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Beaverton, Oregon
city in Washington County, Oregon, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, U.S.A. It is seven miles west of Portland, Oregon. The name of Beaverton came from the native settlers, meaning "place of the beaver".
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The Beaverton population, according to the census of 2020, was 97,494 people. Beaverton is 19.6 square miles. Beaverton is called a part of "Silicon Forest", because many technology companies are located in Beaverton. For example, Linux Technology, IBM, and Tektronix. Nike's headquarters are located there.
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