Orion, Alberta Explained

Orion
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Orion in Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:2
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:County of Forty Mile No. 8
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:County of Forty Mile No. 8 Council
Leader Title3:MLA
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1916
Established Title2:Incorporated
Population As Of:1991
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:11
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:49.4533°N -110.8106°W
Elevation M:895
Postal Code Type:Postal code span
Postal Code:T0K 1S0
Area Code:+1-403
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 61
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:Pakowki lake

Orion is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. The hamlet is located approximately 78km (48miles) south of Medicine Hat along Highway 61.

Demographics

Orion recorded a population of 11 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

Services

The hamlet has a grocery store, a post office, a gas station/hardware store, a newly built church and many remaining facades of past businesses. As of August 2020, there is no longer a gas station/hardware store.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts . . June 1993 . September 25, 2021.