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Kansas City, Oregon

Coordinates: 45°35′45″N 123°08′49″W / 45.595946°N 123.147054°W / 45.595946; -123.147054
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Kansas City is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States, located approximately 28 miles (45 km) west of Portland.[1] It is located about 6 miles north-northwest of Forest Grove.[2]

The community was named by some people from Kansas City, Missouri who settled in the area.[3] As of 1990 the community had a community hall and a school.[4] According to author Ralph Friedman, these structures had been on their "last legs for ages".[4][5]

The area is part of the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District.[6] Kansas City is part of the Portland Metro Area.

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 65. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 524. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. ^ a b Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. pp. 151, 154. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
  5. ^ Friedman, Ralph (1993) [1972]. Oregon for the Curious (3rd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Pars Publishing Company. p. 77-78. ISBN 0-87004-222-X.
  6. ^ "County Bridges & Fire District Boundaries" (PDF). Washington County. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

45°35′45″N 123°08′49″W / 45.595946°N 123.147054°W / 45.595946; -123.147054