Boring, Oregon

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Unincorporated community in Oregon, US

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::summary Unincorporated community in Oregon, US ::

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Field	Value
name	Boring
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
motto	"The most exciting place to live!"
image_skyline	Boring, Oregon, US.jpg
image_caption	Cyclists at the west entrance to Boringon Oregon Route 212
pushpin_map	USA Oregon#USA
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the state of Oregon
map_caption	Location within Clackamas county
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Oregon
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Clackamas
established_title	Settled
established_date	1856
established_title1	Platted
established_date1	1903
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	77.7
population_as_of	2010
population_total	7,762
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	Pacific (PST)
utc_offset	-8
timezone_DST	PDT
utc_offset_DST	-7
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	505
coordinates
named_for	William Harrison Boring
blank_name_sec1	Sister cities
blank_info_sec1	Dull, Scotland
Bland, Australia
postal_code_type	ZIP Codes
postal_code	97009
area_codes	503 and 971
blank_name	FIPS code
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2805447
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| name = Boring | nickname = |settlement_type = Unincorporated community | motto = "The most exciting place to live!"

| population_as_of = 2010 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 7,762 | population_density_km2 = auto

| postal_code_type = ZIP Codes | postal_code = 97009 | area_codes = 503 and 971 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2805447 | website = | footnotes = Boring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located along Oregon Route 212 in the foothills of the Cascade mountain range, approximately 12 mi southeast of downtown Portland,{{Cite web | title = The Boring Volcanic Field — Hills of the Portland Basin | work = United States Geological Survey | series = Cascades Volcano Observatory | url = https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/cvo_boring.html | access-date = July 9, 2015

The community was officially platted in 1903 after the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company constructed an electric rail line, which operated from Portland to Cazadero. The former railway is now part of the Springwater Corridor, a rail trail which begins in Boring and ends at the Eastbank Esplanade along the Willamette River in southeast Portland. The Boring Lava Field, an extinct volcanic field zone that comprises terrain extending from Boring to downtown Portland, took its name from the community.

Boring was a hub of the timber industry in the Pacific Northwest prior to and during World War I due to the abundance of surrounding temperate coniferous and evergreen forests, as well as its proximity to the Port of Portland. In addition to logging, plant nurseries and agriculture have also historically been major economic forces in Boring.

Boring has often been included in lists of places with unusual names.{{Cite web | title = Dull, Scotland, makes Boring, Oregon, more interesting | author = Campbell, Glenn | publisher = BBC | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-28691197 | date = August 8, 2014 | access-date = October 26, 2015

History

Timeline

The land on which Boring was built was a former lava field. The Boring Lava Field, which takes its namesake from the community, is located just north of Boring. There are approximately 80 lava vents across the area, remnants of the volcanic activity that occurred there roughly 2.6 million years ago. The lava field extends across surrounding Portland and Vancouver, Washington, though the volcanic centers are extinct. The land that would later become Boring had no known inhabitants, though the Clackamas Tribe had a camp located south of Boring, near present-day Oregon City, along the Willamette River. By 1855, the remaining members of the tribe had relocated to the Grand Ronde. Settlers began to arrive in the Oregon Territory in mid-1800s via the Oregon Trail, after the establishment of Portland.

| align = right | direction = vertical | background color = | width = 250px | caption_align = left | image1=Boring, OR railway station.png | caption1=Boring station on the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company line, 1904 | image2=The Street railway journal (1907) (14573511037).jpg | caption2=Interior of trains operating through Boring, 1907 Boring takes its name after William Harrison Boring, an Illinois native and early resident who began farming there in 1874, and subsequently donated land for the community's first schoolhouse to be built. He was a Union veteran who had moved to Oregon after having fought in the Siege of Vicksburg during the Civil War.{{Cite news | title = Yawns Across the Water: Boring Meets Dull in Oregon | author = De Avila, Joseph | newspaper = The Wall Street Journal | url = https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323968704578650544013171684 | date = Aug 8, 2013 | access-date = August 7, 2014 | title = A Tale of Dull and Boring Sister Cities | author = Leveille, David | publisher = Public Radio International | url = http://www.pri.org/stories/2012-04-26/tale-dull-and-boring-sister-cities | date = April 26, 2012 | access-date = July 9, 2016

Boring was platted in 1903 as Boring Junction after the construction of a railway line by the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company. The post office was established and named Boring the same year, which builders of an interurban railway adopted as the name of the community. An electric trolley operated on the railroad line from Portland through Gresham and Boring, ending in Cazadero, which began transporting passengers in 1905.{{Cite web | title = Boring History | publisher = Boring CPO.com | url = http://www.boringcpo.org/section.cfm?wSectionID=3201 | access-date = October 27, 2015

After World War II and the prominence of automobile ownership, the trolley ceased passenger operations to Portland, but continued to travel between Boring and Gresham. The railway went defunct in the following years, and was incorporated as part of the Springwater Corridor, a rail trail that begins in Boring and ends at the Eastbank Esplanade in downtown Portland.

