Orient, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the northeast of Orient and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is West Des Moines. It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the northeast of Orient and has a population of 46,403 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Atlantic	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	6,777	6.61% decrease
	Clarinda	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	5,493	3.46% decrease
	Clive	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Creston	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	7,594	---
	Grimes	NE	46 mi [74 km]	8,419	65.14% increase
	Indianola	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Johnston	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	15,691	81.42% increase
	Norwalk	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Osceola	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	4,714	1.18% increase
	Perry	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	9,569	25.36% increase
	Red Oak	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	5,683	8.29% decrease
	Urbandale	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	Waukee	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	12,367	141.26% increase
	Windsor Heights	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	4,643	3.37% decrease
	Winterset	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	4,820	1.09% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Afton	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	905	1.31% decrease
	Arispe	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	87	2.25% decrease
	Bridgewater	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	161	9.55% decrease
	Casey	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	393	17.78% decrease
	Corning	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,600	10.26% decrease
	Cromwell	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	120	---
	Fontanelle	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	635	8.24% decrease
	Greenfield	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,888	11.32% decrease
	Kent	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Lorimor	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	399	6.56% decrease
	Macksburg	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	129	9.15% decrease
	Massena	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	397	4.11% decrease
	Prescott	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	245	7.89% decrease
	Stuart	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,703	0.53% decrease
	Williamson	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---

Adair County

Orient is located in Adair County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adair: Adams, Audubon, Cass, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison and Union.

While not sharing a border with Adair, the following counties are close to Orient: Ringgold, Clarke and Taylor.

Below are counties that are near Orient (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Orient:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Orient
	Adams County	SW	Nevinville	5 miles [8 km]
	Audubon County	NW	Kenfield	30 miles [48 km]
	Cass County	W	Dewey	17 miles [27 km]
	Clarke County	SE	Murray	26 miles [41 km]
	Dallas County	NE	Caldwell Siding	19 miles [30 km]
	Decatur County	SE	Grand River	35 miles [56 km]
	Guthrie County	N	Menlo	22 miles [35 km]
	Madison County	E	Macksburg	12 miles [19 km]
	Montgomery County	W	Grant	29 miles [46 km]
	Page County	SW	Hawleyville	39 miles [62 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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