Orange County, New York
Orange County | |
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Island Pond in Harriman State Park, near the Village of Harriman. | |
Location within the U.S. state of New York | |
New York's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°24′N 74°19′W / 41.4°N 74.31°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Founded | November 1, 1683 |
| Named after | William III of Orange |
| Seat | Goshen |
| Largest town | Palm Tree |
| Government | |
| • County Executive | Steven M. Neuhaus (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 840 sq mi (2,200 km2) |
| • Land | 812 sq mi (2,100 km2) |
| • Water | 27 sq mi (70 km2) 3.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 401,310 |
• Estimate (2024) | 411,767 |
| • Density | 507/sq mi (196/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 845 |
| Congressional district | 18th |
| Website | orangecountygov.com |
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Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 401,310. The county seat is Goshen. This county was first created in 1683 and reorganized with its present boundaries in 1798. The county is part of the Hudson Valley region of the state.
Orange County is part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metropolitan statistical area, 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.