Thursday, February 27, 2020

Not Trump's America: Washington County, Oregon, fighting sprawl for at least 21 years


Fighting Sprawl, Oregon County Makes Deal With Intel to Limit Job Growth.  (The New York Times, 6/9/1999) 
In an unusual arrangement that reflects both the flush national economy and Oregon's particular obsession with controlling sprawl, the computer-chip maker has agreed to pay a ''growth impact fee'' if it exceeds a ceiling of 1,000 new manufacturing jobs on top of the 4,000 it already provides here in Washington County, part of the growing Portland metropolitan area.

Source:  Wikipedia (Washington County, Hillsboro)


Hillsboro is the county seat of Washington County.  


% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 43.7% - Washington County
  • 32.9% - Oregon
  • 30.9% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 13.4% - Washington County
  • 17.6% - Oregon
  • 16.0% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  •    8.8% - Washington County
  • 12.6% - Oregon
  • 11.8% - U.S.

Diverse, suburban, well-educated, higher income, younger.

Source:  Wikipedia 
3rd party votes:  25.4% in 1992, 11.2% in 1996. 12.2% in 2016
(George Wallace received 4.7% of the vote in 1968)

Hillsboro Public Library
Photo credit:  LES Architects

Other Not Trump's America posts:
California.  Nevada County.  (5/13/2019)

Colorado.  Arapahoe County.  (2/7/2020)

Florida.  Hillsborough County.  ( 3/14/2019)
Florida.  Orange County.  (3/14/2019)

Georgia.  Cobb County.  (3/10/2019)
Georgia.  Douglas County.  (3/10/2019)

Kansas.  Douglas County.  (2/11/2020)

Minnesota.  Washington County.  (7/6/2019)

Missouri.  Clay County.  (6/9/2019)

New Mexico.  Dona Ana County.  (6/9/2019)

North Carolina.  Forsyth County.  (3/13/2019)
North Carolina.  Guilford County.  (3/13/2019)
North Carolina.  Mecklenburg County.  (3/13/2019)
North Carolina.  Wake County.  (3/20/2019)

Pennsylvania.  Centre County.  (3/25/2019)
Pennsylvania.  Chester County.  (3/11/2019)

Texas.  Tarrant County.  (9/7/2019)

Virginia.  Chesterfield County.  (2/1/2020)
Virginia.  Fairfax County.  (2/5/2020)
Virginia.  Loudoun County.  (2/3/2020)
Virginia.  Montgomery County.  (2/26/2020)
Virginia.  Prince William County.  (2/4/2020)


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