Orland is a city in Glenn County, California, United States. The population was 8,298 at the 2020 census, up from 7,291 at the 2010 census, making Orland the most populous city in Glenn County. Orland is located 16 miles (26 km) north of Willows, at an elevation of 259 feet (79 m). Interstate 5, (north–south) passes west of the downtown area while State Route 32 (east–west) passes through downtown. A member of Bee City USA, Orland is the "Queen Bee Capital of North America" owing to its robust local and regional queen bee production as part of the county's agricultural products. It is home of the Honeybee Discovery Center museum. Annual events include the Queen Bee Festival in June and OktoBEEfest in October.
History Orland incorporated in 1909. The first post office in Orland opened in 1916. 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. Orland station was a stop along the Southern Pacific railroad's West Valley Line, now known as the California Northern Railroad. The Amtrak Coast Starlight route, running daily from Los Angeles to Seattle, served the town from 1974 to 1982. In 2017 the City Council affiliated the city with Bee City USA and declared itself "Queen Bee Capital of North America" due to the unmatched production of queen bees by locally owned commercial apiaries.
Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land. Orland is a rural agricultural town that sits in the northern Sacramento Valley. Interstate 5 passes just west of the town. The Sacramento River runs 10 miles (16 km) east of Orland and Black Butte Lake sits 8 miles (13 km) West. The Black Butte Lake dam drains into Stony Creek, which flows about a half-mile north of the Orland Arch.
Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Orland has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Orland had a population of 8,298. The population density was 2,776.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,071.9/km2). The median age was 34.4 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.0% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The age distribution was 9.5% aged 18 to 24, 25.6% aged 25 to 44, and 22.1% aged 45 to 64. The census also reported that 96.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.4% lived in rural areas. The census reported that 99.3% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.6% were institutionalized. There were 2,812 households, of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.9% were married-couple households, 9.7% were cohabiting couple households, 14.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93, and there were 2,010 families (71.5% of all households). There were 2,930 housing units, of which 4.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.7%. Of occupied units, 60.0% were owner-occupied and 40.0% were occupied by renters.
Demographic estimates In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 19.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 52.6% spoke only English at home, 45.9% spoke Spanish, 0.5% spoke other Indo-European languages, and 0.9% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 75.8% were high school graduates and 12.8% had a bachelor's degree.
Income and poverty The median household income in 2023 was $64,531, and the per capita income was $26,078. About 14.6% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line.
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