| Orion | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Henry |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Orion within Illinois |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.45 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.95 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.95 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1754 |
| Population Density Km2: | 714.80 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1852.16 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 61273 |
| Area Code: | 309 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-56601 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.45 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Orion ([2]) is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,861 at the 2010 census. It is the site for transmitters for many of the Quad Cities' radio and television stations, including KLJB, KWQC-TV, WMWC-TV, WQAD-TV, WQPT-TV and KQIN. FM radio station transmitters include WLKU and WXLP.
Orion was laid out on December 26, 1853, by Charles W. Dean. Until 1867 it was called Deanington.[3]
Orion is located at 41.3533°N -90.3772°W (41.353260, -90.377229).[4]
According to the 2010 census, Orion has a total area of 0.91sqmi, all land.[5]
According to the 2020 census, the village had a population of 1,754. Of this, 1,826 (98.12%) were white, 16 (0.86) were two or more races, 11 (0.59%) some other race, 4 (0.21%) were Asian, 3 (0.16%) were American Indian or Alaska Native. Of the population, 45 (2.42%) were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[6]
Two Orion locations are listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places:
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.
Orion High School