In 2005, citizens of Boring applied to become one of the first legally recognized villages in Oregon.{{Cite web | title = Two Villages, One Hamlet: Three communities apply for special status in Clackamas County | author = Oberg, Ron | url = http://web4.co.clackamas.or.us/mrm/1547.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120717091528/http://web4.co.clackamas.or.us/mrm/1547.html | date = December 13, 2005 | access-date = April 9, 2016 | archive-date = July 17, 2012 |title = Five votes sink Boring village |last = Hathcock |first = Marcus |newspaper = The Sandy Post |url = http://www.sandypost.com/news/story.php?story_id=115645677539036400 |date = August 23, 2006 |access-date = June 7, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120312035205/http://www.sandypost.com/news/story.php?story_id=115645677539036400 |archive-date = March 12, 2012 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all

Name and municipality pairings

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The unusual name of the community often prompts its inclusion on lists of unusual place names. The name "Boring" is embraced by locals, however, and found in many local businesses, resulting in many road signs that seem humorous to outsiders. Boosters of the village designation use the slogan "The most exciting place to live."{{Cite web | title = Boring Village | url = http://www.wolfpk.com/boringvillage/ | access-date = December 30, 2007

In 2011, Elizabeth Leighton of Aberfeldy, Scotland, proposed the community's pairing with the village of Dull, Scotland, after passing through Boring on a cycling holiday.{{Cite news | title = Dull and Boring? Not any more for Scottish village and US town | author = Alexandra Topping | author2 = agencies | name-list-style=amp| newspaper = The Guardian | location = UK | url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jun/06/dull-and-boring-scottish-village | date = June 6, 2012 | access-date = August 9, 2014 | title = Welcome to Dull and Boring | publisher = Kuriositas.com | url = http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/06/welcome-to-dull-and-boring.html | date = June 6, 2012 | access-date = August 9, 2014 | title = Boring in Oregon votes to pair with Dull in Perthshire | publisher = BBC | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18336146 | date = June 5, 2012 | access-date = June 7, 2012 | title = Boring group makes Dull decision: Partnership official with Scottish village | last = Fuggetta | first = Emily | newspaper = The Oregonian | page = C1 | url = http://www.oregonlive.com/happy-valley/index.ssf/2012/06/boring_group_makes_dull_decisi.html | date = June 5, 2012 | access-date = June 7, 2012 | title = Dull woman pushes for Boring partnership: Oregon town teams up with Scottish village | last = Dungca | first = Nicole | newspaper = The Oregonian | url = http://www.oregonlive.com/happy-valley/index.ssf/2012/04/dull_woman_describes_boring_pa.html | date = April 25, 2012 | access-date = June 7, 2012

In 2013, the farm community and former gold prospecting site Bland Shire in West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia{{Cite news |title=Dull and Boring story also to become Bland? |newspaper=Highland Perthshire News |url=http://www.highlandperthshirenews.co.uk/general-civic-activities/dull-and-boring-story-also-to-become-bland |date=July 12, 2014 |access-date=August 9, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810035909/http://www.highlandperthshirenews.co.uk/general-civic-activities/dull-and-boring-story-also-to-become-bland |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |df=mdy | title = Bland hopes to join Dull and Boring - Perth & Kinross | newspaper = The Courier | location = UK | url = http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/bland-hopes-to-join-dull-and-boring-1.98554 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140810024043/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/bland-hopes-to-join-dull-and-boring-1.98554 | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 10, 2014 | date = June 1, 2013 | access-date = August 9, 2014 | title = Bland joins Dull and Boring | newspaper = The Daily Advertiser | url = http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/2110343/bland-joins-dull-and-boring/?cs=156 | date = February 25, 2014 | access-date = August 9, 2014 | title = Scots town Dull joins forces with Bland and Boring | newspaper = The Scotsman | url = http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/scots-town-dull-joins-forces-with-bland-and-boring-1-3185215 | date = November 13, 2013 | access-date = August 9, 2014 | title = BBC TV crew tapes interviews in Boring | newspaper = Portland Tribune | url = http://portlandtribune.com/go/42-news/217895-78131-bbc-tv-crew-tapes-interviews-in-boring | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140814120818/http://portlandtribune.com/go/42-news/217895-78131-bbc-tv-crew-tapes-interviews-in-boring | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 14, 2014 | date = April 22, 2014 | access-date = August 9, 2014 | title = Happy Boring & Dull Day! | magazine = Time | url = https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/09/happy-boring-and-dull-day/ | date = August 9, 2013 | access-date = August 9, 2014

Geography

Topography

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Boring_and_Damascus,_Oregon_aerial.jpg" caption="Aerial view of Boring and surrounding area, with Mount Hood in the background"] ::

Located at the northernmost end of the eastern Willamette Valley, Boring rests in the foothills of the Cascade mountain range, at the base of Mount Hood. The community is approximately 31 mi from Government Camp, a major resort and skiing community on Mount Hood. The community comprises approximately 30 sqmi of Clackamas County.

