Orange County (Virginia)

Orange County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	orange
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administrator's Office P.O. Box 111 orange, VA 22960-0800
Foundation :	1734
Made up from:	Spotsylvania County
Area code :	001 540
Demographics
Residents :	25,881  (2000)
Population density :	29.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	889 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map
Website : www.orangecova.com

Orange County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000, the county had 25,881 residents and a population density of 29 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Orange .

geography

Orange County is located in north-central Virginia and covers an area of ​​889 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Culpeper County , Spotsylvania County , Louisa County , Albemarle County , Greene County, and Madison County .

history

It was formed in 1734 from parts of Spotsylvania County. It was named after Prince Wilhelm IV of Orange. During the American Civil War , the Battle of the Wilderness took place here on May 5th and 6th, 1864.

President James Madison grew up in Orange County and spent his retirement years there. President Zachary Taylor was born here. Also came the film actor and film producer Randolph Scott from Orange County.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	9921		-
1800	11,449		15.4%
1810	12,323		7.6%
1820	12,913		4.8%
1830	14,637		13.4%
1840	9125		-37.7%
1850	10,067		10.3%
1860	10,851		7.8%
1870	10,396		-4.2%
1880	13,052		25.5%
1890	12,814		-1.8%
1900	12,571		-1.9%
1910	13,486		7.3%
1920	13,320		-1.2%
1930	12,070		-9.4%
1940	12,649		4.8%
1950	12,755		0.8%
1960	12,900		1.1%
1970	13,792		6.9%
1980	18,063		31%
1990	21,421		18.6%
2000	25,881		20.8%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Montpelier , the home of James Madison , 4th President of the United States

Madison Monument

Orange County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Orange County had 25,881 people in 10,150 households and 7,470 families. The population density was 29 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.36 percent white, 13.78 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.39 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.90 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.28 percent of the population.

Of the 10,150 households, 29.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.7 percent were married couples living together, 10.7 percent were single mothers, 26.4 percent were non-families, 22.1 percent were single households, and 10.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.90.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.0 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 6.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 17.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 91.7 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 42,889 , and the median income for a family is $ 48,197. Males had a median income of $ 31,982 versus $ 24,209 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,107. 7.1 percent of families and 9.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line. 11.6 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Orange County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. Jump up ↑ Orange County, Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Orange County, Virginia  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 38 ° 14 ′  N , 78 ° 1 ′  W