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Amity is a city in southern Yamhill County, Oregon, along Salt Creek near its confluence with Ash Swale and at the base of the Amity Hills.

The 2020 census counted 1,757 residents in the city.

The town was established in 1848-1849 by brothers Joseph and Ahio S. Watt, who had immigrated to Oregon over the Oregon Trail, and part of Joseph Watt's land claim became the townsite.

The name "Amity" came from a school built by two rival communities after the amicable settlement of a dispute; Ahio Watt, the first teacher, named the school.

Amity's post office was established on July 6, 1852.

The community was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on October 19, 1880, originally as a town.

A Southern Pacific passenger rail line first traveled through Amity in 1879.

Joseph Watt brought the first large herd of sheep to Oregon and established the state's first woolen manufacturing company in Salem, and he planted 5,000 Bartlett pear trees on his land.

Amity is served by the Amity School District 4J, whose elementary, middle, and high schools are all located in the city.

The city lies on Highway 99W, 10 miles south of McMinnville and 25 miles north of Salem.