Boring is an unincorporated community located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is
located along Oregon Highway 212, approximately eight miles south of Gresham and about the same
distance from Clackamas, both suburbs of Portland. The town comprises two intersections with traffic
signals, an elementary school and a middle school, a branch of the Clackamas County Bank, a U.S.
Post Office, a fire station (which is the headquarters of the Boring Rural Fire District), as well
as other businesses.
According to Oregon Geographic Names, the community was named for W.H. Boring, an early resident
of the area. Boring was platted in 1903 as "Boring Junction". The post office was established
and named "Boring" the same year.
The unique name of the town often prompts its inclusion on lists of unusual place names. The name "Boring" is embraced by locals, however, and found in many local businesses, resulting in many road signs that seem humorous to outsiders.
Boosters of the village designation use the slogan "The most exciting place to live."
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