Yamhill County is one of the 36 counties in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 107,722. The

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is McMinnville. Yamhill County was named after the Yamhelas, members of the

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Tribe. Yamhill County is part of the

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- Hillsboro, OR- WA

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. It is in the

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History

The earliest known inhabitants of the area were the Yamhill (Yamhelas Indian Tribe, part of the Kalapooian family) Indians, who have inhabited the area for over 8,000 years. They are one of the

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s incorporated into the

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (CTGR) consists of twenty-seven Native American tribes with long historical ties to present-day western Oregon between the western boundary of the Oregon Coast and the eastern boundar ...

. In 1857 they were forced to migrate to the

Grand Ronde Indian Reservation The Grand Ronde Community is an Indian reservation located on several non-contiguous sections of land in southwestern Yamhill County and northwestern Polk County, Oregon, United States, about east of Lincoln City, near the community of Grand Ro ...

created in Oregon's Coastal Range two years earlier. The earliest non-native settlers were employees of the various fur companies operating in

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, who started settling there around 1814. But it was the establishment of the

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that led to significant migration to the area.

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(later county) was created on July 5, 1843, five years before the

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was established. It was one of the original four districts created by Oregon's first Provisional Legislature, along with Twality (later

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), Clackamas, and Champooick (later

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) counties. The district was originally spread over , an area that was broken up into twelve present-day counties.

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, the principal trading center of the western

in early Oregon history, was made the

in 1847. The county government was later (1889) moved to McMinnville where it remains today. The

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was a

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air defense installation from 1956 to 1980. Located next to Tillamook County, at the top of high

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, Air Force radars operated by the

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and the

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were essential parts of the nation's integrated air defenses. The large

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protecting the radars from adverse weather effects could be seen silhouetted against the sky from many parts of Yamhill County.

Lock and dam on the Yamhill River

In 1900 the

Yamhill River lock and dam The Yamhill River lock and dam was completed in 1900. It was built near Lafayette, Oregon, to allow better river transport on the Yamhill River from Dayton, to McMinnville, Oregon. While the Corps of Engineers had recommended against construction ...

was completed about downriver from

Lafayette, Oregon Lafayette is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States on the Yamhill River and Oregon Route 99W. It was founded in 1846 and incorporated in 1878. The population was 3,742 at the 2010 census. History Lafayette was founded in 1846 by pione ...

. The lock was decommissioned in 1954. The dam was demolished in 1963 to allow better passage for

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on the river. The site of the lock and dam is now a county park.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Oregon by area. The tallest mountain in the county is Trask Mountain in the northwest corner of the county.

Adjacent counties

* Washington County (north) *

Clackamas County Clackamas County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 421,401, making it Oregon's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Oregon City. The county was named after the Native ...

(east) * Marion County (southeast) *

Polk County Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk: * Polk County, Arkansas * Polk County, Florida * Polk County, Georgia * Polk County, Iowa * Polk Count ...

(south) *

Tillamook County Tillamook County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,390. The county seat is Tillamook. The county is named for the Tillamook or Killamook people, a Native American tribe who we ...

(west)

National protected areas

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(part) * Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 84,992 people, 28,732 households, and 21,376 families living in the county. The

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was 119 people per square mile (46/km²). There were 30,270 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/km²). The

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makeup of the county is 88.98%

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, 1.47% Native American, 1.07%

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, 0.85%

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, 0.12%

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, 5.08% from

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, and 2.42% from two or more races. 10.61% of the population were

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of any race. 19.6% were of

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, 11.4%

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, 9.5%

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and 8.4%

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ancestry. There were 28,732 households, out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were

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living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.60% were non-families. 19.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.90% under the age of 18, 11.40% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.30 males. The

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for a household in the county is $44,111, and the median income for a family was $50,336. Males had a median income of $35,686 versus $25,254 for females. The

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for the county was $18,951. About 6.00% of families and 9.20% of the population were below the

