Official Name: | Orin, Wyoming |
Settlement Type: | CDP |
Pushpin Map: | Wyoming |
Coordinates: | 42.6533°N -105.1925°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Wyoming |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Converse |
Unit Pref: | imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 2.9 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.6 |
Area Water Km2: | .3 |
Elevation Ft: | 4705 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 46 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Area Code: | 307 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 56-58100[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1592478[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.
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.
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 10miles 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 km), with 1.0 square mile (2.6 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.26 km) (9.1%) is water.[6]