Aloha (, not ) is a

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and

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in Washington County,

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, United States. By road it is west of downtown

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. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 53,828. Fire protection and EMS services are provided through

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and American Medical Reaponse. and American Medical Response.

History

On January 9, 1912, the community received its name with the opening of a post office named Aloha; the area had previously been known as Wheeler Crossing. According to ''

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'', the origin of the name Aloha is disputed. Some sources say it was named by Robert Caples, a railroad worker, but it is unknown why the name was chosen. In 1983 Joseph H. Buck claimed that his uncle, the first postmaster, Julius Buck, named the office "Aloah" after a small resort on

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. Supposedly the last two letters were transposed by the

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during the application process. The local pronunciation, however, has remained rather than . The community attempted to incorporate in 1984, but the regional boundary commission halted the effort after determining the community could not provide the needed municipal services of a city. In 2012, a public library was opened in a space within a

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shopping center on Farmington Road at Kinnaman Road (previously anchored by Bales Thriftway until its closure in 2020). Named the Aloha Community Library, it was established by the non-profit Aloha Community Library Association and is staffed by volunteers. At the time of its opening, it had about 4,500 books.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 41,741 people, 14,228 households, and 10,841 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 14,851 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.40%

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, 1.35%

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, 0.78% Native American, 7.69% Asian, 0.37%

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, 6.70% from other races, and 3.72% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 12.93% of the population. There were 14,228 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were

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living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.28. In the community, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males. The median income for a household in the community was $52,299, and the median income for a family was $56,566. Males had a median income of $40,369 versus $29,921 for females. The

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for the community was $19,685. About 5.6% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the

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, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Aloha is served by the Beaverton and Hillsboro school districts. Beaverton schools in the area include

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and the International School of Beaverton. Aloha is served by Mountain View and Five Oaks middle schools and Aloha-Huber Park, Beaver Acres, Cooper Mountain, Errol Hassell, Hazeldale, and Kinnaman elementary schools. Hillsboro schools serving Aloha include Century High School, R. A. Brown middle school, and Butternut Creek, Imlay, Indian Hills, Ladd Acres, Reedville, and Tobias elementary schools. Private schools in or near Aloha include Life Christian School, Palace of Praise Academy, and the elementary campus of Faith Bible Christian School.

Notable people

* Jeff Barker, Oregon State Representative *

Jensen Huang Jen-Hsun "Jensen" Huang ( zh, t=黃仁勳, poj=N̂g Jîn-hun, hp=Huáng Rénxūn; born February 17, 1963) is a Taiwanese and American businessman, electrical engineer, and philanthropist who is the president, co-founder, and chief executive of ...

, Founder and CEO of

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Loren Parks Loren Ernest Parks (July 27, 1926 – October 13, 2023) was an American businessman from the state of Nevada. He previously lived in Oregon, from 1957 to 2002, and was the biggest political contributor in the history of that state. He financed nu ...

, Businessman, founder of Parks Medical Electronics, and political donor

References

External links

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