Aloha

History

Wheeler was named for Ira Wheeler, an early inhabitant of the area, who owned land on and around Kinnaman Road and 185th Avenue. In 1893, the Wheeler Subdivision was platted. Trains started stopping in Wheeler in 1907, and a station was established on October 31 1907. A school district was established in 1911. On January 9, 1912, the post office would open, under the name Aloha. The community had first been called by that name as early as December 7, 1911, when The Hillsboro Argus reported the change of the name. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the origin of the name Aloha is disputed. Some sources say it was named by Robert Caples, a railroad worker, but it is unknown why the name was chosen. In 1983 Joseph H. Buck claimed that his uncle, the first postmaster, Julius Buck, named the office "Aloah" after a small resort on Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin. Supposedly the last two letters were transposed by the Post Office during the application process. The local pronunciation, however, has remained rather than . A similar story is reported as early as 1949, in The Beaverton Enterprise. Beginning in 1907, the area would be the site of the Beaverton-Reedville Acreage, a large suburban development by the Shaw-Fear Company. Much of the area around Aloha still follows the layout of this development. From 1908 to 1929, intercity train services were provided to Aloha by Southern Pacific Red Electric Lines. In 1960, the Aloha-Huber School district was merged into the Beaverton School District. At the time, the school district included both the Aloha-Huber and Beaver Acres elementary schools. In 1976, Intel would open their Aloha plant, which was their first plant outside of California. This facility would be the site of a major solvent leakage in 1982, and the EPA…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  91,678
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  91,256
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  74,568
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  72,773
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  66,005
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  63,783
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  59,669
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  59,092

Largest nearby schools

• Westview High School
  High · Portland · 2,442 students · 22.6:1 ratio
• Sunset High School
  High · Portland · 1,962 students · 23.1:1 ratio
• Tigard High School
  High · Tigard · 1,799 students · 18.7:1 ratio
• Mountainside High School
  High · Beaverton · 1,758 students · 22.5:1 ratio
• Sherwood High School
  High · Sherwood · 1,704 students · 24:1 ratio
• Aloha High School
  High · Beaverton · 1,686 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• Century High School
  High · Hillsboro · 1,551 students · 21.8:1 ratio
• Glencoe High School
  High · Hillsboro · 1,500 students · 21.4:1 ratio

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