Orion, Alberta facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Orion
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Hamlet
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Welcome to Orion
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 Orion
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal district | County of Forty Mile No. 8 |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) |
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| • Total | 11 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span |
T0K 1S0
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| Area code(s) | +1-403 |
| Highways | Highway 61 |
| Waterways | Pakowki lake |
Orion is a very small community in Alberta, Canada. It is known as a hamlet, which is a type of settlement that is smaller than a village. Orion is located in the County of Forty Mile No. 8. You can find it about 78 kilometers (48 miles) south of a larger city called Medicine Hat, right along Highway 61.
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People Living in Orion
How Many People Live There?
In 1991, the Canadian government counted the number of people living in Orion. This count is called a census. According to the census from that year, only 11 people lived in Orion. This shows just how small the community is!
What Orion Offers
Businesses and Buildings
Orion has had different businesses over the years. It once had a grocery store where people could buy food. There was also a post office for sending and receiving mail. For a while, it even had a place that was both a gas station and a hardware store.
Today, some of these businesses are no longer open. For example, the gas station and hardware store closed in August 2020. However, Orion does have a newly built church. You can also see the fronts of many old buildings that used to be busy shops. These are called "facades" and they remind everyone of the businesses that were once part of Orion's history.
