborhood with reduced automobile reliance".<ref>{{Cite web |title=12.62.100 Purpose. |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_62-12_62_100&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200259/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_12-subchapter_12_62-12_62_100 }}</ref>
*The Hawthorn Farm / Fair Complex Plan District is centered on the [[Hawthorn Farm station|Hawthorn Farm LRT station]] and the Washington County Fairgrounds (known since 2019 as the [[Westside Commons (Hillsboro, Oregon)|Westside Commons]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=12.63.100 Purpose. |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_63-12_63_100&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200302/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_12-subchapter_12_63-12_63_100 }}</ref>
*[[Amberglen, Oregon|Amberglen]], located just south of the [[Tanasbourne, Oregon|Tanasbourne]] neighborhood, is envisioned as "a vibrant, regional activity center enlivened with high-quality pedestrian and environmental amenities, taking advantage of the region’s light rail system".<ref>{{Cite web |title=AmberGlen Community Plan {{!}} City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/departments/planning/planning-divisions/long-range-planning-/amberglen-community-plan |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028015842/https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/departments/planning/planning-divisions/long-range-planning-/amberglen-community-plan }}</ref> Located within the district is [[Oregon Health & Science University]]'s West Campus.
*The South Hillsboro planning district encompasses the newly annexed South Hillsboro neighborhood, described in the city code as "a complete, connected and green community".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=12.65.010 Purpose. |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_65-12_65_010&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200302/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_12-subchapter_12_65-12_65_010 }}</ref> The neighborhood, built on land once used as a hobby farm by [[William S. Ladd|William Ladd]] and [[Simeon Gannett Reed|Simeon Reed]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Hillsboro: Growing A Great Community {{!}} City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/departments/planning/planning-divisions/long-range-planning-/south-hillsboro-community-plan |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022002253/https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/departments/planning/planning-divisions/long-range-planning-/south-hillsboro-community-plan }}</ref> is slated to become "a residential mixed-use community organized around a town center and complemented by a village center".<ref name=":0" />
*The North Hillsboro Industrial Area Plan District<ref>{{Cite web |title=12.66.010 Purpose. |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_66-12_66_010&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 20, 2021 |website=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200302/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_12-subchapter_12_66-12_66_010 }}</ref> lies within Hillsboro's Industrial District, where many of the [[Silicon Forest]]'s manufacturing and technology businesses reside. Over half of the city's total employment is located within the Hillsboro Industrial District.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillsboro Industrial District {{!}} City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/economic-development/development-areas/north-hillsboro-industrial-district |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023084101/https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/economic-development/development-areas/north-hillsboro-industrial-district }}</ref> 
*The city's Comprehensive Plan outlines several other plan areas not defined in the city code: [[Quatama station|Quatama]], [[Tanasbourne, Oregon|Tanasbourne]], NE 28th Ave/East Main Street Plan Area, and [[Witch Hazel, Oregon|Witch Hazel]] Village.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 21, 2017 |title=Hillsboro Comprehensive Plan |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=16832 |url-status=live |publisher=City of Hillsboro |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200250/https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=16832 }}</ref>

===Climate===
Summers in Hillsboro are generally warm, but temperatures year-round are moderated by a marine influence from the Pacific Ocean.<ref name=climate>{{cite web |url=http://www.ocs.orst.edu/page_links/climate_data_zones/climate_oregon.html |title=The Climate of Oregon |last=Taylor |first=George |publisher=Oregon Climate Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033654/http://www.ocs.orst.edu/page_links/climate_data_zones/climate_oregon.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=October 15, 2007}}</ref> The [[Willamette Valley]] in which Hillsboro lies receives the majority of its [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] during the winter months, with the wettest period from November through March.<ref name=climate/> This occasionally includes snowfall.<ref>{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=George H |author2=Hannan, Chris |year=1999 |title=The Climate of Oregon: From Rain Forest to Desert |location=Corvallis |publisher=Oregon State University Press |page=51 |isbn=0-87071-468-6}}</ref> Hillsboro receives precipitation on 161 days per year, on average.<ref name=usnews>{{cite journal |last=Go |first=Alison |date=October 1, 2007 |title=Best Places to Retire: Hillsboro, Oregon |journal=U.S. News & World Report |url=https://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/070920/20retire.hillsboro.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012014521/http://usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/070920/20retire.hillsboro.htm |archive-date=October 12, 2007}} Retrieved on November 24, 2008.</ref> The average yearly precipitation between 1930 and 1998 was {{cvt|38|in|mm}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ocs.orst.edu/pub_ftp/climate_data/tpcp/tpcp3908.up |title=Hillsboro station daily precipitation |publisher=Oregon Climate Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015160932/http://www.ocs.orst.edu/pub_ftp/climate_data/tpcp/tpcp3908.up |archive-date=October 15, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> August is the warmest month with an average high temperature of {{cvt|81|°F|C|0|lk=on}}, while January is the coolest month with an average high of {{cvt|46|°F|C|0|}}.<ref name="WeatherChannel">{{cite web |title=Monthly Averages for Hillsboro, Oregon |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/driving/interstate/wxclimatology/monthly/USOR0160 |access-date=March 5, 2009 |publisher=The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629093045/http://www.weather.com/outlook/driving/interstate/wxclimatology/monthly/USOR0160 |url-status=live }}</ref> The highest recorded temperature, {{cvt|114|°F|C|0|}}, occurred on June 28, 2021, and the lowest, {{cvt|-14|°F|C|0|}}, occurred in January 1930.<ref name="WeatherChannel"/>

Like the rest of the Willamette Valley, Hillsboro lies in the Marine West Coast climate zone, with Mediterranean characteristics.

