Welcome to Orr ...

The city of Orr is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Orr has a population of 335 people<3> (see below for details).

Orr is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Orr lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Orr: (218)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orr had an population of 335 people. This is an increase of 25.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 34.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orr had a population of 267 people. This makes Orr the county's 25th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 267 people, the population of Orr increased 7.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 249 people).

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

Communities Also Named Orr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Orr: This one is located in Saint Louis County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 17 communities that are also named Orr - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado (2), Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Orr ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Orr.

• Cook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <5>
• Gheen Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen Corner
  • Gheen Corner is located in Saint Louis County
• Nett Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nett Lake
  • Nett Lake is located in Saint Louis County
• Angora
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora
  • Angora is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angora <5>
• Crane Lake
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Lake
  • Crane Lake is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane Lake <5>
• Bear River
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
  • Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
• Kabetogama
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kabetogama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabetogama
  • Kabetogama is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kabetogama <5>
• Side Lake
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Side Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Lake
  • Side Lake is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Side Lake <5>
• Tower
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
  • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <5>

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 Orr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orr.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orr ...

Looking for more information about Orr? 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 Orr, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orr.

Adding Orr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orr 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 Orr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Orr post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/