Welcome to Orchard City ...
The town of Orchard City is located in Delta County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Orchard City, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated May 25, 1912.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Orchard City has a population of 3,205 people<2> (see below for details).
Orchard City is 5,350 feet [1,631 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Orchard City is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Orchard City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Orchard City: 970
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orchard City had an population of 3,205 people. This is an increase of 2.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.28% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Orchard City had a population of 3,119 people (which is 10.11% of the total population of Delta County). This makes Orchard City the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Orchard City represents 0.06% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,119 people, the population of Orchard City increased 8.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,880 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Orchard City.
Communities Also Named Orchard City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orchard City - it's located in Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orchard City.
Websites for Orchard City ...
Official Website: www.orchardcityco.org/
Communities near Orchard City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orchard City.
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
- Cedaredge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedaredge
- Cedaredge is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedaredge <4>
- Olathe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olathe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Montrose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
- Hotchkiss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkiss
- Hotchkiss is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hotchkiss <4>
- North Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
- North Delta is located in Delta County
- Lazear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazear have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear
- Lazear is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazear <4>
- Roubideau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Grand Mesa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mesa
- Grand Mesa is located in Delta County
- Escalante
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Dominguez
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Orchard City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orchard City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orchard City. 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 Orchard City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard City. See our Newspapers Page for Orchard City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchard City ...
Looking for more information about Orchard City? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Orchard City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orchard City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Orchard City: www.orchardcityco.org/
The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Orchard City. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orchard City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |