Orofino

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Orofino

Total population

3,260

Median home value

$223,400

16.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$53,438

Orofino$53k

National$74k

Founded

1895

Air quality index

65Moderate

Elevation314 m

Land area6.4 km²

Weather88°F · Sunny

Coordinates46.48°, -116.25°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Orofino oro-FEE-noh; is a city in and the county seat of Clearwater County, Idaho, United States, along Orofino Creek and the north bank of the Clearwater River. It is the major city within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. The population was 2,656 at the time of the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Orofino, ID from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jeanette Loff

American actress (1906–1942)

Z

Zuck Carlson

American football player (1904-1986)

D

Danell Libby

American female wheelchair curler

P

Psycho Ava

Independent Alternative Rap Artist

J

Jim McGoldrick

American athletics competitor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Idaho

• Peck
  8.3 mi away · pop. 194
• Weippe
  16.7 mi away · pop. 320
• Nezperce
  17.2 mi away · pop. 522
• Reubens
  17.8 mi away · pop. 68
• Craigmont
  19.8 mi away · pop. 509
• Kamiah
  20.8 mi away · pop. 1,084
• Elk River
  20.9 mi away
• Culdesac
  21.3 mi away
• Kendrick
  21.4 mi away
• Pierce
  21.4 mi away · pop. 360
• Juliaetta
  22.5 mi away
• Ferdinand
  23.9 mi away

Browse all places in Idaho →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Orofino

Cretaceous tectonic history along the Salmon River suture zone near Orofino, Idaho

Gary F. Davidson · 1990

Idaho: Orofino : 1:100,000-scale topographic map

United States · 1997

Geological map of the Clarkston 1:100,000 quadrangle, Washington-Idaho, and the Washington portion of the Orofino 1:100,000 quadrangle

J. Eric Schuster · 1993

A biological and physical inventory of Clear Creek, Orofino Creek, and the Potlatch River, tributory streams of the Clearwater River, Idaho

Johnson, David B. · 1985

Geological studies of the Salmon River suture zone and adjoining areas, west-central Idaho and eastern Oregon

Mel A. Kuntz · 2007

Work as art

Charlene James-Duguid · 1996

And five were hanged

Layne Gellner Spencer · 1968

The young years

June L. Pomerinke · 1986

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire ALPOWA, Asotin, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 48 mi
• Wildfire Moose Mountain, Clearwater, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 53 mi
• Wildfire PALOUSE RIVER, Whitman, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 57 mi
• Wildfire Grotto, Idaho, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 57 mi
• Wildfire Eggo, Wallowa, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 69 mi
• Wildfire Dudley, Shoshone, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 75 mi
• Wildfire WELLS ROAD, Whitman, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 79 mi
• Wildfire LITTLE GOOSE, Columbia, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 87 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Smooth Ghost Moth

Gazoryctra novigannus

Seen 2026-09-18

Antrodiaetus montanus

Antrodiaetus montanus

Seen 2026-09-13

Crackling Forest Grasshopper

Trimerotropis verruculata

Seen 2026-08-26

Red-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus rufocinctus

Seen 2026-08-21

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp

Sceliphron caementarium

Seen 2026-08-21

Woodland Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanoides

Seen 2026-08-21

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

Seen 2026-08-19

Cutleaf Blackberry

Rubus laciniatus

Seen 2026-08-16

Hairy brackenfern

Pteridium aquilinum pubescens

Seen 2026-08-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).