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

The community of Goshen is the Seat for Orange County.

Orange County is one of the original counties of New York and was founded in 1683.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Orange had a population of 384,950 people. This is an increase of 3.26% since the last Census (which gave a population of 372,813 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orange represented 1.92% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Orange County:

  • Blooming Grove
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,464 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Chester
  • Cornwall
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,361 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,896 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Crawford
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,157 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Deerpark
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,690 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerpark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Florida
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Goshen
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Greenville
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,668 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Greenwood Lake
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hamptonburgh
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptonburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Harriman
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,421 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Highland Falls
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Highlands
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,189 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Kiryas Joel
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
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    • Maybrook
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Middletown
    • Minisink
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,489 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minisink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Monroe
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Montgomery
    • Mount Hope
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,558 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • New Windsor
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,475 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Newburgh
    • Otisville
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Port Jervis
    • South Blooming Grove
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • South Blooming Grove has also been known as:
      • South Blooming Grove village
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    • Tuxedo
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Tuxedo Park
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Unionville
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Walden
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Wallkill
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,331 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Warwick
    • Washingtonville
    • Wawayanda
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawayanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Woodbury
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.

 

 

 

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