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Washington County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon and part of the Portland metropolitan area. The 2020 census recorded the population as 600,372, [ 1 ] making it the second most populous county in the state and the most populous " Washington County " in the United States.
This category is for unincorporated neighborhoods or communities in Washington County, Oregon, USA. Pages in category "Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Oregon" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total.
The 1952 home is the main part of the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals. It was the first ranch style home listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon. The William F. Wayman-designed house was built of Arizona flagstone on the exterior and wood native to Oregon, including curly maple and myrtlewood.
Pages in category "Cities in Washington County, Oregon" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... This page was last edited on 4 August 2013 ...
Then in 1975 the county decided to start a formal history museum. [5] From 1975 to 1987, Washington County owned and operated the museum. [6] During that time the museum was in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, at the Heidel Home. The museum's PCC Rock Creek campus location, its main location from 1983–2012 and again since fall 2017
Washington County was created as Twality District on July 5, 1843, as part of the Champoeg Meetings that created the Provisional Government of Oregon. [2] The county became Washington County by an act of the Territorial Legislature in 1849, and in 1850 the community that would become Hillsboro was selected as the county seat.
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The Historic Washington County Jail is a log, one-room jail previously used in Oregon.It was built in 1853 and was used until 1870. In 1986, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and is preserved by the Washington County Museum in Washington County, Oregon, United States and is exhibited outside of the museum near its entrance.