Welcome to Amity ...

The city of Amity is located in Yamhill County<1>.

The location of Amity has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amity, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Amity has a population of 1,716 people<3> (see below for details).

Amity is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Amity: (503) and (971)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Amity had an population of 1,716 people. This is an increase of 6.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Amity had a population of 1,614 people. This makes Amity the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Amity represents 0.04% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 134th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,614 people, the population of Amity increased 9.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,478 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Amity.

Communities Also Named Amity ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Amity - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amity.

Communities near Amity ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amity.

• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
• Keizer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <6>
• McMinnville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • McMinnville is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <6>
• Woodburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <6>
• Newberg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
  • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <6>
• Dallas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
• Independence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <6>
• Monmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <6>
• Sheridan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <6>
• Lafayette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Amity. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amity.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amity. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amity.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amity. See our Newspapers Page for Amity.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amity ...

Looking for more information about Amity? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Amity, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Amity.

Adding Amity to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amity in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Amity was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Amity post office opened in 1852.

We also found Amity in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amity.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amity. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yamhill County: www.co.yamhill.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/