Orrick is a town in Ray County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States.

[5] "Bloody Bill" Anderson was killed during the American Civil War during the Battle of Albany on October 24, 1864.

[6] Albany formally incorporated in 1871 however by then St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Star railroad (the Wabash Railroad) laid tracks a mile south in 1868 and 1869 and a new community of Orrick sprung up around them.

[5] On January 24, 1967, an unusual winter tornado outbreak destroyed the town's high school, killing two students.

[7] On May 10, 2014, a severe weather outbreak spawned a tornado just southwest of Orrick.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.34 square miles (3.47 km2), all of it land.

25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the town was 98.43% White, 0.67% Native American, and 0.90% from two or more races.