Washington County

county in Oregon, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_oregon Q484538
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Washington County

Summary

Washington County is a county of Oregon[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of county_of_oregon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Washington County is located in Oregon[3].
  • Washington County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Washington County's instance of is recorded as county of Oregon[5].
  • Washington County's capital is recorded as Hillsboro[6].
  • Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Clatsop County[7].
  • Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Columbia County[8].
  • Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Multnomah County[9].
  • Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Clackamas County[10].
  • Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Yamhill County[11].
  • Washington County's shares border with is recorded as Tillamook County[12].
  • Q23 is named after Washington County[13].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hillsboro[14].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Banks[15].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beaverton[16].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cornelius[17].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Durham[18].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Forest Grove[19].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gaston[20].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as King City[21].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lake Oswego[22].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Plains[23].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Portland[24].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rivergrove[25].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sherwood[26].
  • Washington County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tigard[27].

Body

Geography

Washington County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Oregon[3].

Physical Characteristics

Washington County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1880'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4260'}[29], {'amount': '+531335'}[30], {'amount': '+529710'}[31], {'amount': '+539469'}[32], {'amount': '+547543'}[33], and {'amount': '+554996'}[34].

Designation and Status

Washington County's instance of is recorded as county of Oregon[5].

History and Context

1843 marks the founding of Washington County[35]. Q23 is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Washington County ranks in the top 6% of county_of_oregon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id 1807215
    Obo gazetteer id 00168078
    Umls cui C3813249
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  2. 17d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Per capita income {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+41015'}
    Capital Hillsboro
    Coordinate location {'lat': 45.56, 'lon': -123.09}
    Twinned administrative body Yichang
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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