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Population (year 2000): 1,713. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,703 (-0.6% change)
Males: 836 (48.8%), Females: 877 (51.2%)
Henry County
Zip code:
61273
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $48,147 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,800 (year 2000)
Races in Orion:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (31.5%), Swedish (22.2%),
Irish (14.5%), English (11.9%), United States (7.7%), Dutch
(3.4%).
Elevation: 784 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Orion
- High school or higher: 90.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Orion village
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 6.9%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-5.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Orion:
- ILLINI HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SILVIS, IL)
- TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER WEST (about 17 miles; ROCK
ISLAND, IL)
- HAMMOND HENRY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GENESEO, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Orion:
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 11 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 33 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 56 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Orion:
- QUAD-CITY (about 10 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: I04)
- GEN-AIRPARK (about 20 miles; GENESEO, IL; ID: 3G8)
- DAVENPORT MUNI (about 23 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; ID:
DVN)
Amtrak stations near Orion:
- 12 miles: MOLINE (QUAD CITY AIRPORT, 2200 69TH ST.)
- Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service.
- 18 miles: DAVENPORT (BURLINGTON DEPOT, 304 WEST
RIVER DR.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Orion:
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 13 miles; MOLINE, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 17 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 18
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
Public high school in Orion:
- ORION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 366; Location:
PO BOX 39; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Orion:
- C R HANNA ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 473;
Location: PO BOX 159; Grades: PK - 05)
- ORION MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 266; Location:
800 12TH AVE BOX 129; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Orion:
- WESTERN D.L. (Operating income: $228,884;
Location: 1111 4TH STREET; 24,697 books; 918 audio
materials; 711 video materials; 88 serial subscriptions)
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