Orient, IL

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Orient, Illinois

Orient, Illinois, in Franklin county, is 77 miles W of Evansville, Indiana (center to center) and 86 miles SE of St. Louis, Missouri. The city contains a population of approximately 296.

The People and Families of Orient

In Orient, about 57% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Orient had a median family income of $22,188.

Orient Housing

Orient has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 93% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Orient, 98% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	77 miles W of Evansville, Indiana (center to center)
Nearest Large City	86 miles SE of St. Louis, Missouri
County	Franklin
P.O. Box Zip Codes	62874
Phone Area Codes	618
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	37.918
Longitude	-88.977

Station	BENTON 2 N
Distance	8.6 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 39 F
Apr Temp	45 to 67 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	45 to 69 F
Annual Precip	43.1 inches

Station	MARION 4 NNE
Distance	11.3 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 38 F
Apr Temp	42 to 66 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	43 to 68 F
Annual Precip	46.9 inches

Station	DU QUOIN 4 SE
Distance	12.9 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 40 F
Apr Temp	45 to 68 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	45 to 71 F
Annual Precip	44.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	296	100%
Male	142	48%
Female	154	52%
Under 18	71	24%
18+	225	76%
65+	51	17.2%
Median Age	39.4
Average Family Size	2.89
White	295	99.7%
African-American	1	0.3%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	317
Growth	21
Growth %	7.1%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	36.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	21.5%
Irish	20.5%
English	6.5%
Italian	3.4%
German	3.1%
Polish	2.4%
Russian	2%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Swedish	1%
Scotch-Irish	1%
Belgian	1%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Orient	296	$22,188
Buckner	479	$29,167
Christopher	2,836	$34,342
Freeman Spur	273	$28,750
West City	716	$28,155
West Frankfort	8,196	$34,432
Zeigler	1,669	$30,776

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