That same year the first school, Wilsonville Grade School, was opened as a single-room building. Wilsonville became the name of the community on June 3, 1880, named after the first postmaster, Charles Wilson. The first post office was established in 1876 with the name Boones Ferry. Originally, the area was part of what became Yamhill County, but was transferred to the current Clackamas County in 1855. The ferry gave rise to the community of Boones Landing, which eventually grew into Wilsonville.
Media in Wilsonville consists of the Portland area broadcast stations, regional newspapers, and the local Wilsonville Spokesman newspaper.Īlphonso Boone, the grandson of Daniel Boone, settled in what would later become Wilsonville in 1846 and established the Boones Ferry across the Willamette River in 1847. Retail centers include Argyle Square on the north and the Town Center Shopping Center to the south. Wilsonville contains many distribution and manufacturing buildings adjacent to Interstate 5 such as regional distribution facilities for Coca-Cola and Rite Aid. The city is home to several technology companies including Mentor Graphics, along with Stream Global Services, the largest employer in the city. Wilsonville Public Works contracts Jacobs for operation of the wastewater treatment plant, and Veolia North America for operation of the Willamette River Water Treatment Plant. Fire and police protection are contracted out to other regional government agencies. Wilsonville has a council-manager form of government and operates its own library, public works, and parks & recreation department. Clackamas Community College and Oregon Tech have satellite campuses in the city. Students in public schools attend schools in the West Linn-Wilsonville and Canby school districts, including the only traditional high school, Wilsonville High School. Public transportation is provided by the city-owned South Metro Area Regional Transit, which connects to the Portland-based TriMet by train through TriMet's WES and by bus at the Tualatin Park & Ride.
The city is bisected by Interstate 5 and includes I-5's Boone Bridge over the Willamette. Located within the Portland metropolitan area, the city also includes the planned communities of Charbonneau on the south side of the river, and Villebois on the western edge. Slightly more than 90% of residents at the 2000 census were white, with Hispanics comprising the largest minority group. The population was 13,991 at the 2000 census, and grew to 19,509 as of 2010. The city was incorporated in 1969 with a population of approximately 1,000. It was founded as Boones Landing because of the Boones Ferry which crossed the Willamette River at the location the community became Wilsonville in 1880. A portion of the northern section of the city is in Washington County. Wilsonville is a city primarily in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
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