Forest Grove, Oregon

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Forest Grove, Oregon is a small city west of Portland known for its historic downtown, proximity to Willamette Valley wine country, and as the home of Pacific University.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 503
971
country United States
county Washington County, Oregon
distanceTo approximately 25 miles west of Portland, Oregon
economyIncludes agriculture
education sector
wine tourism
governmentType council–manager government
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasCulturalEvent Corn Roast and Harvest Festival
Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance
hasEducationalInstitution Forest Grove School District
hasFIPSCode 41-26650
hasGNISFeatureID 1136294
hasHighSchool Forest Grove High School
hasHistoricDistrict Forest Grove Downtown Historic District
hasHospital Tuality Forest Grove Hospital
hasLibrary Forest Grove City Library
hasNearbyAttraction Fernhill Wetlands
Hagg Lake
hasParkSystem Forest Grove Parks and Recreation
hasPublicTransit TriMet bus service
hasUniversity Pacific University
inception 19th century
incorporatedAsCity 1872
knownFor Pacific University
historic downtown
proximity to Willamette Valley wine country
locatedInMetropolitanArea Portland metropolitan area
locatedInRegion Pacific Northwest
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
UTC−08:00
locatedNear Chehalem Mountains
Gales Creek
Tualatin Valley
locatedOn Oregon Route 47
Oregon Route 8
locatedWestOf Portland, Oregon
namedAfter grove of oak trees
observesDaylightSavingTime UTC−07:00
originalName Tualatin Plains
partOf Willamette Valley
partOfWineRegion Willamette Valley AVA
postalCode 97116
97117
state Oregon


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