Orland, California

History

Orland incorporated in 1909.^[5] The first post office in Orland opened in 1916.^[5]

In 1908 Orland was the namesake of one of the first irrigation projects of the newly formed United States Bureau of Reclamation, the Orland Project, authorized by the Newlands Reclamation Act. The 1910 East Park Dam and other area dams still provide agricultural irrigation water.

During World War II, Orland was selected by the United States Army as the location for an airfield that was used for training pilots. Aircraft used at Orland included the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Scenes for several films used for training pilots and aircrew members were produced at Orland. Constructed of a large square of thick, reinforced concrete, most of the airfield is now a civil airport operated by Glenn County. Until 1982 Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle stopped here.

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[9] reported that Orland had a population of 7,291. The population density was 2,453.8 people per square mile (947.4/km²). The racial makeup of Orland was 4,828 (66.2%) White, 37 (0.5%) African American, 122 (1.7%) Native American, 208 (2.9%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,833 (25.1%) from other races, and 262 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,269 persons (44.8%).

The Census reported that 7,280 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 6 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 5 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,515 households, out of which 1,074 (42.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,280 (50.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 377 (15.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 147 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 191 (7.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 7 (0.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 583 households (23.2%) were made up of individuals and 272 (10.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89. There were 1,804 families (71.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.42.

The population was spread out with 2,209 people (30.3%) under the age of 18, 742 people (10.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,875 people (25.7%) aged 25 to 44, 1,608 people (22.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 857 people (11.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.0 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

There were 2,659 housing units at an average density of 894.9 per square mile (345.5/km²), of which 1,459 (58.0%) were owner-occupied, and 1,056 (42.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.5%. 4,235 people (58.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,045 people (41.8%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the 2000 census,^[10] there were 6,281 people, 2,190 households, and 1,568 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,481.2 people per square mile (958.5/km²). There were 2,309 housing units at an average density of 912.1 per square mile (352.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.87% White, 0.59% Black or African American, 1.56% Native American, 1.89% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 24.10% from other races, and 3.81% from two or more races. 45.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,190 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the city, the population was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,973, and the median income for a family was $32,792. Males had a median income of $30,268 versus $21,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,486. About 12.7% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature, Orland is in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen,^[11] and in the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher.^[12]

Federally, Orland is in California's 3rd congressional district, represented by Democrat John Garamendi.^[13]

Orland is the headquarters of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians.^[14]

Education

Public schools

• Fairview Elementary
• Mill Street Elementary
• C.K. Price Middle School
• Orland High School
• North Valley Continuation High School

Private schools

• North Valley Christian School

Notable people

• Mark Koenig, infielder and teammate of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig with the New York Yankees, was living in Orland at the time of his death in 1993.
• Aldrick Rosas, NFL placekicker for the New York Giants, was born and raised in Orland.
• Cal Worthington, automobile mogul, owned a 24,000-acre ranch here and died in Orland at age 92.
• George Wright, organist, was born in Orland.

References

External links

• Orland Chamber of Commerce
• Orland Aztecs Youth Football
• Images of Orland from the Eastman’s Originals Collection, Special Collections Dept., University of California, Davis.