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Welcome to Orange County ...

Time Zone: Orange County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Orlando is the Seat for Orange County.

Orange County was founded in 1824.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Orange had a population of 1,393,452 people. This is an increase of 21.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,148,564 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orange represented 6.11% of the total population of Florida.

Below are some of the communities located in Orange County:

  • Apopka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Apopka is located in Orange County (FL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,870 people
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  • Bay Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Lake is located in Orange County (FL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Belle Isle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Isle is located in Orange County (FL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,294 people
  • Eatonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Edgewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Buena Vista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Buena Vista is located in Orange County (FL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Maitland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maitland is located in Orange County (FL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,452 people
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  • Oakland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Oakland is located in Orange County (FL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
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  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ocoee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County (FL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
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    • Orlando
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Orlando is located in Orange County (FL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289,457 people
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    • Windermere
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Garden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Winter Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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