Orleans County, Vermont

Orleans County
Orleans County
County
	Orleans County Courthouse in Newport (city)
	Location within the U.S. state of Vermont
	Vermont's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°50′40″N 72°13′06″W / 44.844402°N 72.218239°W
Country	United States
State	Vermont
Founded	1799
Named for	Orléans, France
Shire Town	Newport
Largest city	Derby
Area
• Total	721 sq mi (1,870 km2)
• Land	693 sq mi (1,790 km2)
• Water	28 sq mi (70 km2) 3.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	27,393
• Density	38/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Orleans County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,393.^[1] Its shire town (county seat) is the city of Newport.^[2] The county was created in 1792 and organized in 1799.^[3] As in the rest of New England, few governmental powers have been granted to the county. The county is an expedient way of grouping and distributing state-controlled governmental services.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Vermont: Individual County Chronologies". Vermont Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Vermont: Individual County Chronologies". Vermont Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

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