Orin, Wyoming

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Orin, Wyoming
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Orin, Wyoming
Coordinates: 42°39′12″N105°11′33″W / 42.65333°N 105.19250°W / 42.65333; -105.19250
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Converse
Area
 • Total1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
 • Land1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (.3 km2)
Elevation
4,705 ft (1,434 m)
Population
 (2010) [1]
 • Total46
 • Density41/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 307
FIPS code 56-58100 [2]
GNIS feature ID1592478 [3]

Orin is a hamlet and the locus of a same-named census-designated place (CDP) in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 46 at the 2010 census.

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History

The community was named for Orin Hughitt, the uncle of a railroad official. [4] A post office was established at the Orin Junction in 1891. The name was changed to Orin in 1895, and the post office closed in about 1962. [5]

Orin was the final place outlaw Doc Middleton owned and operated a saloon, before dying in the local jail in 1913.

Geography

The community is located at the intersection of Interstate 25/U.S. Route 26/U.S. Route 87 and U.S. Route 18/U.S. Route 20. Orin is approximately 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Douglas. A BNSF Railway line runs through the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), with 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.26 km2) (9.1%) is water. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2012.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 111.
  5. ↑ "Converse County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2010 Wyoming Place Names". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2012.


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