Profile for Forest Grove, Oregon, OR

Forest Grove is in the Willamette Valley.

Former and merged names include:
· Tualatin

Public transportation: TriMet (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 23. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.2 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1980 movie, "The Empire Strikes Back"

Performing arts: Theatre in the Grove

Colleges and universities: Pacific University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Forest Grove

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (23)

Colleges (1)

Communities (8)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (4)

Wineries (12)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Forest Grove demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Washington County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Portland area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 97113 ZIP code.

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• Forest Grove city government
• Washington County government
• Forest Grove Chamber of Commerce
• Washington County tourism

19% of Forest Grove residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Forest Grove ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Forest Grove
• Cemeteries in Washington County
• Libraries in or near Forest Grove

Post a query on a message board:

• Washington County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - OR data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• Forest Grove historic sites
• Forest Grove area parks
• Wineries near Forest Grove

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• Cemetery record compendium
• Oregon cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Forest Grove
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• Forest Grove business guide
• Forest Grove Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Oregon

• Crime in Washington County
• Arrests in Washington County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Oregon
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Forest Grove was $16,992, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Oregon economic data

21% of Forest Grove residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Forest Grove
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• Air pollution in Washington County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Oregon
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• Forest Grove medical services & health statistics

• Washington County historical society
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• Historic sites in or near Forest Grove
• Historic sites in Oregon
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• Oregon state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Washington County genealogy forum

Median rent in Forest Grove, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $563.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,183.

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Libraries in Forest Grove include Forest Grove City Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Forest Grove include Forest Grove News-Times

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Washington County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Forest Grove political report.

• Washington County Democratic party
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• Washington County elections board
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The average commute time for Forest Grove workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Forest Grove between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Forest Grove travel guide
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• Oregon tourism bureau

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