THE OROFINO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower Clearwater Canyons setting.
Orofino city has 2.47 square miles of land in Clearwater County. Its Census reference point is in Lower Clearwater Canyons, within Northern Rockies.
The Northern Rockies contain rugged ranges, glacial lakes and mixed conifer forests. Moist Pacific influences reach some inland valleys, producing forest communities unlike the drier mountain regions farther south.
Regional context: Northern Rockies ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Orofino and Clearwater County
Orofino is associated with Clearwater County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Orofino by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within Orofino, or 5.6% of its total area. It is 4.3 percentage points higher than the 1.2% recorded for Clearwater County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Orofino city has 9.7 times the land area of nearby Peck city (0.25 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.