Hillsboro is a city located in Washington County in Northwest Orgeon.
The city is the county seat of Washington County. The city is home to many technology companies and is often called Silicon Forest for this reason.
Hillsboro is west of Portland, Oregon.
The city is a fast growing city.
The population of Hillsboro in 1980 was 27,664, in 1990 it was 37,598, in 2000 it was 70,187 and in 2009 it was 90,380.
Hillsboro operates more than twenty parks that it maintains.
The city was incorporated in 1876 and is named for David Hill, an Oregon politician.
This link about Hillsboro, Oregon has more information.
