Orient is a census-designated place and former village in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States.Orient was established as a station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the northwest corner of Scioto township.Local residents began seeking dissolution[clarification needed] in January 2012.[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.12 sqmi (0.31 km2), all land.As of the 2000 United States Census,[3] of 2000, there were 269 people, 95 households, and 72 families residing in the village.