Orange County
county in New York, United States
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Summary
Orange County is a county of New York[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of county of new york entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,610 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Goshen[5]
- Shares border with: Pike County[6], Rockland County[7], Passaic County[8], Sullivan County[9], Putnam County[10], Ulster County[11], Dutchess County[12], Sussex County[13], Westchester County[14]
- Named after: William III of England[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Goshen[16], Woodbury[17]
- Commons category: Orange County, New York[18]
- Inception: 1683[19]
- Coordinate location: 41.4, -74.31[20]
- Official website: http://www.orangecountygov.com[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Orange County, New York[22]
- Population: 372,813[23], 373,443[24], 374,259[25], 374,135[26], 375,592[27], 377,647[28], 401,310[29]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, New York[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Orange County, New York[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Orange County, New York[32]
- Number of households: 130,428[33]
- Native label: Orange County[34]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109551[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Orange County, New York[36]
- Different from: Orange County[37]
- Area: 2172[38]
- Water as percent of area: 3.2[39]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[40]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Orange County, New York[41]
- Social media followers: 1443[42], 1203[43]
Why It Matters
Orange County has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]