In June , in a play on the town's name, the Boring Community Planning Organization voted to "pair" with Dull , Scotland , for the purpose of promoting tourism in both towns. Dull is a tiny village of only 84 residents, while Boring has about 8, In , a farm community and former gold prospecting site Bland Shire in West Wyalong , New South Wales , Australia was added to the mix to create not a "twinned town" relationship but a "League of Extraordinary Communities" grouping Dull, Boring and Bland as a means of encouraging travel, promoting all three communities.
The same month, construction of the Boring Station Trailhead Park was completed on the empty lot that once housed the original train station, and opened to the public. 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 town is approximately 31 miles 50 km from Government Camp , a major resort and skiing community on Mount Hood. The town comprises approximately 30 square miles 78 km 2 of Clackamas County. Boring is part of the Portland metropolitan area , located approximately 12 miles 19 km southeast of the Portland city limits, and 16 miles 26 km from downtown Portland.
The town's landscape is hilly, with its elevation ranging between feet m and feet m. The town receives an annual average of Boring's high volume of rainfall can be attributed to its location in the Cascade foothills, which situates it at a considerably higher elevation than other towns and cities in the Portland metropolitan area. The first frost in Boring typically occurs within the first week of November, while the last is typically in the first week of April.
According to the U. This was a significant drop from the census , which had reported a population of 12, The current population density is inhabitants per square mile Males make up As of , the largest ancestry groups in the town are German The median age in the town was According to the Portland Business Journal , Boring is considered one of the wealthier zip codes in the Portland area.
As of June , the unemployment rate was 3. In , the town was home to an event hosted by Vitaminwater, in a series in which the company gave Boring and the town of Normal, Illinois , "makeovers".
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