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McMinnville is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, and it is the county seat and the most populous city in the county, nicknamed "Mac".

Founder William T. Newby joined the Great Migration of 1843, claimed land in 1844, built a grist mill in 1853, and platted the town on May 5, 1856, naming it for McMinnville, Tennessee; it was incorporated as a town in 1876 and as a city in 1882.

The Yamhill County seat moved from Lafayette to McMinnville in 1886.

McMinnville lies in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the North and South forks of the Yamhill River, at the base of the Oregon Coast Range, 37 miles southwest of Portland, 26 miles northwest of Salem, and 54 miles northeast of Lincoln City.

The 2020 census counted 34,319 residents in McMinnville, with 12,490 households, 13,257 housing units of which 5.8 percent were vacant, a median age of 38.6, and a Hispanic or Latino share of 23.9 percent.

The city covers 10.58 square miles, all land, at an elevation of 161 feet, and its own ZIP code is 97128.

Linfield University began as a Baptist private school in 1849, was chartered as Baptist College in 1858, became McMinnville College, and was later renamed for Frances R. Linfield's donation.

The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville is home to Howard Hughes's Spruce Goose.

The majority of Willamette Valley AVA vineyards surround McMinnville, the city identifies as the capital of Oregon's wine industry, and a McMinnville AVA was established in January 2005 with 14 wineries and 523 acres; Linfield began offering a wine studies bachelor's degree in 2021.

The city's top employers as of 2020 were Willamette Valley Medical Center, Linfield University, and Cascade Steel Rolling Mills.