Orion ( ) is a village in Henry County,

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, United States. The population was 1,754 at the 2020 census. It is the site for transmitters for many of the Quad Cities' radio and television stations, including

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, WMWC-TV,

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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

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Orion has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,754 people, 735 households, and 507 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 781 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.70%

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, 0.34%

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, 0.06% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.86% from other races, and 3.93% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.85% of the population. There were 735 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.88% were married couples living together, 10.48% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.02% were non-families. 27.07% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 2.58. The village's age distribution consisted of 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $68,625, and the median income for a family was $77,132. Males had a median income of $54,115 versus $33,036 for females. The

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for the village was $33,310. About 1.4% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the

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, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Historic places

Two Orion locations are listed in the

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: * Central Park Music Pavilion – 1208 5th Street * West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank – 310 11th Avenue

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

External links

Orion official websiteOrion CUSD 223Orion Gazette
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