Orange County, New York

Orange County
Island Pond in Harriman State Park, near the Village of Harriman.
Island Pond in Harriman State Park, near the Village of Harriman.
Flag of Orange County
Official seal of Orange County
Map of New York highlighting Orange County
Location within the U.S. state of New York
Map of the United States highlighting New York
New York's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°24′N 74°19′W / 41.4°N 74.31°W / 41.4; -74.31
Country United States
State New York
FoundedNovember 1, 1683 (1683-11-01)[a]
Named forWilliam III of Orange
SeatGoshen
Largest townPalm Tree[2]
Government
 • County ExecutiveSteven M. Neuhaus (R)
Area
 • Total839 sq mi (2,170 km2)
 • Land812 sq mi (2,100 km2)
 • Water27 sq mi (70 km2)  3.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total401,310[1]
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
407,470
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code845
Congressional district18th
Websitewww.orangecountygov.com
Map
Interactive map of Orange County, New York

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 401,310. The county seat is Goshen.[4] This county was first created in 1683 and reorganized with its present boundaries in 1798.[5] The county is part of the Hudson Valley region of the state.

Orange County is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan statistical area,[6] which belongs to the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area.

As of the 2010 census the center of population of the state of New York was located in Orange County, approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) west of the hamlet of Westbrookville.[7]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Orange County, New York". Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Orange County's population soars".
  3. ^ "QuickFacts: Orange County, New York". Census.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "New York: Individual County Chronologies". New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  6. ^ United States Office of Management and Budget (September 14, 2018). "OMB Bulletin No. 18-04" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Center of population of New York as of 2010 census (Google Maps)". Retrieved July 5, 2016.


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