▁population ▁of ▁just ▁over ▁ 9 ▁million , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁C IA ▁World ▁Fact book . ▁However , ▁since ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁earth qu ake , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁or ph ans ▁has ▁sky ro cket ed , ▁and ▁the ▁living ▁conditions ▁for ▁or ph ans ▁have ▁seriously ▁d eter ior ated . ▁Official ▁numbers ▁are ▁hard ▁to ▁find ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁state ▁of ▁cha os ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Mexico ▁"... at ▁least ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Mexican ▁children ▁live ▁in ▁or phan ages ▁and ▁more ▁live ▁in ▁un register ed ▁char ity ▁homes " ▁ ▁Mexican ▁Or phan ages ▁ ▁Maz at lan ▁Mexico ▁Or phan age ▁ ▁Casa ▁Hog ar ▁Jer uel : ▁Or phan age ▁in ▁Ch ih u ah ua ▁City , ▁Mexico ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Some ▁private ▁or phan ages ▁still ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁apart ▁from ▁government al ▁child ▁protect ive ▁services ▁processes . ▁Following ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁most ▁or phan ages ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁began ▁closing ▁or ▁converting ▁to ▁board ing ▁schools ▁or ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁group ▁homes . ▁Also , ▁the ▁term ▁" children ' s ▁home " ▁became ▁more ▁common ▁for ▁those ▁still ▁existing . ▁Over ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁dec ades , ▁or phan ages ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁have ▁been ▁replaced ▁with ▁smaller ▁institutions ▁that ▁try ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁group ▁home ▁or ▁board ing ▁school ▁environment . ▁Most ▁children ▁who ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁in