Editing Tualatin, Oregon

{{Other uses|Tualatin (disambiguation)}}
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'''Tualatin''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Tualatin.ogg|t|u|ˈ|ɔː|l|ə|t|ᵻ|n}} {{respell|too|AW|lə|tin}}) is a city located primarily in [[Washington County, Oregon|Washington County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]]. A small portion of the city is also located in neighboring [[Clackamas County, Oregon|Clackamas County]]. It is a southwestern [[suburb]] in the [[Portland metropolitan area|Portland Metropolitan Area]] that is located south of [[Tigard, Oregon|Tigard]]. The population was 27,942 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Tualatin_city,_Oregon?g=160XX00US4174950 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
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.<ref name="McArthur">{{cite book|last=McArthur |first=Lewis A. |author2=McArthur, Lewis L. |year=2003 |title=Oregon Geographic Names |edition=Seventh |publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press |location=Portland, Oregon |page=971 |isbn=0-87595-277-1}}</ref> According to ''[[Oregon Geographic Names]]'', 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 the town ''Tualatin''. It was incorporated as the City of Tualatin in 1913.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/community/tualatin-history|title=Tualatin History &#124; The City of Tualatin Oregon Official Website|website=www.tualatinoregon.gov}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tualatinoregon.gov/community/tualatins-mastodonTualatin's|title=Mastodon}}</ref> In 1972 fossils were uncovered near [[Fanno Creek]] that were determined to be a partial skeleton of a Harlan's Ground Sloth (''[[Paramylodon|Paramylodon harlani]]).''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Addington|first=Yvonne|date=March 6, 2010|title=ANCIENT GROUND SLOTH JOINS TUALATIN's PREHISTORIC ANIMALS|url=https://tualatinhistoricalsociety.org/Newsletters_2010/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20THS-%20PREHIST%20update%203-6-2010%5B1%5D.pdf|access-date=June 7, 2020|website=Tualatin Historical Society}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 234
|1930= 198
|1940= 180
|1950= 248
|1960= 359
|1970= 750
|1980= 7348
|1990= 15013
|2000= 22791
|2010= 26054
|2020= 27942
|estyear=2022
|estimate=27797
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=December 31, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 25, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Tualatin racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?g=160XX00US4174950 |access-date=December 31, 2023|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Race
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | Percentage
|-
! scope="row" | [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 18,957
| 70.6%
|-
! scope="row" | [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 320
| 1.5%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 85
| 1.3%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1,171
| 3.5%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 311
| 2.0%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,919
| 13.4%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 5,179
| 21.0%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 27,942 people and 10,909 households in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 26,054 people, 10,000 households, and 6,762 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3169.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 10,528 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1280.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 80.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 17.3% of the population.

There were 10,000 households, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|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 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.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 22,791 people, 8,651 households, and 5,804 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,928.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,218 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,184.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. 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 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 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 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.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.22|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 21, 2012}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Bridgeport Village mall - 1 (2019).jpg|thumb|Bridgeport Village]]
[[File:Tualatin Commons night.JPG|thumb|Tualatin Commons at night]]
[[File:WESStation Cloudy.jpg|thumb|Southbound WES Train pulling into Tualatin Station]]
[[File:Tualatin station platform view, showing gauntlet track (2015).jpg|thumb|Tualatin Station WES stop]]
Tualatin is home to a majority of [[Bridgeport Village (Oregon)|Bridgeport Village]] ("Bridgeport"), an upscale shopping area that opened in early 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bridgeport-village.com/|title=Bridgeport Village|website=Bridgeport Village}}</ref> (The northern part of Bridgeport Village is in [[Tigard, Oregon|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 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 the south side of town, including a large [[Lam Research]] plant that makes electrochemical deposition tools for [[Semiconductor device fabrication|manufacturing semiconductors]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shareholder.com/novellus/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=80249 |title=Novellus |access-date=August 19, 2007 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092035/http://www.shareholder.com/novellus/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=80249 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Knife manufacturers [[CRKT]] and KAI USA, which owns [[Kershaw Knives|Kershaw]] and [[Zero Tolerance Knives|Zero Tolerance]] Knives, as well as Shun Cutlery<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kaiusaltd.com/about|title=About {{!}} KAI USA ltd.|website=kaiusaltd.com|language=en|access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> are located in Tualatin.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KAI USA Ltd - Company Profile and News|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/9343761Z:US|access-date=September 7, 2020|website=Bloomberg.com|language=en}}</ref> Al Mar Knives is headquartered in Tualatin, although manufacturing is done in Japan.

[[Oregon Scientific]], a manufacturer of [[consumer electronics]] products, is headquartered in Tualatin.

From the 1960s through the 1980s, Tualatin was the home of [[Sunn|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 (film)|Thumbsucker]]'', which was filmed at Tualatin High School.