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, including 10.10% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 99,193 people, 34,726 households, and 25,020 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 37,110 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 85.4% white, 1.5% Asian, 1.5% American Indian, 0.9% black or African American, 0.2% Pacific islander, 7.2% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 14.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 23.6% were

, 13.7% were

, 12.2% were

, and 5.0% were

. Of the 34,726 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.0% were non-families, and 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age was 36.8 years. The median income for a household in the county was $52,485 and the median income for a family was $61,524. Males had a median income of $44,946 versus $33,717 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,017. About 9.0% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the

, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the United States House of Representatives, Yamhill County lies in

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, which also covers Washington County, Clatsop County, Columbia County and a small portion of Multnomah County, and is represented by Democrat

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. In the

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, most of Yamhill County is in the 12th Senate District represented by former Republican, now Independent,

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, whilst the western "panhandle" is in the 5th Senate District represented by Republican

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and Newberg, part of the 13th District, is represented by Republican Kim Thatcher and represented in the Oregon House (District 25) by Bill Post. Within the

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, Yamhill County lies chiefly within the 24th District represented by Republican Ron Noble, although the western "panhandle" of the county lies within the 10th District represented by Democrat

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. Although located west of the Cascades, Yamhill has remained a Republican-leaning county in Presidential elections at the same time as other Western Oregon counties have become solidly to powerfully Democratic. No Democratic presidential candidate has won Yamhill County since

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's 1964 landslide, and the only other Democrats to carry the county since Oregon's statehood have been

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in 1940, 1936 and 1932, along with

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in 1912 when the Republican vote was divided. However, the Republican edge has narrowed somewhat in recent years; since 1992, the GOP has only managed to win a majority four times.

Economy

Evergreen International Aviation entrance - McMinnville, Oregon

In 2019 the Oregon International Air Show switched to the McMinnville Municipal Airport. The Air Show promotes aviation while honoring the military and veterans. In addition to the economic surge provided by the Air Show, the Oregon International Air Show involves the community and provides grants for McMinnville. Since 1988 more than $3 million has donated back throughout McMinnville (Yamhill County), Hillsboro (Washington County), and throughout Oregon. Express Employment Professionals, Stoller Family Estates, and Xenium are the lead sponsors for the upcoming 2020 Air Show. Carlton Grain Elevator (Yamhill County, Oregon scenic images) (yamDA0137)

Carlton Grain Elevator (Yamhill County, Oregon scenic images) (yamDA0137)

The major industries of the county are agriculture, forest products, manufacturing, and education. Yamhill County's economy is supported largely by its many unionized facilities such as Cascade Steel in McMinnville and Decommissioned White Birch Paper now owned by

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in Newberg. It boasts a thriving wine industry and was the home of Evergreen Aviation. Yamhill County ranks seventh out of Oregon's thirty-six counties in annual market value of its agricultural production. This agricultural production includes

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horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

, and

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, with in 1997 planted in

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s. One-third of the county is covered with commercial

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, and the economic mainstay of the western part of the county is

logging Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars. Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...

and timber products. Yamhill County is a significant focus of Oregon's wine industry, having the largest area of any Oregon county planted in

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s. Six of the state's

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s are wholly or partly in the county:

Chehalem Mountains AVA The Chehalem Mountains AVA is an American Viticultural Area {AVA) located in the Yamhill and Washington counties of northwestern Oregon. It contains two sub-regions, Laurelwood District AVA and Ribbon Ridge AVA. History The petition process fo ...

Dundee Hills AVA The Dundee Hills AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Yamhill County, Oregon. It is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA, and is approximately southwest of Portland, near the towns of Dundee and Dayton. The area is i ...

Eola-Amity Hills AVA The Eola-Amity Hills AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Polk County and Yamhill County, Oregon. It is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA, and stretches from the city of Amity in the north to Salem in the south. ...

McMinnville AVA The McMinnville AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Yamhill County, Oregon. It is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA, roughly running from McMinnville, Oregon, McMinnville to Sheridan, Oregon, Sheridan. The AVA was ...

