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.
Orin, Wyoming | |
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  Orin, Wyoming | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′12″N 105°11′33″W / 42.65333°N 105.19250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Converse |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,705 ft (1,434 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 46 |
| • Density | 41/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 ID | 1592478[3] |
History
editThe 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
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Converse County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Wyoming Place Names". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
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