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TIMES FACT BOOK
November 22, 2012
KING CITY COMMUNITY PROFILE
I
ncorporated in
1966, King City
grew a mile
west of Bull
Mountain as a re-
tirement communi-
ty built by develop-
er R.B. Sorenson.
The city has a tax
rate of $1.53 per
$1,000 of assessed
valuation to support
city services. Its
government is fur-
ther subsidized by
state gasoline, li-
quor and cigarette
taxes, federal reve-
nue sharing and
franchise fees. King
City’s amenities in-
clude a public golf
course and driving
range plus a shopping center.
With a population of 3,111, King City lies between Southwest Pacific Highway and
Beef Bend Road, approximately 12 miles from downtown Portland.
At the time of King City’s founding, it consisted entirely of members of a nonprofit
homeowners association known as the King City Civic Association, or KCCA. Even
today a large portion of the homeowners in King City belong, by deed restriction, to
the KCCA. Contrary to popular belief, though, King City itself is not age-restricted.
Only areas governed by the KCCA homeowners association are.
King City is one of 24 cities residing in the Metro area of Oregon. Annexations and
several developments in west King City have resulted in a significant increase in pop-
ulation and changed emographics dramatically by bringing in many families with
young children.
The City Council meets on the first and thirdWednesday of each month in King City
City Hall, 15300 S.W. 116th Ave., at 7 p.m. All regular meetings are open to the public.
DURHAM COMMUNITY PROFILE
D
urham is a forested town nes-
tled between Interstate 5 and
the cities of Tigard and Tual-
atin in a 265-acre area.
The population is about 1,400.
The city is named for Albert Alonzo
Durham, a successful businessman
who came to Oregon in 1847 from New
York. Upon arrival, Durham built his
first sawmill below Oregon City foll-
wed by another in Oswego. In 1869, he
sold both sawmills and moved to
Washington County, where he built a
sawmill and a flour mill near Fanno
Creek.
Locals referred to the area near the
creek as Durham Mills. After con-
struction of the Oregon Electric Rail-
way nearby, they called the region
Durham.
The city of Durham officially incor-
porated in 1966 after fears of increased
expansion by Tigard and Tualatin led
the community to protect the quality
of life tha residents had come to enjoy.
Many of the people who live in Dur-
ham have chosen to live here because
of the presence of the many tall trees
that have been preserved, explains the
city’s website. Slightly over 50 acres of
the city is designated as parks or
greenspaces.
The city has a strong tree ordi-
nance, which requires permits for re-
moval of all trees greater than 5 inches
in diameter (measured 2 feet above
ground).
TIMES FILE PHOTO
Much of life in King City revolves around the nine-hole golf course
that winds through the community.
Beaverton resident
Joseph Barnes and his
grandson David look
through the display
cases depicting the
community’s bygone
days at the Beaverton
History Center. The
center, located in the
Beaverton Downtown
Historic District (12412
S.W. Broadway St.), is
open noon to 4 p.m. on
Tuesdays and Thursday.
TIMES FILE PHOTO:
JAIME VALDEZ
It’s all
about
history