Welcome to Beaverton ...

The city of Beaverton is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Beaverton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Beaverton was established in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Beaverton has a population of 99,075 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Beaverton is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Beaverton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Beaverton: (503) & (971)<5>

Websites for Beaverton ...

Official Website:   www.beavertonoregon.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.beaverton.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Beaverton had an population of 99,075 people. This is an increase of 10.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 30.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beaverton had a population of 89,803 people (which is 16.89% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Beaverton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Beaverton represents 2.34% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 89,803 people, the population of Beaverton increased 17.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 76,129 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Beaverton.

Communities Also Named Beaverton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Beaverton - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, Montana, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beaverton.

Communities near Beaverton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beaverton.

• Portland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <6>
• Vancouver
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
  • Vancouver is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <6>
• Hillsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
• Gresham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <6>
• Lake Oswego
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
  • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <6>
• Oregon City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <6>
• Tualatin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tualatin
  • Tualatin is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tualatin <6>
• West Linn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
  • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <6>
• Forest Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <6>
• Wilsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beaverton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaverton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beaverton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaverton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaverton. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Beaverton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaverton ...

Looking for more information about Beaverton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Beaverton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Beaverton.

Adding Beaverton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beaverton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beaverton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Beaverton post office opened in 1872.

We also found Beaverton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaverton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Beaverton: www.beavertonoregon.gov/

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/