Orondo, Washington

Orondo
Unincorporated Community
Orondo, Washington
An apple orchard in the Orondo area.
An apple orchard in the Orondo area.
Motto: 
The Town Which Held The Key[1][2]
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Coordinates: 47°37′33″N 120°13′31″W / 47.62583°N 120.22528°W / 47.62583; -120.22528
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyDouglas
Elevation
758 ft (231 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2017)
1,995[3]
ZIP code
98843
Area code509

Orondo is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States, located alongside the eastern part of the Columbia River. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area is well known for its robust agriculture industry, and produce fruits such as apples, cherries and pears. The name was derived from a mythical Great Lake Indian and was first settled in the late 19th century by late Washington politician, John B. Smith.[4][5]

The Auvil Fruit Company is located in Orondo. With the help of founder Grady Auvil, the company introduced the apple cultivar Granny Smith, thus establishing the M26 root stock and fostering quality production of Fuji Apples in Washington State.[6]

The town supports a U.S. Post Office, an elementary school, and a multitude of fruit stands along U.S. Highway 97.

According to United States Census, the population is estimated to be 1995 with a marginal error of 338 as of 2017.[7]

  1. ^ Steele, Richard F.; Rose, Arthur P. (1904). "An Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country: Embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin Counties, State of Washington".
  2. ^ Kane, Joseph Nathan; Alexander, Gerard L. (1979). Nicknames and Sobriquets of U.S. Cities, States, and Counties. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810812550.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data".
  4. ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
  5. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 202.
  6. ^ "Auvil Fruit Company | Premium Fruit Grower". Auvil Fruit Company | Premium Fruit Grower. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved November 26, 2019.