McMinnville

History

McMinnville founder William T. Newby joined the Great Migration of 1843, of people from the eastern states to the west. He later claimed land in 1844 on the present site of McMinnville in what was known as the Oregon Country, next to the claim of John G. Baker then sheriff. Newby platted a town and named it after his hometown of McMinnville, Tennessee. The plat was not recorded until July 1865, despite Newby receiving his U.S. patent in October 1858. The Baptists opened a private school in 1849, which was chartered as the Baptist College in 1858 under the territorial government. McMinnville was incorporated as a town in 1876 and became a city in 1882. County residents voted to move the county seat of Yamhill County from Lafayette to McMinnville in 1886.

Geography

McMinnville is located northeast of Lincoln City on the Pacific Ocean, southwest of Portland, and northwest of Salem, the state capital. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , all of it land. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . Just 43 miles from the Pacific Coastal community of Lincoln City, McMinnville will often see a marine layer offering cool foggy days. A warm summer day makes a quick beach trip an ideal feature of living in McMinnville. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, McMinnville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from in December to in August. |source 2 = weatherspark, Weather Atlas (UV) }}

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• McMinnville High School
  High · McMinnville · 2,319 students · 20.9:1 ratio
• Duniway Middle School
  Middle · McMinnville · 806 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Patton Middle School
  Middle · McMinnville · 699 students · 14:1 ratio
• Memorial Elementary School
  Elementary · McMinnville · 551 students · 19.7:1 ratio
• Columbus Elementary School
  Elementary · McMinnville · 445 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Newby Elementary School
  Elementary · McMinnville · 445 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Grandhaven Elementary School
  Elementary · McMinnville · 443 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• Sue Buel Elementary
  Elementary · McMinnville · 416 students · 13.9:1 ratio