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About Orange County
Orange County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 148,696. Its county seat is Hillsborough. Orange County is included in the Durham–Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh–Durham–Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Orange County at a glance
- County seat
- Hillsborough
- Population
- 148,696 (2020)
- Land area
- 401 sq mi
- Founded
- 1752
Communities
Largest communities in Orange County
- Chapel Hill61,960
- Carrboro21,295
- Mebane17,797
- Hillsborough county seat9,660
- Efland852
History of Orange County
Orange County was formed in 1752 from parts of Bladen, Granville, and Johnston counties. While no surviving records exist regarding the namesake of the county, it may have been named for the infant William V of Orange, whose mother Anne, daughter of King George II of Great Britain, was then regent of the Dutch Republic; or William of Orange, who became William III of England after the overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revolution. In 1771, Orange County was greatly reduced in area. The western part of it was combined with the eastern part of Rowan County to form Guilford County. Another part was combined with parts of Cumberland County and Johnston County to form Wake County. The southern part of what remained became Chatham County. In 1777, the northern half of what was left of Orange County became Caswell County. In 1849, the western county became Alamance County.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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