Profile for Orient, Iowa, IA

Well-known residents have included:
· Dazzy Vance, baseball player

Nearby parks & recreation: Green Valley State Park

Historic sites and museums: Bank of Memories

Listed places near Orient

Cemeteries (15)

Libraries (2)

Parks (1)

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• Place of birth of people in Orient
• Residence in 1995, of people in Orient
• School enrollment & education levels in Orient
• Transportation & commute times in Orient
• Adair County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Iowa
• State data - Iowa
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Orient demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Adair County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 50858 ZIP code.

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38% of Orient residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Orient ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Orient
• Cemeteries in Adair County
• Genealogy page (IA GenWeb) for Adair County
• Libraries in or near Orient

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• Adair County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Orient museums
• Orient historic sites
• Orient area parks
• Wineries near Orient

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• Orient area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Adair County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Orient
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Adair County

• Orient business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Iowa
• Local ordinances in Iowa (Partial selection)

• Crime in Adair County
• Arrests in Adair County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Iowa
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Orient was $13,937, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Adair County economic census
• Adair County economic summary
• Adair County employment growth
• Adair County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

9% of Orient residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Orient
• Colleges in Iowa
• Learning Disabilities Association in Iowa
• Schools in or near Orient
• School districts in or near Orient
• Yearbooks (old) of Iowa high schools

• Movies playing in or near Orient

• Air pollution in Adair County
• Diesel soot in Adair County
• Land contamination in Adair County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Adair County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Iowa

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• Iowa county fairs
• Iowa festivals (Iowa tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Orient
• Geocaches in Iowa

• Adair County government
• Iowa state government
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• Social Security
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• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Orient medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Orient
• Historic sites in Iowa
• Museums in or near Orient
• Museums in Iowa
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Adair County genealogy forum

Median rent in Orient, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $253.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $606.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Iowa
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Libraries in Orient include Public Resource/Technology Center ... View libraries

• Libraries near Orient

• Iowa library

• Census map of Orient area
• Historic maps of IA cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Iowa
• Topographic map of Orient

• Daily newspapers in or near Orient
• AM radio stations in or near Orient
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• American Legion post locator
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• Chambers of commerce in Iowa
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Kiwanis clubs in Iowa
• Lions clubs in Iowa
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Orient
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• Volunteer opportunities in or near Orient

• Parks near Orient
• National forests in Iowa
• State parks in Iowa

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• Aerial photo of Orient
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Adair County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Orient political report.

• Iowa Democratic party
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• Iowa elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Orient
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• Chowhound message boards for IA

The average commute time for Orient workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Orient travel guide
• Airports near Orient
• Hotels near Orient
• Iowa tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Iowa
• Wildlife refuges in Iowa

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