Editing Orient, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Orient, Iowa
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
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| map_caption        = Location of Orient, Iowa
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Iowa}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Adair County, Iowa|Adair]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Iowa|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Orient Township, Adair County, Iowa|Orient]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = Council
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Matthew D. Swanson
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| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1879
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = March 21, 1882
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_19.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 1.13
| area_land_km2      = 1.13
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.43
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.43
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 368
| population_density_km2 = 326.27
| population_density_sq_mi = 845.98
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 1352
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|12|12|N|94|25|02|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 50858
| area_code          = [[Area code 641|641]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 19-59565
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2396078<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396078}}</ref>
| website            = [http://www.orientiowa.com/ www.orientiowa.com]
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'''Orient''' is a city in [[Orient Township, Adair County, Iowa|Orient Township]], [[Adair County, Iowa|Adair County]], [[Iowa]], United States. The population was 368 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Orient was incorporated on March 21, 1882, on land set aside by the nearby [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hX4UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA123 | title=History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1 | publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company | author=Kilburn, Lucian Moody | year=1915 | pages=123}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_hSFPAAAAYAAJ | title=History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa | publisher=Continental Historical Company | year=1884| pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_hSFPAAAAYAAJ/page/n1009 1028]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orientiowa.com/ |title=Welcome to the City of Orient |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Orientiowa |publisher=City of Orient |access-date=14 July 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/business/pdf/IncCities.pdf|date=December 4, 2020|title=List of Incorporated Cities|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1880|31
|1890|130
|1900|359
|1910|373
|1920|500
|1930|433
|1940|442
|1950|427
|1960|341
|1970|324
|1980|416
|1990|376
|2000|402
|2010|408
|2020|368
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 368 people, 151 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 845.0 inhabitants per square mile (326.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 399.6 per square mile (154.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 95.1% [[White Americans|White]], 0.5% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from other races and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 2.4% of the population.

Of the 151 households, 26.5% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% were cohabitating couples, 25.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 13.2% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 31.1% of all households were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 42.8 years. 22.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 3.8% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 and 44; 28.5% were from 45 and 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 408 people, 169 households, and 118 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|906.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 186 housing units at an average density of {{convert|413.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 169 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 40 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 29% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 402 people, 167 households, and 111 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|863.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 179 housing units at an average density of {{convert|384.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 167 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.02.

Age spread: 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,750, and the median income for a family was $39,219. Males had a median income of $28,438 versus $21,477 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,937. About 3.2% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Orient-Macksburg Community School District]] operates area public schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_ORIENT-MACKSBURG.pdf|title=Orient-Macksburg|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> The school formed after the consolidation of the formerly separate Orient and Macksburg school districts in 1960.<ref name=About>{{cite web |url=http://www.orient-macks.k12.ia.us/info.html |title=Our Mission |publisher=Orient-Macksburg Community School District |date=2000-10-07 |accessdate=2020-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001007032437fw_/http://www.orient-macks.k12.ia.us/info.html |archive-date=7 October 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref> All students in the district, pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade, are housed in a single school building, located at the southeast corner of School and Division streets and straddling Iowa Highway 25. Many improvements were made to the building through the years, with elementary additions built in 1979 and 1998.<ref name=About/>

In June 2024, it was announced the school would be closing and the school district dissolved after the end of the 2024-2025 school year. School officials cited low enrollment, staffing issues, and financial shortfalls.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kcci.com/article/orient-macksburg-school-district-dissolving-uncertain-future-for-students/61076019 | title=Orient-Macksburg residents uncertain of future after school district decides to fold | date=June 12, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://iowastartingline.com/2024/06/11/orient-macksburg-officials-move-forward-with-plan-to-close-iowa-school-district/ | title=Orient-Macksburg officials move forward with plan to close Iowa school district }}</ref>

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===Dazzy Vance===
National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher [[Dazzy Vance]] was born in Orient in 1891.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=vanceda01|title=Dazzy Vance Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac|first=Baseball Almanac|last=Inc.|website=www.baseball-almanac.com|access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref>  Vance played professional baseball for twenty years, from his debut game in 1915 until his final game in 1935.  Known for his blazing fastball, Vance is still the only pitcher in history to top the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in strikeouts seven consecutive seasons.  He earned the [[Major League Baseball Triple Crown|Triple Crown]] of pitching in 1924 and was also named Most Valuable Player that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baseballhall.org/hof/vance-dazzy|title=Dazzy Vance|access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref>  Vance was inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1955.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vanceda01.shtml|title=Dazzy Vance Stats - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref>

===Henry A. Wallace===
U.S. Vice President [[Henry A. Wallace]] (1941–45) was born on a farm near Orient in 1888.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=w000077 |title= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|publisher= Wallace, Henry Agard, (1888 - 1965) |access-date=August 30, 2012}}</ref> The original farmstead is now home to the [[Catalpa (Greenfield, Iowa)|Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center]], a popular tour site. Wallace founded seed corn company Pioneer Hi-Bred in 1926 and was an editor of Wallace's Farmer magazine. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Wallace to be US Secretary of Agriculture (1933–41) at the depth of the Great Depression. He also served as US Secretary of Commerce (1945–46); and later ran unsuccessfully for President on the Progressive Party ticket in 1948. Wallace was a key figure in assisting Roosevelt to formulate “New Deal” economic recovery policies and in helping the US prepare to join the Allies in defeating Japan and Germany in World War II. He was named the “Most Influential Iowan of the 20th Century” in 1999 by the ''[[Des Moines Register]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wallace.org/tourclc.html |title= The Wallace Centers of Iowa |publisher= Wallace.org |access-date= August 30, 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121017005251/http://www.wallace.org/tourclc.html |archive-date= October 17, 2012 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.orientiowa.com/ Official City Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090804051903/http://www.orient-macks.k12.ia.us/ Orient-Macksburg Community School District Website]
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Orient-Iowa.html City-Data] Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Orient

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