Kansas City is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States, located approximately 28 miles (45 km) west of Portland. It is located about 6 miles north-northwest of Forest Grove.
The community was named by some people from Kansas City, Missouri who settled in the area. As of 1990 the community had a community hall and a school. According to author Ralph Friedman, these structures had been on their "last legs for ages".
The area is part of the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District. Kansas City is part of the Portland Metro Area.
References
- "Kansas City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 524. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. pp. 151, 154. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
- Friedman, Ralph (1993) . Oregon for the Curious (3rd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Pars Publishing Company. p. 77-78. ISBN 0-87004-222-X.
- "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
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