Yamhill, Oregon Facts for Kids

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City
Yamhill, Oregon
Maple Street in Yamhill
Motto(s): A Small Taste Of Oregon
Location in Oregon
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Yamhill
Incorporated	1891
Area
• Total	0.49 sq mi (1.26 km²)
• Land	0.49 sq mi (1.26 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	184 ft (56 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,147
• Density	2,355.24/sq mi (908.66/km²)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code	97148
Area code(s)	503
FIPS code	41-84250
GNIS feature ID	2412316
Website	www.cityofyamhill.com

Yamhill is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. Located in the northern part of the county, it is situated at the intersection of Oregon Route 47 and Oregon Route 240. The population was 1,147 at the 2020 census. Originally named North Yamhill, it was incorporated under that name by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 20, 1891.

Geography
- Climate
Demographics
- 2010 census
Education
Notable people
Architecture
Gallery
See also

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km²), all of it land.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Yamhill has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	254	—
1910	325	28.0%
1920	365	12.3%
1930	390	6.8%
1940	418	7.2%
1950	539	28.9%
1960	407	−24.5%
1970	516	26.8%
1980	690	33.7%
1990	855	23.9%
2000	794	−7.1%
2010	1,024	29.0%
2020	1,147	12.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Yamhill United Methodist Church

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,024 people, 353 households, and 285 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,438.1 inhabitants per square mile (941.4/km²). There were 375 housing units at an average density of 892.9 per square mile (344.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.2% White, 0.1% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 2.6% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.5% of the population.

There were 353 households, of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 19.3% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the city was 37.6 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 8.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

Education

The Yamhill Carlton School District is headquartered in Yamhill. Students attend Yamhill Carlton Elementary School (YCES) in Carlton, Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School (YCIS), or Yamhill Carlton High School (YCHS), both located in Yamhill.

Notable people

Elette Boyle, computer scientist and cryptographer, a professor of computer science at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Beverly Cleary, children's author; her first memoir was called A Girl from Yamhill
Thurston Daniels, third Lieutenant Governor of Washington
Nicholas Kristof, former columnist for The New York Times, grew up on a farm in Yamhill

Architecture

The John Marion Bunn House and Lee Laughlin House are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Percy L. Menefee Ranch House, 8 mi (13 km) north-west of Yamhill, was designed by architect Pietro Belluschi in 1948, and won national awards and acclaim.