Bethany, Oregon

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title: "Bethany, Oregon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["unincorporated-communities-in-washington-county,-oregon", "unincorporated-communities-in-oregon", "portland-metropolitan-area", "1878-establishments-in-oregon", "populated-places-established-in-1878", "census-designated-places-in-washington-county,-oregon"] description: "Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States" topic_path: "general/unincorporated-communities-in-washington-county-oregon" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany,_Oregon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
name	Bethany
settlement_type	Census designated place
image_skyline	Aerial view of Bethany, Oregon.jpg
image_caption	Aerial view of Bethany and surrounding area
pushpin_map	USA Oregon#USA
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the state of Oregon
map_caption	Location within Washington county
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Oregon
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Washington
leader_title
unit_pref	Imperial
population_as_of	2020
population_total	31350
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	Pacific (PST)
utc_offset	-8
timezone_DST	PDT
utc_offset_DST	-7
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	266
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP codes
postal_code	97006, 97229
area_codes	503, 971
blank_name	FIPS code
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2584406
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|population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 31350 |population_density_km2 = auto

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|postal_code_type = ZIP codes |postal_code = 97006, 97229 |area_codes = 503, 971 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 2584406 |website = |footnotes = Bethany is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Oregon, United States. It is situated north of U.S. Route 26 and Oak Hills, near Beaverton, approximately four miles northwest of Cedar Mill, and is within the Portland metropolitan area.

History

The name Bethany was first applied to a crossroads trading center about two miles northeast of the current location, where a Presbyterian church stands today. The area was first settled by Ulrich Gerber, who came from Switzerland in the mid-1870s. Gerber helped establish the first post office in the area in 1878, about a mile east of the current Bethany School, and suggested the name Bethany. "Bethany" is a Hebrew word, originally applied to a place in Palestine near Jerusalem, and used as a place name all over the United States, especially in connection with a church. The post office was discontinued in 1904. The area's first public library was opened in July 2007 by a non-profit organization named the Cedar Mill Community Library Association, which has operated a library in nearby Cedar Mill since 1976. It is considered a branch of that library and is named the Cedar Mill Community Library @ Bethany.

Demographics

2010 Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 20,646 people, 7,205 households, and 5,579 families residing in Bethany. The racial makeup of Bethany was 60.4% White, 31.7% Asian, 1.7% Black, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.5% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population.

There were 5,579 family households, of which 50.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.30.

The median age in Bethany was 35.7 years. The gender makeup of the area was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

References

References

1. {{GNIS. 2584406
2. {{Cite OGN. 7th
3. "About Cedar Mill Community Library @ Bethany". Washington County Cooperative Library Services.
4. Tierney, Dana. (2009-03-25). "More space will aid library patrons". [[The Oregonian]].
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau.

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