Orting is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population as of the 2010 census is 6,746, according to the City of Orting.HistoryOrting is Indian Word meaning " Prairie Village". It applied to a prosperous village lying in the valley between the Puyallup and Carbon Rivers in Pierce County. The early settlers near the present townsite were the Lane and Whitesell families. They member of the famous Longmire expedition which, in 1853, left the established Oregon Tail at the Dalles and turned northward through the Yakima Valley to Puget Sound. The question of naming Orting still remain unanswered. One version credits the name to Civil Engineer Black of the railroad who was to have said the Indian meaning was, " A prairie in the woods.' When the town was named in 1889, it incorporated under, " Town of Orting," and was the only town in the United States. In March of 1980, the town was renamed to, " City of Orting.". In 1861, the Whitesell were about to go back to their place after the Indian War.The first ever recorded claims for the land in Orting were made in 1854 by William Henry Whitesell (also the first postmaster), Thomas Headley, Daniel Lane and Daniel Varner.on and Carbonado.d in the city was built in 1877 Population rose quickly after this railroad was built, as it made transportation in and out of the city much easier. On March 15, 1865, the Meeker of Puyallup received the first hop roots to the valley from Charles Wood of Olympia, The roots were planted and found to grow well in the fertile soils of the valley. About August was time to harvest. Indian come from Canada and made camp for the summer. The settlers banded together to get all the hop picked.
