Yamhill County

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Yamhill County Courthouse in McMinnville
Yamhill County Courthouse in McMinnville
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : McMinnville
Foundation : 1843
Demographics
Residents : 99,193  (2010)
Population density : 53.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1861 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Yamhill County within Oregon
Website : www.co.yamhill.or.us

Yamhill County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States with 84,992 inhabitants, compared with 92,196 in 2005. The county seat is in McMinnville .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,861 square kilometers; 7 square kilometers (0.39 percent) of it is water.

history

The county was founded on July 5, 1843 and named after the Yamel people .

82 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 18, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 1512 -
1860 3245 114.6%
1870 5012 54.5%
1880 7945 58.5%
1890 10,692 34.6%
1900 13,420 25.5%
1910 18,285 36.3%
1920 20,529 12.3%
1930 22,036 7.3%
1940 26,336 19.5%
1950 33,484 27.1%
1960 32,478 -3%
1970 40.213 23.8%
1980 55,332 37.6%
1990 65,551 18.5%
2000 84.992 29.7%
2010 99.193 16.7%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Yamhill County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Yamhill River

The county had a population of 84,992 as of the 2000 census . There were 28,732 households and 21,376 families. The population density was 46 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.98% white, 0.85% African American, 1.47% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.12% residents from the Pacific island area and 5.08% from others ethnic groups; 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.61% of the population.

Of the 28,732 households, 37.40% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.00% were married couples living together, 9.90% were single mothers. 25.60% were not families. 19.70% are single households and 8.40% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.90% residents under 18 years of age, 11.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 11.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.20 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 101.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 44,111 , and the median income for a family is $ 50,336. Males had a median income of $ 35,686 versus $ 25,254 women. The per capita income was $ 18,951. 9.20% of the population and 6.00% of families are below the poverty line. 10.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.50% were 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Yamhill County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 337 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Yamhill County, Oregon  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 45 ° 14 ′  N , 123 ° 19 ′  W