Orin, Wyoming

CDP in Wyoming, United States

42°39′12″N 105°11′33″W / 42.65333°N 105.19250°W / 42.65333; -105.19250CountryUnited StatesStateWyomingCountyConverseArea

• 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 zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code307FIPS code56-58100^[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.

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]

References

^ "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.