Oak Hills dates to 1965, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 30% of U.S. towns · #82 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Most of Oak Hills was built recently: 0.7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 511 buildings. Below: maps from 1915 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Oak Hills is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns, #82 of 142 in Oregon. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Oak Hills’ overall grade.
Oregon towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Oregon town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Oak Hills’ 459 sits above most of its state (99% of Oregon towns have fewer) while its 511 historic buildings outnumber those of 97% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1965.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to B. The pre-1940 share (±0.8 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Oak Hills’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Oak Hills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1915Hillsboro sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Oak Hills.
The story so far
Oak Hills, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oak Hills yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Oak Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) and neighborhood in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The CDP population was 11,903 at the 2020 census. It is on unincorporated land north of Beaverton, west of Cedar Mill, and south/southeast of Bethany. The CDP is roughly bounded by the Sunset Highway on the south, West Union Road on the north, Northwest 174th Avenue on the west, and Northwest 143rd Avenue on the east. The U.S. Postal Service has assigned Beaverton addresses to the area. Fire protection and EMS services are provided through Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. The Oak Hills neighborhood is substantially smaller than the CDP, and is contained within the area bounded by Corne…
Oak Hills was established in 1965. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 11,333 to 11,903 (+5%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Oak Hills, 1915 to 1965
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Oak Hills is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns, #82 of 142 in Oregon. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Oak Hills?
One place: the Oak Hills Historic District (listed 2013).
How old are the homes in Oak Hills?
0.7% of Oak Hills’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 5.3% for an Oregon town; the median home was built in 1989.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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