[[File:Tualatin @1600feet.jpg|thumb|Tualatin from Above]]

==Infrastructure and services==
[[File:City Hall, Tualatin - DPLA - 02301b86c3bc9eec2655351229fffa62.jpg|thumb|Tualatin City Hall]]
Tualatin is within the [[TriMet|Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon]] (TriMet),<ref name="ptld-trib-2015jun">{{cite news|last1=Redden|first1=Jim|title=TriMet moves to raise payroll tax to expand regional service|newspaper=[[Portland Tribune]]|date=June 24, 2015|url=http://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/264669-137483-trimet-moves-to-raise-payroll-tax-to-expand-regional-service|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref> 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, Oregon|Wilsonville]]-based [[South Metro Area Regional Transit]]'s route 2X has a stop in Tualatin, at TriMet's Tualatin Park & Ride lot.<ref name="smart-2x">{{cite web|title=2X – Barbur|url=https://www.ridesmart.com/192/2X---Barbur|publisher=[[South Metro Area Regional Transit]]|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="about tvfr">{{cite web|title=About TVF&R|url=http://www.tvfr.com/index.aspx?NID=93|publisher=Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> [[Legacy Meridian Park Hospital]] is located in Tualatin.

==Education==
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]].
[[File:Kayakers TualatinRiver.jpg|thumb|Kayakers on the Tualatin River]]

===Public schools===
====High schools====
*[[Tualatin High School]]

====Middle schools====
* Hazelbrook Middle School

====Elementary schools====
* Bridgeport Elementary
* Byrom Elementary
* Tualatin Elementary

A small section of 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 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.

===Private schools===
The [[Portland Japanese School]], a [[Hoshuko|weekend Japanese educational program]] for Japanese citizens and [[Japanese Americans]], holds its classes at Hazelbrook Middle School at Tualatin.<ref name=ShozaichiJapaneseschool>"[http://www.shokookai.org/gakkou/gaiyou/shozaichi.html 学校所在地・連絡先]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150325073544/http://www.shokookai.org/gakkou/gaiyou/shozaichi.html Archive]). Portland Japanese School. Retrieved on April 9, 2015. "商工会事務局（月～金）
教育委員会事務局（火～金） Park Plaza West, Suite 600 10700 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy Beaverton, Oregon 97005" and "日本人学校（土） Hazelbrook Middle School 11300 S.W. Hazelbrook Rd. Tualatin, Oregon 97062"</ref> The school began holding its classes there after the school opened in 1992.<ref name=Florip>Florip, Eric. "[http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/index.ssf/2011/06/every_weekend_tualatins_hazelbrook_middle_school_becomes_portland_japanese_school_where_its_all_math.html Every weekend, Tualatin's Hazelbrook Middle School becomes Portland Japanese School, where it's all math and language]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150416031621/http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/index.ssf/2011/06/every_weekend_tualatins_hazelbrook_middle_school_becomes_portland_japanese_school_where_its_all_math.html Archive]) ''[[The Oregonian]]''. June 2, 2011. Retrieved on April 9, 2015.</ref> The school office is in [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]].<ref name=ShozaichiJapaneseschool/>

The city also includes [[Arbor School of Arts and Sciences (Tualatin, Oregon)|Arbor School of Arts and Sciences]], an independent K-8 school, and the Christian [[Horizon Christian School (Tualatin, Oregon)|Horizon High School]].

==Attractions==
* [[Brown's Ferry Park (Tualatin, Oregon)|Browns Ferry Park]]
* [[Bridgeport Village (Oregon)|Bridgeport Village]]

==Media==
* ''[[The Times (Oregon)|The Times]]'', a weekly newspaper owned and operated by Portland-based [[Pamplin Media Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.valleytimes.news/|title=valleytimes.news|website=ValleyTimes.news}}</ref>
* ''[[Tualatin Life]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tualatinlife.com/|title=News|website=Tualatin Life}}</ref> a monthly newspaper focused exclusively on local news, history and human interest stories

==Notable people==
* [[Mike Barrett (sportscaster)|Mike Barrett]] (born 1968) – sportscaster
* [[Jordan Chiles]] (born 2001) – [[Artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] and Olympian
* [[Richard Devlin (politician)|Richard Devlin]] (born 1952) – politician
* [[Ian Fuller]] (born 1979) – professional soccer player and assistant manager
* [[Bret Harrison]] (born 1982) – actor and musician
* [[Taylor Hart]] (born 1991) – [[National Football League]] (NFL) player
* [[Wyatt Houston]] (born 1994) – NFL player
* [[Roger Levasa]] (born 1959) – [[United States Football League]] player
* [[Payton Pritchard]] (born 1998) – [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) player
* [[Luke Staley]] (born 1980) – NFL player
* [[Katy Steding]] (born 1967) – [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA) player and women's college basketball coach
* [[Jarad van Schaik]] (born 1988) – professional soccer player
* [[Courtney Verloo]] (born 1991) – professional soccer player

==See also==
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Oregon}}</small>'''''
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Pacific Northwest}}</small>'''''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://tualatinchamber.com/ Tualatin Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/ City of Tualatin] (official website)
* [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/s-y/tualatin.aspx Listing for Tualatin] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''
* {{Oregon Encyclopedia|tualatin_city_of|Tualatin, City of}}
* [http://www.terrain.org/unsprawl/4/ UnSprawl Case Study: Tualatin Commons]

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