- Location: Scott County, Missouri
- Legal status: Fourth-class city
- Population: 1,264 (Change since 1990: +8.6%)
- Founded: 1869
- Name origin: Oran, Algeria
- Previously known as: Sylvania and St. Cloud
- Located south of Chaffee near intersection MO 77 and Route W
- Latitude: 37°05'04" N (+37.0845)
- Longitude: 89°39'15" W (-89.6541)
- Elevation: 347 feet above sea level
- Civil township: Sylvania
- Land area: 1.1 square miles
As the crow flies, Oran is...
Name origin
Named after the town of Oran in Algeria by retired sea captain Ward L. Smith who had once visited there.
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1900 | 497 | -- |
| 1910 | 1,023 | +105.8% |
| 1920 | 1,141 | +11.5% |
| 1930 | 940 | -17.6% |
| 1940 | 1,106 | +17.7% |
| 1950 | 1,156 | +4.5% |
| 1960 | 1,090 | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 1,226 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 1,266 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 1,164 | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 1,264 | +8.6% |