Ribbon Ridge AVA The Ribbon Ridge AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Yamhill County, Oregon. It is the smallest AVA in Oregon and is entirely contained within the Chehalem Mountains AVA, which in turn is entirely contained within the larger Willamette ...

, and

Yamhill-Carlton District AVA The Yamhill-Carlton AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in both Washington County and Yamhill County, Oregon. It is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA, and surrounds the towns of Carlton and Yamhill. The mountain ri ...

. Over 80 wineries and 200 vineyards represent the largest concentration of wine growers and producers in any county in the state. Vineyards often specialize in

Pinot noir Pinot Noir () is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French language, French words for ''pine'' and ''black.' ...

, but other varieties grown include

Pinot gris Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio (, ) or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. Thought to be a mutant clone of the Pinot Noir variety, it normally has a grayish-blue fruit, accounting for its name, but the gra ...

Pinot blanc Pinot blanc is a white wine grape. It is a point genetic mutation of Pinot noir. Pinot noir is genetically unstable and will occasionally experience a point mutation in which a vine bears all black fruit except for one cane which produces white ...

Chardonnay Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...

Riesling Riesling (, ; ) is a white grape variety that originated in the Rhine region. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet, and sparkling wh ...

, and

Gewürztraminer Gewürztraminer () is an aromatic wine grape variety, used in white wines, and performs best in cooler climates. In English, it is sometimes referred to colloquially as Gewürz (; although this is never the case in German, because "Gewürz" me ...

Education

Yamhill County Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) include

Linfield University Linfield University is a private university with campuses in McMinnville, and Portland, Oregon. Linfield Wildcats athletics participates in the NCAA Division III Northwest Conference. Linfield reported a combined 1,755 students after the fall ...

and

Chemeketa Community College Chemeketa Community College is a public community college in Salem, Oregon, with a campus in McMinnville, and education centers in Dallas, Brooks, and Woodburn. In addition, the college has a Center for Business and Industry in downtown Salem ...

McMinnville Campus, along with

George Fox University George Fox University is a private Christian university in Newberg, Oregon. Founded as a school for Quakers in 1891, it is now the largest private university in Oregon with more than 4,000 students combined between its main campus in Newberg, ...

and

Portland Community College Portland Community College (PCC) is a public community college in Portland, Oregon. It is the largest post-secondary institution in the state and serves residents in the five-county area of Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas, and Colu ...

in Newberg. For private secondary education the county is served by

The Delphian School The Delphian School is a co-ed K–12 private school operated by Delphi Schools. It uses L. Ron Hubbard's study techniques, known as Study Tech. It is located in unincorporated Yamhill County, Oregon, near Sheridan., with most students living o ...

in Sheridan.

Communities

Cities

* Amity *

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Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

* McMinnville (county seat) * Newberg *

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* Willamina * Yamhill

Census-designated places

* Fort Hill * Grand Ronde

Unincorporated communities

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* Cove Orchard * Eola Crest * Eola Village *

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* Grand Ronde Agency * Hopewell * Lunnville * Midway *

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Saint Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...

* Shipley *

Springbrook Springbrook may refer to: Places Australia * Springbrook, Queensland ** Springbrook National Park, Queensland ** Springbrook State School, a heritage-listed building in the park ** Springbrook Road, a heritage-listed road Canada * Springbrook, ...

* Sunnycrest * Unionvale * Wheatland * Whiteson

References

External links

Yamhill County
(official website)
County history
from the

Oregon State Archives The Archives Division of the Office of the Secretary of State of Oregon, or the Oregon State Archives, is an agency of the Oregon Secretary of State charged with preserving and providing access to government records. The Oregon State Archives is ...

Yamhill County Wineries AssociationYamhill Basin CouncilHistorical Map of Yamhill County, Oregon
Library of Congress Map Date: 1879 (hires) {{Coord, 45.23, -123.31, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-OR_source:UScensus1990 1843 establishments in Oregon Country Populated places established in 1843 Oregon placenames of Native American origin Portland metropolitan area

History

Lock and dam on the Yamhill River

Geography

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

2000 census

2010 census

Politics

Economy

Education

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

See also

References

Further reading

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