Editing Yamhill, Oregon

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Yamhill
| official_name           = Yamhill, Oregon
| settlement_type         = [[City]]
| nickname                = 
| motto                   = A Small Taste of Oregon
| image_skyline           = Yamhill Oregon commerical district Maple Street.JPG
| imagesize               = 250px
| image_caption           = [[Oregon Route 47|Maple Street]] in Yamhill
| image_flag              = 
| image_seal              = 
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| map_caption             = Location in [[Oregon]]
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| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = United States
| subdivision_type1       = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Oregon]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill]]
| government_type         = 
| leader_title            = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name             = Yvette Potter{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
| established_title       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date        = 1891
| area_magnitude          = 
| area_total_sq_mi        = 0.49
| area_footnotes          = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='41'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 1.26
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.49
| area_land_km2            = 1.26
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
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| area_metro_km2           = 
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
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| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| population_total         = 1147
| population_urban         = 
| population_metro         = 
| population_density_km2   = 908.66
| population_density_sq_mi = 2355.24
| timezone                 = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset               = -8
| timezone_DST             = Pacific
| utc_offset_DST           = -7
| coordinates              = {{coord|45|20|27|N|123|11|04|W|type:city_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 184
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 97148
| area_code                = [[Area code 503|503]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 41-84250<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name             = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info             = 2412316<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412316}}</ref>
| website                 = [http://www.cityofyamhill.com www.cityofyamhill.com]
| footnotes               = 
| unit_pref               = Imperial
}}

'''Yamhill''' is a city in [[Yamhill County, Oregon|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 United States census|2020 census]]. Originally named '''North Yamhill''', it was incorporated under that name by the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] on February 20, 1891.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Baker|first=Frank C.|year=1891|title=Special Laws|journal=The Laws of Oregon, and the Resolutions and Memorials of the Sixteenth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly Thereof|publisher=State Printer|location=Salem, Oregon|page=992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yr2wAAAAIAAJ&q=oregon%20legislature%20hillsboro%20incorporation&pg=PA992}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F|C}}. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Yamhill has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated ''Csb'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=507353&cityname=Yamhill%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Yamhill, Oregon]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 254
|1910= 325
|1920= 365
|1930= 390
|1940= 418
|1950= 539
|1960= 407
|1970= 516
|1980= 690
|1990= 855
|2000= 794
|2010= 1024
|2020= 1147
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 2, 2014}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
[[File:OR Yamhill United Methodist Church.JPG|thumb|Yamhill United Methodist Church]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,024 people, 353 households, and 285 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2438.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 375 housing units at an average density of {{convert|892.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 794 people, 256 households, and 207 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,974.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 267 housing units at an average density of {{convert|663.9|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.47% White, 0.25% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.79% of the population.

There were 256 households, out of which 46.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,688, and the median income for a family was $52,344. Males had a median income of $38,661 versus $24,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,745. About 5.3% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Yamhill Carlton School District]] is headquartered in Yamhill. Students attend Yamhill Carlton Elementary School (YCES) in [[Carlton, Oregon|Carlton]], Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School (YCIS), or Yamhill Carlton High School (YCHS), both located in Yamhill.<ref>{{cite web | title = Schools | publisher = Yamhill Carlton School District | url = http://www.ycsd.k12.or.us/schools | access-date = March 29, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[[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<ref>{{cite web | title = Lieutenant Governors of the State of Washington | publisher = State of Washington | url = http://www.ltgov.wa.gov/Lt.Governor/history.html |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204014423/http://www.ltgov.wa.gov/Lt.Governor/history.html|archive-date=February 4, 2012| access-date = March 29, 2018}}</ref>
*[[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 listings in Yamhill County, Oregon|National Register of Historic Places]]. The Percy L. Menefee Ranch House, {{convert|8|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Yamhill, was designed by architect [[Pietro Belluschi]] in 1948, winning national awards and acclaim.<ref>{{cite book | last =  Clausen | first = Meredith L. | title = Pietro Belluschi: Modern American Architect | publisher = Massachusetts Institute of Technology | year = 1994 | isbn = 9780262531672 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JICdi5_2IJAC&pg=PP1}}</ref>

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
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|File:Yamhill - DPLA - 8339e0a385decb4745ffa768b558d625.jpg|Building in downtown Yamhill
|File:Yamhill - DPLA - 3ec8910b7b6d5dd077831923e315f07f.jpg|Lee Laughlin House
|File:Yamhill-Carlton High School, Yamhill - DPLA - 03398c55b6aa7a9966c645d92701baf6.jpg|Yamhill-Carlton High School
}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/s-y/yamhill.aspx Entry for Yamhill] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''

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