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|location = Hillsboro, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1929–present)
|single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 69
| Feb record high F = 70
| Mar record high F = 83
| Apr record high F = 90
| May record high F = 100
| Jun record high F = 114
| Jul record high F = 108
| Aug record high F = 107
| Sep record high F = 103
| Oct record high F = 92
| Nov record high F = 78
| Dec record high F = 64
| year record high F = 114
| Jan avg record high F = 57.2
| Feb avg record high F = 60.6
| Mar avg record high F = 69.5
| Apr avg record high F = 78.3
| May avg record high F = 86.6
| Jun avg record high F = 91.4
| Jul avg record high F = 96.9
| Aug avg record high F = 97.3
| Sep avg record high F = 92.4
| Oct avg record high F = 77.9
| Nov avg record high F = 63.5
| Dec avg record high F = 56.9
| year avg record high F = 99.9
| Jan high F = 47.3
| Feb high F = 51.0
| Mar high F = 55.9
| Apr high F = 60.9
| May high F = 68.7
| Jun high F = 73.5
| Jul high F = 82.1
| Aug high F = 82.4
| Sep high F = 76.4
| Oct high F = 63.7
| Nov high F = 52.6
| Dec high F = 46.2
| year high F = 63.4
| Jan mean F =40.4
| Feb mean F =42.3
| Mar mean F =46.2
| Apr mean F =50.1
| May mean F =56.7
| Jun mean F =61.0
| Jul mean F =67.2
| Aug mean F =67.1
| Sep mean F =62.0
| Oct mean F =52.3
| Nov mean F =44.6
| Dec mean F =39.8
| year mean F =52.5
| Jan low F = 33.6
| Feb low F = 33.5
| Mar low F = 36.5
| Apr low F = 39.2
| May low F = 44.7
| Jun low F = 48.6
| Jul low F = 52.2
| Aug low F = 51.8
| Sep low F = 47.5
| Oct low F = 40.9
| Nov low F = 36.5
| Dec low F = 33.3
| year low F = 41.5
| Jan avg record low F = 22.0
| Feb avg record low F = 23.9
| Mar avg record low F = 27.5
| Apr avg record low F = 31.2
| May avg record low F = 35.3
| Jun avg record low F = 40.4
| Jul avg record low F = 45.0
| Aug avg record low F = 44.3
| Sep avg record low F = 38.5
| Oct avg record low F = 30.4
| Nov avg record low F = 25.0
| Dec avg record low F = 21.4
| year avg record low F = 16.8
| Jan record low F = -14
| Feb record low F = -9
| Mar record low F = 18
| Apr record low F = 20
| May record low F = 26
| Jun record low F = 30
| Jul record low F = 36
| Aug record low F = 30
| Sep record low F = 29
| Oct record low F = 20
| Nov record low F = 8
| Dec record low F = -2
| year record low F = -14 
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 5.27
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.97
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.70
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.57
| May precipitation inch = 2.02
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.31
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.37
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.48
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.38
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.37
| Nov precipitation inch = 5.44
| Dec precipitation inch = 6.05
| year precipitation inch = 35.93
| Jan precipitation days = 19.3
| Feb precipitation days = 16.1
| Mar precipitation days = 18.4
| Apr precipitation days = 16.0
| May precipitation days = 12.0
| Jun precipitation days = 8.7
| Jul precipitation days = 2.9
| Aug precipitation days = 3.5
| Sep precipitation days = 7.6
| Oct precipitation days = 14.9
| Nov precipitation days = 19.4
| Dec precipitation days = 19.9
| Jan humidity =85
| Feb humidity =85
| Mar humidity =83
| Apr humidity =78
| May humidity =73
| Jun humidity =71
| Jul humidity =65
| Aug humidity =64
| Sep humidity =70
| Oct humidity =78
| Nov humidity =85
| Dec humidity =85
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| Febd sun =3.7
| Mard sun =5.3
| Aprd sun =7.0
| Mayd sun =8.3
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| Juld sun =10.5
| Augd sun =10.6
| Sepd sun =8.9
| Octd sun =5.1
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| Decd sun =3.9
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| Feb light = 10.4
| Mar light = 12.0
| Apr light = 13.6
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| Jun light = 15.6
| Jul light = 15.3
| Aug light = 14.0
| Sep light = 12.5
| Oct light = 10.9
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| Feb uv =2
| Mar uv =3
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|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pqr |title=NOWData Portland - Hillsboro Area |access-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-date=February 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217125347/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pqr |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00094261&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Portland&ndash;Hillsboro AP, OR |access-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230174210/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00094261&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |url-status=live }}</ref>
|source 2 = Weather Atlas (UV and humidity)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/oregon-usa/astoria-climate |title=Climate and monthly weather forecast Astoria, OR |access-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816085815/https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/oregon-usa/astoria-climate |url-status=live }}</ref>
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