Boring's landscape is hilly, with its elevation ranging between 548 ft and 755 ft.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Boring has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, characterized by warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. The first frost in Boring typically occurs within the first week of November, while the last is typically in the first week of April.

Annual data

Economy

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Shirley_Gamble_and_Haroldine_DeBord,1946(5836929896).jpg" caption="Two teenage girls picking berries on a farm in Boring, 1946"] ::

After its inception as a railroad community, Boring evolved into a hub for the timber industry in the Northwest, beginning in the pre-World War I era and continuing throughout much of the 20th century. One of the first mills established in Boring was the Hillyard Sawmill, which began operations in the 1890s; the mill produced over 30000 ft of lumber per day, mostly consisting of railroad ties. Bert Jonsrud, an early resident of the area, would later establish the Jonsrud Bros. Lumber Company, which would become Boring's main lumber mill. In a 1915 survey of timber and logging camps in the Pacific Northwest, it was reported that Jonsrud mill was producing 20000 ft of lumber per day.{{Cite journal | title = Pacific Coast Mills: Oregon | volume = 16 | page = 56 | location = Portland, Oregon, U.S. | journal = The Timberman | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=yPEwAQAAMAAJ&q=boring+oregon+jonsrud+mill&pg=RA3-PA56 | date = February 1915 |via= Google Books

The Portland Traction Company, a now-defunct railroad, operated a rail line from Portland (near the current location of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) on the Willamette River) to Boring via Gresham. In the 1950s, the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads jointly took over operation of the remaining portion of the line for freight operations. Much of the line has since been purchased by local governments for the creation of a long-distance rail trail named the Springwater Corridor.

The community is also home to a large number of dairy farms, plant nurseries and berry farms, including Iseli Nursery and Liepold Farms, who supplies produce to the local restaurant chain Burgerville. There are over thirty active plant and tree nurseries that operate within the community. Another Boring community staple, Mt. Hood Center, was built in Boring in 1974 and the facility is still functioning today as an equestrian center, event venue, and an equine-based schooling alternative, Mt. Hood Center Academy. Boring is also home of a campus of Guide Dogs For The Blind, Inc., the oldest guide dog training program on the US West Coast. The largest employer in Boring as of 2018 is Good Shepherd Community Church, an independent Evangelical church.{{Cite web |title=Guide Dogs for the Blind |publisher=Guidedogs.com |url=http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer |access-date=December 28, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206223746/http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer |archive-date=December 6, 2006

Demographics

According to the 2010 U.S. census, the ZCTA for Boring's ZIP code had a population of 7,726 in 2,875 households. This was a significant drop from the 2000 census, which had reported a population of 12,851. Males made up 50.50% of the population, while females made up 49.50%. According to this data, the population's ethnic profile was 77.3% white, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, 3% African American, and 4% two or more races.

32.20% of households in the ZCTA earned under $50,000 annually, while 39.80% earned between $50,000–$100,000, and 28% had reported earnings exceeding $100,000. In 2015, Boring was ranked among the wealthiest ZIP codes in the Portland metropolitan area.

Law and government

Along with other unincorporated communities in Clackamas County, Boring is served by Metro, a regional government of the Portland metropolitan area, and the only metropolitan planning organization in the United States. The community is located within Oregon's 3rd congressional district, represented by Earl Blumenauer.

In 2015, Steve Bates, the former chair of the Boring planning council received over 700 signatures in favor of having the community removed from the Metro jurisdiction, due to the fact that Metro's regional boundary only includes the western half of the community, where Boring's downtown area lies. Metro responded by noting that Boring lies outside of their urban growth boundary, and that the jurisdictional boundary had no bearing on any foreseeable incorporation of Boring.

According to the Clackamas County voting data from the 2012 U.S. general election, Boring somewhat favored the Republican party, which accounted for 59% of votes, while 37% favored the Democratic party. Other parties accounted for 4% of votes.

