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Welcome to Yamhill County ...

Time Zone: Yamhill County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of McMinnville is the Seat for Yamhill County.

Yamhill County is one of the original counties of Oregon and was founded in 1843.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Yamhill had a population of 107,100 people. This is an increase of 7.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 99,304 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yamhill represented 2.59% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Yamhill County:

  • Amity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Amity is located in Yamhill County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
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  • Carlton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlton is located in Yamhill County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
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  • Dayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dayton is located in Yamhill County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
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  • Dundee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dundee is located in Yamhill County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
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  • Lafayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McMinnville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Newberg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Newberg is located in Yamhill County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
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  • Sheridan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan is located in Yamhill County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
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  • Willamina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yamhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Yamhill is located in Yamhill County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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