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Welcome to Orion ...The village of Orion is located in Henry County<1>. The pronunciation of Orion: OR-i-yuhn<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Orion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Orion has a population of 1,799 people<3> (see below for details). Orion is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Orion lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Orion is located in the (309) area code. The ZIP code for Orion: 61273<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orion had an population of 1,799 people. This is a decrease of 3.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.02% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Orion had a population of 1,861 people. This makes Orion the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Orion represents 0.01% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 512nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,861 people, the population of Orion increased 8.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,713 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Orion. Communities Also Named Orion ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Orion - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orion. Communities near Orion ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orion.
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 Orion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orion. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orion. 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 Orion. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orion. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Orion. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orion ...Looking for more information about Orion? 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 Orion, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orion. Adding Orion to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Orion 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 Orion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Orion in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). For more details, see References and Mentions for Orion. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Henry County: www.henrycty.com/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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