Orion, Illinois

Village in Illinois, United States

Orion
Village


Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.95 sq mi (2.45 km²)
• Land	0.95 sq mi (2.45 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,754
• Density	1,852.16/sq mi (714.80/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code	61273
Area code	309
FIPS code	17-56601
Website	orionil.org

Orion (/ˈoʊriːˌən/ OR-ee-on^[2]) is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,861 at the 2010 census. It is the site for transmitters for many of the Quad Cities' radio and television stations, including KLJB, KWQC-TV, WMWC-TV, WQAD-TV, WQPT-TV and KQIN. FM radio station transmitters include WLKU and WXLP.

History

Orion was laid out on December 26, 1853, by Charles W. Dean. Until 1867 it was called Deanington.^[3]

Geography

Orion is located at 41°21′12″N 90°22′38″W / 41.35333°N 90.37722°W / 41.35333; -90.37722 (41.353260, -90.377229).^[4]

According to the 2010 census, Orion has a total area of 0.91 square miles (2.36 km²), all land.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	604	—
1890	624	3.3%
1900	584	−6.4%
1910	655	12.2%
1920	613	−6.4%
1930	620	1.1%
1940	715	15.3%
1950	829	15.9%
1960	1,269	53.1%
1970	1,801	41.9%
1980	2,013	11.8%
1990	1,821	−9.5%
2000	1,713	−5.9%
2010	1,861	8.6%
2020	1,754	−5.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

According to the 2020 census, the village had a population of 1,754. Of this, 1,826 (98.12%) were white, 16 (0.86) were two or more races, 11 (0.59%) some other race, 4 (0.21%) were Asian, 3 (0.16%) were American Indian or Alaska Native. Of the population, 45 (2.42%) were Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[7]

Historic Places

Two Orion locations are listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places:

Central Park Music Pavilion – 1208 5th Street^[8]
West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank – 310 11th Avenue^[9]

Schools

Public schools in Orion are governed by Orion Community Unit School District 223. While the districts educates pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, it does not account for private and non-profit preschools that are also available.

Elementary school

C.R. Hanna

Orion High School

High school

Orion High School

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^ "Joey Donia apologizes to Orion, IL". YouTube.
^ The History of Henry County, Illinois, Its Tax-Payers and Voters. Chicago: H. F. Kett and Company. 1877. pp. 520–524.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "Census Population of Orion, IL". censusviewer. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 5/20/02 THROUGH 5/24/02". nps.gov. May 31, 2002. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 2/03/03 THROUGH 2/07/03". nps.gov. February 14, 2003. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2023.