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Welcome to Orleans County ...

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

The community of Albion is the Seat for Orleans County.

Orleans County was founded in 1824 and was created by taking area from Genesee County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Orleans had a population of 40,352 people. This is a decrease of 5.83% since the last Census (which gave a population of 42,851 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orleans represented 0.22% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Orleans County:

  • Albion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Albion is located in Orleans County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,744 people
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  • Barre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Barre is located in Orleans County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Carlton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Carlton is located in Orleans County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,811 people
  • Clarendon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarendon is located in Orleans County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,425 people
  • Gaines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaines is located in Orleans County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
  • Holley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Holley is located in Orleans County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
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  • Kendall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendall is located in Orleans County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,583 people
  • Lyndonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Medina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Medina is located in Orleans County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
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    • Murray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Murray is located in Orleans County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,613 people
    • Ridgeway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeway is located in Orleans County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,243 people
    • Shelby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shelby is located in Orleans County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,977 people
    • Yates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Yates is located in Orleans County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,387 people

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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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