Yamhill, Oregon Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Yamhill
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 small city in Yamhill County, Oregon, in the United States. It is located in the northern part of the county. You can find it where Oregon Route 47 and Oregon Route 240 meet. In 2020, about 1,147 people lived there. The city was first called North Yamhill. It officially became a city on February 20, 1891.

Exploring Yamhill's Location and Weather
- Yamhill's Climate: Warm Summers and Mild Winters
Yamhill's Population Over Time
- Yamhill's Community in 2010
Learning in Yamhill: Local Schools
Famous People from Yamhill
Historic Buildings in Yamhill
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Exploring Yamhill's Location and Weather

Yamhill is a small city with a total area of about 0.42 square miles (1.09 square kilometers). All of this area is land, meaning there are no large lakes or rivers within the city limits.

Yamhill's Climate: Warm Summers and Mild Winters

Yamhill has a special type of weather called a warm-summer Mediterranean climate. This means the summers are warm but not too hot, and they are usually dry. The average monthly temperature never goes above 71.6°F (22°C). Winters are generally mild and wet.

Yamhill's Population Over Time

The number of people living in Yamhill has changed quite a bit over the years. Here's a quick look at how the population has grown and shrunk:

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

Yamhill's Community in 2010

In 2010, there were 1,024 people living in Yamhill. There were 353 households, which are groups of people living together in one home. Most of these were families. The city had about 2,438 people per square mile.

The average age of people in Yamhill was 37.6 years old. About 27.7% of the residents were under 18 years old. This shows that many families with children live in Yamhill.

Learning in Yamhill: Local Schools

The Yamhill Carlton School District is in charge of schools in Yamhill. Students in the area go to different schools depending on their age:

Yamhill Carlton Elementary School (YCES) is in Carlton.
Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School (YCIS) is in Yamhill.
Yamhill Carlton High School (YCHS) is also in Yamhill.

Famous People from Yamhill

Even though Yamhill is a small city, some well-known people have connections to it:

Elette Boyle: A computer scientist and expert in cryptography (secret codes). She is now a professor.
Beverly Cleary: A very famous children's author. Her first memoir, which is a type of autobiography, was called A Girl from Yamhill.
Thurston Daniels: He was the third Lieutenant Governor of Washington state.
Nicholas Kristof: A former writer for The New York Times newspaper. He grew up on a farm in Yamhill.

Historic Buildings in Yamhill

Yamhill has some interesting old buildings that are important to its history. Two houses, the John Marion Bunn House and the Lee Laughlin House, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This means they are protected because of their historical importance.

The Percy L. Menefee Ranch House is about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Yamhill. It was designed by a famous architect named Pietro Belluschi in 1948. This house even won national awards for its design!