Census Data for Orion

As far as we can tell, Orion has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Orion, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Jefferson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County
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• West Jefferson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
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• Lansing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansing is located in Ashe County
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• Sparta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
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• Boone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
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• Mountain City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Mountain City is located in Johnson County (TN)
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• Independence
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Independence is located in Grayson County (VA)
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• Trout Dale
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Trout Dale is located in Grayson County (VA)
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• North Wilkesboro
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
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• Wilkesboro
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
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• Blowing Rock
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
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• Damascus
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Damascus is located in Washington County (VA)
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  • Seven Devils
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Devils is located in Avery County
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  • Banner Elk
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Banner Elk is located in Avery County
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  • Beech Mountain
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beech Mountain is located in Avery County
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Ashe County ...

Orion is located in Ashe County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Ashe County.

Miscellaneous Information for Orion ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Ashe County or the community of Orion:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Orion:
  • GNIS ID for Orion: 1021754
  • GNIS ID for Ashe County: 1008535
  • GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
  • County Code: 009 (Ashe County)
  • Place Code: 49400 (Orion)
  • State & County Code: 37/009 (North Carolina / Ashe County)
  • State & Place Code: 37/49400 (North Carolina / Orion)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Orion is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Orion.