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 Seats for Forklifts Hillsboro - The city of Hillsboro, Oregon is located within the states Washington County. It is also part of the Portland metropolitan area and has an estimated population of around 91,600. Many high-technology companies make up what is called in the area as the Silicon Forest.
The Tualatin Valley was initially inhabited by the Kalapuya's Atfalati tribe for thousands of years. The European-American settlers liked the area because it boasted a moderate weather condition, plentiful hunting, agricultural and fishing opportunities. A community was established by 1842. It was named to honor David Hill, an Oregon politician.
During the early part of the 1870s, the settler economy thrived due to the railroad and to riverboat transportation along the Tualatin River. These did not arrive until the early 1870s. An interurban electric railway was constructed during the early part of the 1900s. These types of transportation, consisting of highways, pushed the local population to about 2,000 by the year 1910 and around 5,000 by 1950.
The city has developed a strong high-tech industry, starting in the 1980s. Other important economic sectors consist of retail sales, agriculture and health care. The area has production of grapes and many wineries. Manufacturing is the top employment sector with almost one-forth the labor force working in various manufacturing operations. 68% of staff commute to work, with an average commute time of 24 minutes (one way).
As the center of Oregon's Silicon Forest, Hillsboro is home to companies like for example Intel, which has quite a few campuses, the biggest of which are Jones Farm, Ronler Acres and Hawthorn Farm. The company employs around 16,000 local people. Other businesses operating in the city of Hillsboro include Epson, Yahoo!, Credence Systems, Sun Microsystems High-End Operations and Synopsys. Corporate head office for TriQuint Semiconductor, FEI Company, RadiSys, Planar Systems and Lattice Semiconductor are situated here. Hillsboro is home is home to Pacific University's Health Professions Campus.
Hillsboro's recreational facilities include the Hillsboro Stadium and various parks. The National Register of Historic Places (or also called NRHP) lists nine sites within Hillsboro. The city of Hillsboro is served by public buses, light rail transit and the Hillsboro Airport.
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