Education

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The first schoolhouse in Boring was the Fern Hill School, built in 1883.{{Cite news | title = Boring history comes to life in new book | author = Corbell, Beverly | newspaper = The Portland Tribune | url = http://portlandtribune.com/go/42-news/230342-93956-boring-history-comes-to-life-in-new-book | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160505142944/http://portlandtribune.com/go/42-news/230342-93956-boring-history-comes-to-life-in-new-book | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 5, 2016 | date = August 15, 2014 | access-date = April 10, 2016

Contemporarily, the community is served by the Oregon Trail and the Gresham-Barlow school districts as the community straddles the boundary between the two. Elementary schools in Boring include Naas Elementary and Kelso Elementary. Secondary schools serving Boring include Boring Middle School, Sandy High School (Oregon Trail), and Sam Barlow High School (Gresham-Barlow). Private schools in the area include Good Shepherd School and Hoodview Adventist School.

Boring is also home to Oregon Trail Academy, the only public K-12 single campus International Baccalaureate school in the Northwest. The school was established as a charter school in 2010 by the Oregon Trail School District and also serves students from Gresham-Barlow. In 2019, the school ranked in the top 15 schools in the Portland metro area and 17th in the state.

Students' test score performance in the public school system in Boring ranks at or above the national average in both elementary and middle school(s).

Infrastructure

Oregon Route 212 begins in Boring, and runs through the center of the downtown area. Its roads are maintained by the Oregon Department of Transportation.

From the 1970s until the end of 2012, Boring was within the TriMet transit district, the Portland metropolitan area's mass transit system, and was served by bus line 84, albeit with only a single round trip in each peak period. In 2011, business owners in Boring petitioned the transit district's board to remove Boring from the district, arguing that Boring was receiving too little bus service relative to the amount being paid in employer-payroll taxes. The petition was approved, to take effect at the beginning of 2013, bringing an end to TriMet service in Boring.

The Springwater Corridor, a rail trail that was originally a railroad running between Boring and Portland, begins in Boring next to Boring Middle School, and is used for running, walking, and cycling. The trail ends at the Eastbank Esplanade in downtown Portland.

In popular culture

The eponymous fictional town of the Disney TV series Gravity Falls is inspired by Boring.{{Cite news | title = 'Gravity Falls': Inspired by Boring, Ore.? It's true | author=Owen, Rob | newspaper = The Oregonian | url = http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2012/06/inspired_by_boring_ore_its_tru.html | date = June 14, 2012

In 2017, it was reported that ABC had developed a "serial killer comedy" series titled Boring, OR about a small town under siege by a serial murderer. The series is being produced by Jack Black.

In 2013, the community was home to an event hosted by Vitaminwater, in a series in which the company gave Boring and the town of Normal, Illinois, "makeovers". The event featured musical performances by Santigold, Matt & Kim, and Yung Skeeter, as well as standup comedy performances which included Amy Schumer.{{Cite web | title = Boring, OR Gets a Brilliant Makeover | work = Fuse | url = http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2013/03/vitaminwater-boring-oregon-gets-makeover | date = March 28, 2013 | access-date = October 27, 2015

In 2018, the Netflix web television series Everything Sucks! is set in the town and focuses on students attending the fictional "Boring High School."

Notable people

Bob Amsberry (1928–1957), original member of The Mickey Mouse Club{{Cite web | title = Mickey Mouse Club Cast: Bob Amsberry | work = Original Mickey Mouse Club | url = http://www.originalmmc.com/bob.html | access-date = April 9, 2016 | archive-date = April 17, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220417221723/http://www.originalmmc.com/bob.html | url-status = dead
William H. Boring (1841–1932), Union soldier; founder of town
Ryan Crouser (1992–), shot putter, discus thrower, Olympic Gold Medalist
Alex Hirsch (1985–), storyboard artist, writer and producer at Disney
Charis Michelsen (1974–), actress, model, and makeup artist
Ben Musa (1905–1974), Oregon state legislator
Maria Thayer (1975–), actress and comedian
Brian Wilbur (1986–), American football quarterback

Sister cities

Though not recognized by Sister Cities International, Boring is paired with the following municipalities:

Scotland Dull, Perth & Kinross, Scotland{{Cite web |title=Dull and Boring? Sounds exciting |last=Gambino |first=Lauren |publisher=KVAL |date=February 21, 2013 |url=http://www.kval.com/politics/Dull-and-Boring-Sounds-exciting-no-192372601.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022213916/http://www.kval.com/politics/Dull-and-Boring-Sounds-exciting-no-192372601.html |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |title=A Tale of Dull and Boring Sister Cities |last=LeVeille |first=David |publisher=The World.org |url=http://www.theworld.org/2012/04/a-tale-of-dull-and-boring-sister-cities/ |access-date=July 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630235810/http://www.theworld.org/2012/04/a-tale-of-dull-and-boring-sister-cities/ |archive-date=June 30, 2013
Australia Bland, New South Wales, Australia

Notes

References

Sources

{{Cite book| title = Boring | last = Bosserman | first = Dan | year = 2014 | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | series = Images of America | isbn = 978-1-4671-3210-7
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