Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- Counties
- Clackamas , Washington
- Incorporated
- October 10, 1968
- Named after
- Charles Wilson
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Shawn O'Neil
- Total
- 7.897 sq mi (20.452 km )
- Land
- 7.690 sq mi (19.917 km )
- Water
- 0.207 sq mi (0.535 km ) 2.61%
- Elevation
- 177 ft (54 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 27,895
- Density
- 3,630/sq mi (1,401/km )
- Time zone
- UTC–8 ( Pacific (PST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC–7 (PDT)
- Area codes
- 503 and 971
- Fips code
- 41-82800
- Website
- www .wilsonvilleoregon .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Home Page | City of Wilsonville Oregon
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Encyclopedic overview
Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Founded with the name Boones Landing for the Boones Ferry that crossed the Willamette River, the community became Wilsonville in 1880. The city was incorporated in 1969 with a population of approximately 1,000. The population was 26,664 at the 2020 census and was estimated to be 27,895 in 2024.
Located within the Portland metropolitan area, the city also includes the planned communities of Charbonneau on the south side of the river and Villebois on the western edge. Wilsonville is bisected by Interstate 5 and includes I-5's Boone Bridge over the Willamette River. Public transportation is provided by the city-owned South Metro Area Regional Transit, which connects to the Portland-based TriMet through TriMet's WES Commuter Rail and by bus at the Tualatin Park & Ride. The public school districts are the West Linn-Wilsonville and Canby school districts, and the only traditional high school is Wilsonville High School. Clackamas Community College and Oregon Tech have satellite campuses in the city.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wilsonville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.