Orion ( ) is a village in Henry County,

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. 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

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WQAD-TV WQAD-TV (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Moline, Illinois, United States, serving the Quad Cities area as an affiliate of ABC and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station maintains studios on Park 16th Street in Moline, and i ...

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and KQIN. FM radio station transmitters include

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and

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History

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

Geography

Orion is located at (41.353260, -90.377229). According to the 2010 census, Orion has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

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.

Historic Places

Two Orion locations are listed in the

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National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

: * Central Park Music Pavilion – 1208 5th Street * West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank – 310 11th Avenuehttp://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20030214.htm National Register of Historic Places Listings February 14, 2003

Schools

Public schools in Orion are governed by

Orion Community Unit School District 223 The Orion Community Unit School District 223 is a school district in Illinois. The district serves pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade students in the communities of Orion, Andover, Lynn Center, Osco, Sunny Hill, Warner, and portions of Co ...

. 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

External links

Orion official websiteOrion CUSD 223Orion Gazette
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