Yamhill County
A Blue Angels jet at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville. (Photo No. yamDA0034)
Contact
County Seat: Courthouse, 535 NE 5th St., McMinnville 97128
Phone: 503-434-7501 (General); 503-434-7530 (Court Administrator)
Fax: 503-434-7553
Web: www.co.yamhill.or.us/
About
Population: 93,085
Established: July 5, 1843
Elev. at McMinnville: 157'
Area: 718 sq. mi.
Average Temp.: January 39.0° July 65.0°
Assessed Value: $5,779,076,696
Real Market Value: $10,321,298,356
Annual Precipitation: 43.6"
Economy: Agriculture, wine production, steel manufacturing, forest products, dental instruments and aircraft servicing
Related resources
History
Historical
Records Inventory
Scenic
Image
Economic
Information (from OECDD)
"County
Quick Facts" (from U.S.
Census Bureau)
County
Seat Map (from Yahoo!
Maps)
County
Map (from ODOT)
Incorporated cities
Amity | Carlton | Dayton | Dundee | Lafayette | McMinnville | Newberg | Sheridan | Willamina | Yamhill
Points of interest
Linfield College, George Fox University, Herbert Hoover House, military blockhouse, Yamhill County Historical Museum, Wheatland Ferry, Captain Michael Smith Evergreen Aviation Educational Center, Rogers Landing.
History and general information
Yamhill County was created in 1843 as one of Oregon’s original four districts. Its present boundaries were established in 1860. The county was named after the Yamhelas, members of the Kalapuya Tribe, who lived along the Yamhill River in the western Willamette Valley.
Today, agriculture is still the county’s primary industry. Nursery and greenhouse crops; fruits, nuts, berries; and hay, silage, field and grass seeds are major agricultural products. Yamhill County ranks sixth out of Oregon’s 36 counties in annual market value of its agricultural production. Yamhill County is also the heart of Oregon’s wine industry. Thirty-six wineries represent the largest concentration of wineries in any county and produce the greatest number of award-winning wines in the state. A third of the county is covered with commercial timber. The mainstay of the western valley area is logging and timber products. Nonseasonal industries include a steel rolling mill, electronic and dental equipment manufacturing, an international airline and helicopter company, and a newsprint mill.
County officials
Commissioners—Chair Kathy George (R) 2011, Leslie Lewis (R) 2013, Mary Stern (D) 2011; Dist. Atty. Brad Berry (NP) 2013; Assess. Scott Maytubby (NP) 2013; Clerk Rebecca Stern Doll (NP) 2013; Sheriff Jack Crabtree (NP) 2011; Surv. Dan Linscheid (NP) 2011; Treas. Nancy Reed (NP) 2013.